(AP) – Officials with Arkansas’s prison, probation and parole
systems say they want to meet with Gov. Asa Hutchinson amid funding cuts for
fiscal 2018.The governor recently announced a $43 million cut across all state agencies
deemed “lower-priority.” State Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness told
the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Tuesday that he’d “beg” Hutchinson for more
money.
systems say they want to meet with Gov. Asa Hutchinson amid funding cuts for
fiscal 2018.The governor recently announced a $43 million cut across all state agencies
deemed “lower-priority.” State Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness told
the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Tuesday that he’d “beg” Hutchinson for more
money.
A department of Correction spokesman says the cut won’t affect essential
services like security, work programs and inmate care. He says staff won’t be
affected by the cuts.
State agency directors learned Tuesday they’ll have to absorb millions of
dollars in the cost of implementing a state pay raise for their employees.
The Correction Department and Community Correction are expected to submit
their budgets in a week for fiscal 2018, which begins July 1.
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