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Senator calls for public‑safety fund to hire officers and reduce crime rather than rely solely on large prison build‑outs
Summary
Senator King outlined a public‑safety funding approach (related to SJR 6 and legislative bills) to address high crime, overcrowding and incarceration rates. He argued for dedicating revenue—potentially from medical‑marijuana and gaming proceeds—to hire hundreds of officers and support probation/parole instead of relying only on a single large new
Senator King addressed proposals to respond to rising crime and prison overcrowding, urging the committee to focus on reducing crime through sustained public‑safety investment rather than solely funding a single large prison construction project.
King said Arkansas faces “a three‑headed monster” of high crime, overcrowding and a high incarceration rate. He reviewed prior criminal‑justice reforms he described as intended to cut costs that he said…
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