Arkansas won a long and hard-fought legal battle against large pharmaceutical manufacturers when the United States Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling in the state’s favor. The decision means that Act 1103 of 2021 is constitutional and remains in effect.
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Division of Community Corrections Supervises 70,000 Parolees and Probationers
The state Department of Correction has been in the news recently because of its efforts to build additional prison space, in order to improve public safety. Much less public attention has been paid to the Department’s agency that supervises parolees and people on probation, even though Arkansas has many more offenders out of prison than inside. The number of parolees and probationers is more than triple the number of inmates inside prison walls.
Senate Chooses Leadership and Committee Assignments for 95th General Assembly
The state Senate held its traditional organizational meeting to name its leaders and choose committee assignments.