Arkansas corrections department abandons restrictions on physical books, newspapers
The Arkansas Department of Corrections will shift its focus away from creating a policy restricting access to physical books in an effort to prevent illegal drugs from entering prisons, officials told the state corrections board Monday. Officials instead plans to tighten the language of a 2022 policy and give the department more authority to ban […]
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