Arkansas Department of Corrections officials said Thursday they are confident they will be able to withstand any lawsuit brought against the agency after admitting to a seven-year mistake in interpreting Arkansas law that has affected the sentences of hundreds of inmates.
Arkansas Department of Corrections officials said Thursday they are confident they will be able to withstand any lawsuit brought against the agency after admitting to a seven-year mistake in interpreting Arkansas law that has affected the sentences of hundreds of inmates.
The Arkansas Department of Corrections admitted during a legislative committee meeting Monday to a seven-year mistake in interpreting Arkansas law, explaining that is why two inmates who were released in June were re-incarcerated days later and why nearly 300 inmates are learning they will have to serve their entire sentence with no parole, despite what they were told at the time of their plea agreements.