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Jonesboro Police Department/YouTube. Video from the police car shows Officer Joseph Tucker Harris beating inmate Billy Lee Coram on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024.
In 1974 male death row inmates, previously at the Tucker Unit, were moved to the Cummins Unit. [33] In 1986 male death row inmates were moved to the Maximum Security Unit. [33] On Friday August 22, 2003, all 39 Arkansas death row inmates, all of them male, were moved to the Supermax at the Varner Unit. [40]
The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2] Due to this fluctuation as well as lag and inconsistencies in inmate reporting procedures across jurisdictions, the information may become outdated.
In 2012, a special needs unit was opened which included a 72-bed hospital, and a 40-bed special services area which included a barracks for elderly, chronically ill and acute-illness inmates. [2] Over 4000 prisoners-per-year in Arkansas are studying to receive their GED. Each May, prisoners who have earned their GED are brought to the Ouachita ...
A manhunt is underway for two inmates who escaped an Arkansas detention center this week, including a capital murder suspect. Noah Roush, 22, and Jatonia Bryant, 23, were discovered to be missing ...
Sumner County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called Monday to 1807 Winding Way in White House near Sexton Racing on Cook Lane in reference to the shooting, according to a press release ...
On October 10, 2013, FoxNews.com reported on how the United States federal government shutdown of 2013 was affecting employees at FCI Forrest City. Citing a story from WMC-TV, prison employees were unsure when the next time they would receive a paycheck amid the shutdown, but the inmates are continuing to get paid for jobs like landscaping.
At one time the State of Arkansas housed all young male offenders in the state prison system in Varner. While this was the case, Correction Officers and prisoners nicknamed the facility the "Gladiator School." [10] On Friday August 22, 2003, all 39 Arkansas death row inmates were moved from the Maximum Security Unit to the Supermax at the ...