Sheriffs hear from legislators during meeting

Top Right: The Arkansas Sheriffs’ Association hosted its Winter 2017 meeting at the Marriott in Little Rock.

Middle Left: State Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, co-chairman of the Legislative Criminal Justice Oversight Task Force, attended the sheriffs’ luncheon and spoke about the criminal justice reform bill he filed during the 2017 Legislative session.

Middle Right: State Rep. Clarke Tucker, vice chairman of the Behavioral Health Treatment Access Task Force, discussed the task force’s work to introduce legislation that would allow for and fund crisis intervention training for law enforcement officers.

Bottom Left: Greene County Sheriff David Carter and J. Sterling Penix, who serves as the Criminal Detention Facilities Review Committees Coordinator for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, chat following the luncheon.

Bottom Right: Arkansas Sheriffs’ Association president, Sheriff Keith Slape (Newton), first vice-president, Sheriff Scott Montgomery (Perry), and second vice-president, Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck (Sebastian) sit at the head table.