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Arkansas Board Approves New Prison Despite Public Opposition
The Arkansas Board of Corrections has approved a 815-acre site for a new prison that will hold 3,000 inmates in Charleston, despite public opposition from residents. What Was the Proposed Plan? The board voted on Friday to accept the land that the state had purchased for nearly $3 million to build a prison that will […]
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California Approves Tough-on-Crime Initiative – Newsweek
In a shift away from progressive policies and towards law-an-order measures, California has voted to reclassify certain nonviolent crimes including shoplifting, as felonies once again. Voters faced decisions on 10 key ballot measures, including another measure proposing the state’s minimum wage be raised to the highest in the country. Here are some of the key […]
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