Prison land purchase in Franklin County moves forward with conditional lease
Arkansas prison plan advances as Board approves Franklin County land with a one-year lease, pending legislative steps.
Arkansas GIS employee removed from Franklin County prison project after controversial email
A controversial email allegedly sent by an Arkansas state official to the state's GIS director has led to his removal from ...
Arkansas officials OK amended lease for planned Franklin County prison
Arkansas prison officials on Tuesday approved a lease agreement between the state’s Development Finance Authority and the ...
State employee email seemingly compares Franklin County residents to ‘white trash redneck conservative’ South Park character
An email exchange discovered from state government employees regarding the new prison plans in Franklin County has resulted ...
Coalition tells lawmakers that new Franklin County prison could cost $1.5 billion
A group that seeks to prevent the construction of a 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County told Arkansas lawmakers on Friday ...
Emails from state employees show Franklin County prison plans in motion months before announcement
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — After news hit that a state employee had been removed from the Franklin County prison project for ...
Franklin County prison project hit by controversy over official's unprofessional email
It then linked to a clip entitled "They Took Our Jobs" from the animated show South Park. We spoke with Attorney Joey McCutchen who represents the River Valley and Franklin County Coalition - he says ...
State employee removed from Franklin County prison project after "unprofessional" email
In response to our request, as well as official comment to the email, TSS on Dec. 10 called the employee's message ...
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Corrections board approves lease of proposed Franklin County prison site
The board agreed to lease the property for $1 per year, and they will revisit the lease a year from now to decide whether to ...
Franklin County residents raise concerns over proposed prison in the River Valley
Arkansas Lawmakers heard the concerned citizens of The Franklin County and River Valley Coalition on the new proposed prison.
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Emails show officials hid purchase of land in Franklin County for prison, mocked residents by sharing South Park video clips (UPDATED)
When government officials are comparing Arkansans to South Park clips and encouraging each other to lie in public records, the entire process has gone off the rails.