Arkansas has announced plans to build a 3,000-bed mega prison in Charleston, AR. This $1 billion expansion to the prison system marks a major step backward for Northwest Arkansas and the state at large. Together we demand #NotOneMoreCell
Yeah, you know all those Franklin County vandals, really up to no good on that mountain.
Reminds me of Sec. Wallace’s pearl clutching in the BOC meeting about the house being dirty.
Grow up.
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Y’ALL. They didn’t even complete the site assessment until a week after they bought the property.
Tell me again about being good stewards of taxpayers’ money.
Tell me again how viable this site is.
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The deciding factor on P3 vs. Progressive Alternative Delivery. Clearly, they chose to stretch the funding and phase in the project—to the detriment of @ADCPIO and every Arkansan.
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Watch out y’all, it’s the white trash, far left extremist, redneck, conservative, farmer Antifa bad guys!
Is this really the only thing in SHS’s playbook? It’s so tired.
And this isn’t partisan. This is common sense.
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Let’s be super clear here, they fully intend to sell the public institutionalized slavery as a community benefit to building a prison nearby.
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Also, is it an ethical breach for Joe Profiri to be anywhere near this contract after being fired as DOC Secretary? Or does this constitute former special employee lobbying under Ethics Commission purview (19-11-718)?
law.justia.com/codes/arkansas…
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Apparently Franklin County was undeserving of the same basic level of respect and notice.
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NI(Her)BY? Early project emails reveal Hope, AR rallied hard to bring this prison to SHS’s Hempstead County hometown—multiple letters of support and offers to donate the land.
And, of course, more coverup.
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The expert GIS, its director, TSS relied on scored the site’s workforce capacity at 1 out of 10 (the lowest possible score). Is this what Ben Gilmore means by trusting the experts?
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Cui prodest? @VanirCM, WD&D, DLR, Profiri, Sanders…?
This is months BEFORE the RFQ went out, and the “informal meeting” took place later in March.
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Not to beat a dead horse, but here’s more proof.
Of note, they signed on purchase agreement for the site 14 DAYS later and proceeded to closing with next to no due diligence.
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And they’re going to start building before design is even done. This is exactly what Bryan King has been raising hell about. Barreling toward the point of no return with no brakes.
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That text about needing to craft messaging to protect HRH SHS is starting to make more sense…
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Do we need anymore proof that they KNOW this is terrible site? Not even highlighting anything here because it’s all terrible.
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Prison to use water utility currently averaging ~15m gal/month. Prison estimates its need at ~15m gal/month. This means upgrading infrastructure (and supply) to increase capability by ~100%.
Cost prohibitive, if even possible.
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“Nothing in the record established that the dispute between Profiri and the Board would continue under a future Secretary…” Appellants’ Reply Brief p.9 in CV-24-199.
Sure seems like it’s established now if it wasn’t then.
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The form of the ADFA’s lease to DOC further shows that this was a last minute decision to sidestep the #ARleg. This 2.5 page lease clearly was not crafted to cover a large scale industrial build.
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Really appreciate this kind of reporting. Looking forward to continuing to rattle the cages.
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But by all means let’s add another 800 positions to fill to an already SEVERELY understaffed @ADCPIO system and in a location where open positions outnumber unemployed folks more than 2:1.
The math will never math.
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“Sadly, the [BOC] has chosen repeatedly to focus on pushing lies, political stunts, and power grabs.”—SHS, 01/2024
Sounds a lot like the entire government’s motto for the new prison. Good to see them starting to eat themselves.
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From AZ to AR, with a wake of chaos following. Let’s talk about Joe Profiri—the Gov’s henchman behind her super secret mega prison.
“That’s suicidal… You’re also harming the public…”
DOC currently has a 40% staffing shortage.
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This is worth a click and a read. The lack of due diligence from the state claiming it must be a good steward of taxpayer dollars is stunning.
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Can’t have the DOC or pesky BOC “hamstring[ing]” the gov’s pet prison project! Just end-run their “red tape and control tactics” like they did the tax payers and our representatives by hiring an OA from CA—Vanir.
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This a great resource for anyone considering what they can do to help. We’re starting to be heard, get your voice out there! The louder we are the more they have to listen ✊.
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@lbengilmore
Ohhh REALLY?
WE are private citizens.
YOU are the government.
Those are not equivalent sides.
Our fight for our literal future is not drama. This is insanity.
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@DubkeSam Statement on what’s going on here? Remember, at the town hall (that WE scheduled, for the record) Profiri promised y’all wouldn’t lie to us anymore.
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Dude, we get it—we’re rural redneck white trash antifa farmers who you couldn’t be bothered to consider may have a meaningful existence outside of your precious maps. Chill.
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Uncharacteristic you say? @ArkansasTSS @ArkansasGIS @nsgic
Also, he didn’t call—he happened to be in the same room when @ShelbyDJohnson called to ask a favor.
The lies continue. The behavior remains deplorable.
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Just got word the BOC is voting to accept lease between ADFA/DOC in meeting tomorrow. Likely illegal since ADFA board approved purchase with intent to transfer title.
Definitely an end run around the legislature.
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