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Hutto v. Finney, 437 U.S. 678 (1978), is a landmark Supreme Court case against the Arkansas Department of Correction. The litigation lasted almost a decade, from 1969 through 1978. It was the first successful lawsuit filed by an inmate against a correctional institution.
Their primary purpose is to present a comprehensive criminal history for a specific individual. Criminal records may be used for many purposes, including for background checks for purposes of employment, security clearance, adoption, immigration to the United States, and licensing. [3] Criminal records may be useful for identifying suspects ...
The Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC), formerly the Arkansas Department of Correction, is the state law enforcement agency that oversees inmates and operates state prisons within the U.S. state of Arkansas. DOC consists of two divisions, the Arkansas Division of Corrections (ADC) and the Arkansas Division of Community Corrections (DCC ...
Contents. Arkansas County, Arkansas. 34°16′27″N91°23′02″W / 34.27417°N 91.38389°WArkansas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,149. [ 1 ] Located in the Arkansas Delta, the county has two county seats, DeWitt and Stuttgart.
August 12, 2024 at 5:53 PM. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas police officer has been fired after he was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of his patrol car, and the ...
Tucker Unit. The Tucker Unit is a prison in Dudley Lake Township, unincorporated Jefferson County, Arkansas, 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Pine Bluff. It is operated by the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). [1] Tucker is one of the state of Arkansas's "parent units" for male prisoners; it serves as one of several units of initial ...
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) — A county in western Arkansas has approved a $3 million settlement with the family of a man who died from dehydration and malnutrition while being held in a local jail ...
Arkansas Act 372 was signed by the Arkansas governor on March 31 and is scheduled to go into effect in August 2023. [1] Sections one and five of Arkansas Act 372 expose librarians and booksellers to criminal penalties, [2] which includes up to a year in prison, in the case they distribute materials such as books, magazines, and movies deemed "harmful to minors."