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Bill to further embrace mass incarceration in Arkansas clears the Senate

The Arkansas Senate quickly and overwhelming approved a plan to end or limit parole for serious crimes in Arkansas. 
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Linda Collins’ killer moved out of state

Security reasons, prison official says
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Judge denies Jon Woods' request to be free pending appeal UPDATE

Judge Timothy Brooks has rejected former state Sen. Jon Woods' request that he be allowed to remain free pending appeal of his public corruption conviction to the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. UPDATED with news on co-defendant Randell Shelton and a request for a trial delay by Jeremy Hutchinson in another public corruption case.

Prison time begins for former Sen. Jake Files. More lawmakers to come.

John Lovett reports for the Times Record in Fort Smith that former Republican Sen. Jake Files reported Thursday to serve an 18-month federal prison sentence for stealing state General Improvement Fund money.
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Three inmates injured in disturbance at Cummins unit

Three inmates at the Cummins Unit in Grady, Arkansas were injured after trying to damage ADC equipment and have been sent to the hospital.

Two prison inmate deaths referred to State Police for investigation

Two inmate deaths, in separate Arkansas prisons, were referred to State Police for investigation, according to the Arkansas Department of Correction. Both were found deceased in their cell.
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Mike Maggio begins 10-year sentence for federal bribery conviction

Mike Maggio, the former circuit judge from Conway, turned himself in to U.S. marshals today to begin serving a 10-year sentence for bribery.

ADC reports inmates broke windows, set fires during overnight disturbance at Varner

Arkansas Department of Corrections spokesman Solomon Graves issued a press release this morning with details of a small prison riot that apparently occurred last night at the Varner Unit in Grady.
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Inmate dies at Varner Unit, second ADC inmate death in 24 hours

The Arkansas Department of Correction today announced the death of an inmate at Varner Unit.

Vice.com, on the shady, backdoor methods states are using to obtain execution drugs

In a nod to the increasing difficulty of finding and buying drugs to legally kill people on purpose, the legislature passed a law last year that made all information about where and how the state gets their execution drugs secret. For the long answer on why — and the dicey lengths states will go to in order to keep the machinery of death running — read this new report from Vice.com, "The Sordid Ways Death-Penalty States Obtain Execution Drugs."
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Crime and punishment on legislative agenda this morning

Parole and programs to reduce recidivism are on the agenda as legislative committees meet this morning on prison issues.

Baggett sentenced to 23 months

Sam Baggett has been sentenced to 23 months in prison.
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