New prison in Arkansas planned for Franklin County [Video]

CHARLESTON, Ark. — Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the purchase of land in Franklin County to build a new state prison on Thursday, Oct. 31.

During a radio interview on 92.7 KDYN, the governor said the plan is to build the prison in Charleston, a city of over 2,500 according to U.S. Census data.

The land was purchased for $2.95 million on 815 acres. The property is “close to more than 100,000 workers who could staff the new facility,” yet large enough to “offer privacy to both neighbors and inmates.” Governor Sanders confirmed the prison would be located at the Old Breeden Farm.

“For Charleston, Franklin County, and the River Valley, it will offer hundreds of permanent, recession-proof jobs and millions of dollars in investment,” Sanders said.

During the KDYN interview, Gov. Sanders said “These people can either be …