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5 things to know for July 11: Tariffs, Gaza, Texas floods, Immigration, Arkansas prison escape
Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. In an escalation of his trade war, President ...
"All the stars aligned" and Grant Hardin-convicted rapist and murder walked out of prison
The fallout continues after the escape of convicted killer grant hardin—an incident that sparked a 12-day manhunt and left ...
Lawsuit filed after jailhouse litigator transferred out of Arkansas
The ACLU of Arkansas is suing on behalf of Gregory Holt and his transfer to a federal prison, alleging "unconstitutional ...
Griffin, Cotton push to allow cell phone jamming in prisons
Inmates are using contraband cell phones to coordinate criminal activity inside and outside of prisons, Arkansas Attorney ...
Muslim inmate who won US Supreme Court beard case claims retaliatory transfer by Arkansas officials
A Muslim inmate who won a U.S. Supreme Court case to grow a beard claims Arkansas officials retaliated against him by transferring him out of state.
Arkansas lawmakers push for cellphone jamming in prisons
Lawmakers and corrections officials say inmates are using contraband phones to commit crimes — from drug deals to organizing ...
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Staff errors, complacency led to Grant Hardin’s escape from prison, officials say
A former police chief known as the "Devil in the Ozarks" did not have help when he walked out of a north-central Arkansas ...