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Jury awards $20M to a Walmart supplier for breach of contract

The jury found Walmart liable for breach of contract and for "conversion," which is holding on to someone else's property unlawfully.
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KATV talks to prison chief as drug deaths continue

KATV's Jason Pederson reported last night on the continuing incidence of drug deaths in Arkansas prison units -- five more linked to the synthetic drug K2 -- and got a rare interview with prison director Wendy Kelley.
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Correction Board meets, inmate population and K2 on the agenda

The state Correction Board meets Monday at State Police headquarters and some big topics — prison population and a dangerous drug responsible for prison deaths — are on the agenda.

Prison system reports another suspicious death

Another state prison inmate has died under suspicious circumstances that are now under State Police investigation.
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Legislature takes up prison drug deaths

A legislative committee heard from Correction Department officials today on a recent spate of deaths in the Varner Unit presumed to be related to illegal drugs, perhaps the synthetic drug known as K2.

Two more inmates die at Varner Supermax in apparent drug cases; other inmates treated

Two more inmates died this morning at the Varner Supermax prison unit, the fourth and fifth deaths since Sunday as a result of suspected drug use. A prison official also confirmed about a dozen inmates had been treated earlier in the week for drug reactions, though none required hospitalization.
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Three inmates die at Varner; illicit drugs suspected

The state Correction Department reports the death Sunday of three inmates at the Varner unit and illicit drugs are suspected as the cause.

Correctional officer and visitor arrested in alleged attempts to bring drugs and contraband into prisons

Arkansas State Police announced that special agents of its criminal investigation devision arrested a correctional officer and a visitor on Wednesday in connection with illegal drugs and other prohibited items being brought into two prisons in East Arkansas.
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Inmate dies in a single-man cell

Phillip Hardy, an inmate at the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys (Lee County), died last night after he was found unconscious in his single-man cell.

ADC says K2 incidents are down after restrictive mail policy; still greater than in 2016

The Arkansas Department of Corrections released data showing that K2 incidents are down from 99.1 a month in early 2017 to just 74 a month, saying the reduction is "in large part" due to a restrictive mail policy that went into effect Aug. 21. But that mail policy grew ire from the ACLU and the K2 incidents are still way above 2016 numbers, even with the reduction.
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More state prison deaths linked to K2

KATV has linked more deaths in Arkansas prisons to the drug K2. This follows our report on the drug's rise, and connection to deaths, in prison.

The science of K2

It's not just one drug.
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