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Franklin County residents rally to oppose proposed state prison

Daniel Caruth
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Last week, dozens of people gathered in a pasture in the small town of Charleston, Arkansas, just southeast of Fort Smith, to protest a proposed new prison there. Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth was at the scene and brings us this report.

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