... said in an interview with The Associated Press. Beebe stopped short of calling the problems systemic and said the prison director's job was safe for now. "That issue hadn't come up," he said. Documents obtained by the AP on Monday showed ...

... against making 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 as saying 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 ...

... Gov. Mike Beebe said last week. The seven-member board that oversee prisons handles the hiring and firing of the prison director, but so far there hasn't been any effort by them to push Norris out over the recent scandals. Judging from the ...

... was governor. 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 ...

... Institutions 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 ...

... declined to hand up an indictment on the transaction, a federal grand jury on April 11, 1996, charged George, former Prison Director A.L. ''Art'' Lockhart and farm-implement dealer Doug Vess with mail fraud. The indictment accused Vess of ...

... Steve Clark, convicted of theft for using his state credit card to pay personal, non-state expenses. Former state Prison Director A.L. "Art" Lockhart cooperated in prosecuting George, to escape federal charges against himself. Wilson and ...