Arkansas Explained: What to know about the Board of Corrections

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 781

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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The board that runs Arkansas’ prison and parole systems has its first new chairman in two decades, and a majority appointed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

The leadership change follows two years of public fights and litigation between Sanders and the seven-member panel that’s focused on who ultimately controls the state’s prisons. It also comes as she faces another potential debate in the Legislature over funding the 3,000-bed prison project in Franklin County.

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