Lara Farrar discusses her cover story for the October magazine: A deep dive into Arkansas’s residential psychiatric treatment facilities for children and teens and why half the beds in the state are filled with kids from elsewhere in the country. Plus, Benji Hardy explains the state’s termination of a major contract for its school voucher program and the sentencing of two former officers in a police brutality case from Mulberry that drew national attention.
Stories discussed this week:
Judge sentences two former officers videotaped in infamous Mulberry beating
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/10/judge-sentences-two-former-officers-videotaped-in-infamous-mulberry-beating
Overwhelmed voucher systems in West Virginia, Arkansas leave thousands of homeschoolers hanging
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/09/overwhelmed-voucher-systems-in-west-virginia-arkansas-leave-thousands-of-homeschoolers-hanging
The import business: How Arkansas residential psych facilities make money on out-of-state kids
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/07/the-import-business-how-arkansas-residential-psych-facilities-make-money-on-out-of-state-kids
Arkansas Times Film Series screens ‘Candyman’ (1992) on Tuesday
https://arktimes.com/rock-candy/2024/10/09/arkansas-times-film-series-screens-candyman-1992-on-tuesday
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Benjamin Hardy is managing editor at the Arkansas Times. His email is benjaminhardy@arktimes.com
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