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Arkansas is buying 815 acres of land for nearly $3 million to build a new prison


Arkansas is buying 815 acres of land for nearly  million to build a new prison

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has purchased $2.95 million in land to build a new prison that officials hope will reduce the backlog of state inmates in county jails, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Correctional officials announced on Thursday. The state announced it had purchased 815 acres (330 hectares) in Charleston, which is about […]