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Mentally Ill Arkansas Prisoners Removed From Supermax, CMS Contract Renewed
On April 21, 2006, the Arkansas Board of Corrections approved a new policy designed to keep mentally ill prisoners out of sensory-deprived environments like the Varner Supermax Unit in Lincoln County. The Board also renewed the prison systems contract with Correctional Medical Services (CMS).
The new supermax policy was …
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