Arkansas committee concludes probe of Corrections Board’s hiring of outside counsel • Arkansas Advocate
An Arkansas legislative panel will meet today to vote on next steps after concluding its investigation of potential violations of procurement law by the state Board of Corrections. The Joint Performance Review Committee has spent three meetings this month examining the board’s hiring of attorney Abtin Mehdizadegan to represent it in litigation with the state. […]
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Arkansas Supreme Court won’t fast-track case against Board of Corrections • Arkansas Advocate
Arkansas’ highest court has rejected the attorney general’s request that it speed the appeal of his unsuccessful lawsuit against the state prison board. The Arkansas Supreme Court in a Thursday order denied AG Tim Griffin’s motion for expedited consideration of his Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Board of Corrections, which was dismissed by […]
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Arkansas lawmakers call for Board of Correction member resignation
On Thursday, 18 Republican legislators called for the immediate resignation of a Board of Corrections member.Alonza Jiles has not been found liable in any civil cases against him and he’s denied the allegations. The legislators joined Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders in calling for Jiles to leave his position on the Board of Corrections.Multiple Federal civil […]
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Arkansas prison board member declines to resign over civil lawsuit allegations • Arkansas Advocate
A member of Arkansas’ prison oversight board on Thursday rejected mounting pressure that he resign over allegations in a civil lawsuit that he covered up child sex abuse at a youth camp. Board of Corrections member Alonza Jiles in a statement said the allegations about him in the lawsuits against the Lord’s Ranch were false, […]
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