An effort by lawmakers to formally find that the Arkansas Board of Corrections lacked the ability to hire outside legal counsel in ongoing lawsuits against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary, and that it violated the state s Freedom of Information Act, failed Monday morning.
Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace said Friday the agency is looking into addressing a backlog in jails caused by placement of state inmates in county facilities by making use of "nontraditional beds" in such places as those used for work release programs.
Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace said Friday the agency is looking into addressing a backlog in jails caused by placement of state inmates in county facilities by making use of "nontraditional beds" in such places as those used for work release programs.
A legislative panel issued subpoenas Thursday to compel the appearance of a member of the state Board of Corrections and its outside counsel at an April 22 hearing. The Joint Performance Review Committee has been looking into possible violations of state procurement law surrounding the Arkansas Board of Corrections’ hiring of a lawyer to represent […] The post Arkansas lawmakers subpoena two in probe of Corrections Board’s hiring of outside counsel appeared first on Arkansas Advocate.
The chief financial officer for the state Department of Corrections told lawmakers on Thursday he doesn t believe the Board of Corrections intentionally violated state rules when it entered into a contract with outside legal counsel before filing a lawsuit against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary.