AAC SAFETY MEETING

Right: Attorney General Tim Griffin was a special guest speaker at the meeting. He discussed the state’s crime problem, including the issue of repeat offenders and inmates being released early due to lack of prison beds. He addressed the provisions of the Protect Arkansas Act passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Sarah Sanders. The most significant changes would be to Arkansas’ parole system. For a selection of the state’s most serious felonies, offenders would not be eligible for release until they have served at least 85 percent of their sentences. In the most serious cases, the bill removes parole eligibility entirely.