Arkansas Board of Corrections approves state’s land purchase for new prison site

The Arkansas Board of Corrections on Friday accepted land in rural west Arkansas as the site of a planned prison of up to 3,000 beds. During a roughly 30-minute video conference call meeting, the board voted 5-0 with one abstention to approve the prison site purchase, which the state bought with no involvement from board members. Several members have said they learned of the 815-acre land deal only a day or two before the governor’s office announced it on Oct. 31.

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