Federal judge weighing whether to block Arkansas parole revocation procedures

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 598

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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An Arkansas official testified Tuesday he’s never appointed an attorney for parolees in his two years conducting hearings on whether they’d be sent back to prison, as a federal judge weighed whether to block the state from enforcing revocation procedures challenged as unconstitutional.

Attorneys for three men accused of parole violations told U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker that Arkansas’ policies and procedures for returning parolees to prison violate constitutional due process rights by failing to …

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