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Policy Explained: Criminal Justice and Prison Sentencing

April 13, 2023 • For AR People • Season 1 • Episode 7

Does requiring 100% time served for certain crimes keep us safe?

For ten years Crossett native Richard Walton was a corrections officer at Cummins, a state prison that is part of the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

Rich graciously took time to chat with us about his experience. Our talk covers what Arkansans should know about life inside state prison and how lawmakers can craft policy to keep us safe — not further endanger those in the prison system already putting their lives on the line everyday.