Building county jails rather than a prison

Senator proposes $600 million

By Ellen Kreth, Record Publisher
Posted 1/15/25

Rather than seeing the state of Arkansas spend $400 million or more on a 3,000-bed prison to be constructed in Franklin County, State Sen. Bryan King (R-Green Forest) plans to introduce a bill in this year’s legislative session that would allocate $600 million for expanding and funding county jails. 

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