Arkansas Board of Corrections approves design contract for proposed new state prison

Corrections board approves contract for designing new 3_000-bed prison

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Board of corrections approves $57M contract for design of new prison

The contract calls for the designers to be paid $57 million over an estimated timeframe of 43 months.

Corrections board approves contract for designing new 3,000-bed prison | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

LITTLE ROCK -- The state Board of Corrections on Tuesday approved a multimillion-dollar contract for designs for a new prison slated to be built in Franklin County, but when work might begin remains unknown because no money has been appropriated by the state for the facility.

Arkansas Board of Corrections approves design contract for proposed new state prison

The Arkansas Board of Corrections approved a $57 million contract to design a proposed 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County.

Arkansas corrections panel OKs design firms for new prison; next step legislative approval

From left, Arkansas Division of Correction Director Dexter Payne, Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness and Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace listen Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, to questions about the state's purchase of land for a new 3,000-bed prison near Charleston, Arkansas. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)Arkansas’ prison oversight board on Tuesday unanimously approved a contract with two architectural engineering firms …