Hutchinson proposes using up to $100M in state surplus to expand Calico Rock prison by 498 beds

Gov. Asa Hutchinson, citing a 10-year projection of inmate population growth, said Thursday he wants to use surplus general revenue to expand a prison -- the North Central Unit in Calico Rock -- by about 498 beds.

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