Arkansas Supreme Court sends lawsuit over prison board authority back to lower court

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: May 21, 2026

Words: 521

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday declined to reverse a judge’s decision striking down laws that took away the Board of Corrections’ authority to fire top prison officials, but ordered the judge to consider a settlement that would allow the laws to be reinstated.

The court’s order comes two months after the seven-member Board of Corrections voted 4-3 to settle the long-running lawsuit against Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

The agreement required the …

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