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Thomas O. Murton (March 15, 1928 – October 10, 1990) was a penologist best known for his wardenship of the prison farms of Arkansas.In 1969, he published an account of the endemic corruption there which created a national scandal, and which was popularized in a fictional version by the film Brubaker.
It stars Robert Redford as a newly arrived prison warden, Henry Brubaker, who attempts to clean up a corrupt and violent penal system. The screenplay by W. D. Richter is a fictionalized version of the 1969 book, Accomplices to the Crime: The Arkansas Prison Scandal by Tom Murton and Joe Hyams, detailing Murton's uncovering of the 1967 prison ...
By 1967, the two male prisons in Arkansas were the smaller Tucker State Prison Farm for younger white prisoners, and the 1,300-inmate [11] Cummins prison, located along the Arkansas River, 75 miles southeast of Little Rock, in Lincoln County [14] for "white and black adult inmates". [12]
The name 'Farm Fresh' was chosen from entries submitted by local residents. Farm Fresh merged with competitor Giant Open Air Markets in 1986 and acquired its 26 full line grocery stores and 43 of its "Tinee Giant" convenience stores. [1] After that merger, Farm Fresh added the arch in its logo that Giant Open Air used at its stores.
In an interview with Arkansas’ Democrat-Gazette, Higgins called the document he signed a “location release” instead of a contract and acknowledged that he can’t sign a contract for the county.
Slaby was arrested for an alleged DWI and allegedly refusing to submit to tests, CBS St. Louis reported. Slaby died of an apparent heart attack, though the final results have not been released by the coroner's office. Jail or Agency: Boone County Law Enforcement Center; State: Arkansas; Date arrested or booked: 4/3/2016; Date of death: 4/4/2016 ...
The Phillips County Penal Farm Historic District encompasses a former prison facility in Phillips County, Arkansas. It is located on the east side of County Road 353, south of United States Route 49, about halfway between Helena-West Helena and Marvell. The complex consists of three concrete structures, a water tower, and a concrete foundation pad.
Calvin Leavy (April 20, 1940 – June 6, 2010) was an American soul-blues and electric blues singer and guitarist. [1] [2] He had a hit single in 1970, when "Cummins Prison Farm" peaked at number 40 on the US Billboard R&B chart and stayed on the chart for five weeks. [3]