... system described by a federal judge 40 years ago as a "dark and evil world." Beebe said he did not intend to fire Larry Norris, who has led the state Department of Correction since the mid-1990s. Prisons spokeswoman Dina Tyler described the ...

... connections between "three totally unrelated incidents." Lawmakers have scheduled a meeting with prison director Larry Norris in the coming weeks to discuss the recent prison escape. Matt DeCample, a spokesman for Gov. Mike Beebe, said the ...

... there ought to be a thorough investigation though he did not suspect systemic failure or believe the prison director, Larry Norris, warranted firing. I asked Beebe's office what kind of investigation he was talking about, since the State Police ...

... oversight panel are praising the veteran prison chief's leadership of the correction system. "Ultimately, the boss is Larry Norris, but still, he can't be at all the prisons," Gov. Mike Beebe said last week. The seven-member board that oversee ...

... He strongly supported the idea of privatized prisons. You might say he pushed to make it happen. Prison director Larry Norris either thought just as highly of the idea or was quick to embrace Tucker's position for purposes of being a team player ...

... Committee of the Legislative Council. - Advertisement - The committee took no action Thursday. State Prison Director Larry Norris told lawmakers that a 15 minute collect call from a state prison inmate to a family member costs $4.80. Families ...

... wing under construction at the Grimes unit is expected to accommodate another 400 male prisoners, state prison chief Larry Norris said. "That will allow us to increase inmate population to 1,000 at Grimes," Norris said. "We should be completed ...

... percent capacity for 30 days or more in a row. The system hit that point Thursday and Correction Department Director Larry Norris sent McCuen a letter Friday telling him that he was among inmates who could leave early. "They would have been gong ...

... Prisoners with no hope of parole tend to be "first-class jerks," because they have no incentive to behave, said Larry Norris, director of the Department of Correction. The department estimates that, if Trammell's bill becomes law, the ...

... headquarters in the central part of the city. The escapes prompted Gov. Mike Huckabee, state Correction Department Director Larry Norris and Mars to agree that the state police and the prison system should review the selection process for inmates for the ...