Arkansas’ 3,000-bed prison site is on hold. What are the other options?

By: Ainsley Platt, Tess Vrbin, Antoinette Grajeda

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 1,703

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A controversial plan to build a 3,000-bed prison in Arkansas is on hold after a year and a half of steadfast opposition from the local community and a group of lawmakers.

The plan to build a facility on 815 acres of Franklin County farmland, first unveiled by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2024, had the support of several Republican lawmakers as a solution to Arkansas’ growing prison population.

But bipartisan opposition in the …

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