FAYETTEVILLE Washington County cannot use federal covid pandemic relief money to expand the county jail, the Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition says in a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday.
Washington County's justices of the peace on Thursday split along party lines over an ordinance earmarking $335,000 from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to expand the county's Detention Center and Juvenile Justice Center.
Washington County's justices of the peace on Thursday split along party lines over an ordinance earmarking $335,000 from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to expand the county's Detention Center and Juvenile Justice Center.
Washington County's justices of the peace on Tuesday spent about 45 minutes approving a series of financial "housekeeping" ordinances shifting money unspent in 2021 into the 2022 budget.
Washington County's justices of the peace on Tuesday spent about 45 minutes approving a series of financial "housekeeping" ordinances shifting money unspent in 2021 into the 2022 budget.