CALICO ROCK, Ark. – Officials with the Arkansas Board of Corrections said a unanimous vote on Dec. 19 led to the group changing the name of the prison at Calico Rock.
Officials said the North Central Unit is now named the Benny Magness Unit. Magness is retiring as board chair.
William “Dubs” Byers made the motion to change the name.
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Officials said Magness has been on the Board of Corrections since 1999. He has served as the Board Chair since 2003 and is currently both the longest-serving member and the longest-serving chair of a corrections board in the nation…