Arkansas GOP Splits as Gov. Sanders Pushes 3,000-Bed Franklin County Prison Plan

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ plan to build a massive 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County has sharply divided Republicans and reshaped local politics across the rural northwest corner of the state.

Supporters argue the facility — planned on an 815-acre site purchased by the state — is needed to alleviate overcrowding in county jails and would gen…