Little Rock NAACP backs Pulaski County sheriff in dispute over Netflix show filmed in jail

Rev. Shirley Inkton (left) speaks during a Little Rock Branch of the National Association press conference Friday, April 12, 2024 in front of the Pulaski County District Courthouse at the Juvenile Justice Complex in Little Rock.
(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)
Rev. Shirley Inkton (left) speaks during a Little Rock Branch of the National Association press conference Friday, April 12, 2024 in front of the Pulaski County District Courthouse at the Juvenile Justice Complex in Little Rock. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staci Vandagriff)


Members of the Little Rock NAACP branch on Friday pushed back against accusations that the Pulaski County sheriff was reckless or overstepped his authority in allowing TV producers to film a show for Netflix billed as being centered on an experiment in more humane treatment of inmates.

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