Arkansas Times' Week in Review January 5th, 2024

Send us Fan MailIn this week’s podcast, Benji and investigative reporter Matt Campbell take a deep dive (probably too deep) into the tangled dispute between the state Board of Corrections and the governor, attorney general and secretary of corrections. Debra Hale-Shelton updates us on the case of Deitric Williams Jr., a 26-year-old Black man who died while being arrested by Conway police in July. And, Mary Hennigan catches us up again on the Little Rock city beat with a review of 2023’s homicide numbers and the latest from the Metropolitan Housing Alliance court case.Among the stories referenced in this episode:Corrections secretary to remain under control of board, not governor, at least for nowhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/04/corrections-secretary-to-remain-under-control-of-board-not-governor-at-least-for-now Attorney general doubles down in obstructing Board of Corrections from hiring attorney in FOIA casehttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/03/attorney-general-doubles-down-in-obstructing-board-of-corrections-from-hiring-attorney-in-foia-case Shenanigans! Governor, prison board face off over staff shortages, and it’s quite a showhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/12/22/shenanigans-governor-prison-board-face-off-over-staff-shortages-and-its-quite-a-show Court sides with Board of Corrections over governor, blocks new laws over prisons authorityhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/12/15/court-sides-with-board-of-corrections-over-governor-blocks-new-state-laws-over-prisons-authority Body-cam videos released in arrest of man who died after apprehension by Conway policehttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/05/body-cam-videos-released-in-arrest-of-man-who-died-after-apprehension-by-conway-police Death of Conway man in police custody in July is ruled an accident by prosecutorhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/04/death-of-conway-man-in-police-custody-in-july-is-ruled-an-accident-by-prosecutorBreaking down the 2023 Little Rock crime datahttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/04/breaking-down-the-2023-little-rock-crime-data Court ruling opens door for Little Rock officials to fill housing commission seatshttps://arktimes.com/news/2024/01/04/court-ruling-opens-door-for-little-rock-officials-to-fill-housing-commission-seats Little Rock’s Women & Children First shelter announces $12 million in grantshttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/01/04/little-rocks-women-children-first-shelter-announces-12-million-in-grants We welcome your feedback. Write us at  [email protected]