Arkansas House Speaker: Fight over Franklin County prison unlikely to come up during fiscal session

By: Tess Vrbin

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 1,386

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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The fight over Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ plan for a 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County is unlikely to be a part of the agenda when Arkansas lawmakers convene next month, House Speaker Brian Evans said.

The Republican from Cabot said a majority of House and Senate members agree that a prison needs to be built but are in a “wait and see” pattern on the prison proposal. Funding for the prison was not part of …

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