{"id":2206594,"date":"2024-03-26T14:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T18:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-sanders-sounds-off-on-netflix-series-that-turns-arkansas-jail-into-a-free-for-all-reality-show\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T14:07:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T18:07:19","slug":"sarah-sanders-sounds-off-on-netflix-series-that-turns-arkansas-jail-into-a-free-for-all-reality-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sarah-sanders-sounds-off-on-netflix-series-that-turns-arkansas-jail-into-a-free-for-all-reality-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Sanders criticizes Netflix series for depicting an Arkansas jail as a chaotic reality show"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsarah-sanders-sounds-off-on-netflix-series-that-turns-arkansas-jail-into-a-free-for-all-reality-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2206594&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders strongly criticizes an upcoming Netflix series that \u2062depicts inmates in an Arkansas detention center with\u2062 unprecedented freedom as part of a \u2062social experiment. The series, titled &#8220;Unlocked: A Jail Experiment,&#8221; \u200bscheduled for \u200crelease on April 10, portrays a controversial\u200c decision\u2063 by Sheriff Eric Higgins to remove locks and officers, emphasizing the \u2063inmates&#8217; community living. Sanders condemned the experiment \u200cas dangerous \u2064and disrespectful to law enforcement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the upcoming Netflix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UxOdrBoYzKg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> that follows inmates at an Arkansas detention center who are given nearly unlimited freedom as part of a social experiment was built around a \u201creckless decision\u201d by the local sheriff and is \u201cinsulting\u201d to law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlocked: A Jail Experiment,\u201d set to be released on April 10, films inmates after Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins announces his plan to remove locks and officers to let the prisoners \u201cbe a community.\u201d The Arkansas Democrat Gazette <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.arkansasonline.com\/article\/7926679989172240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the experiment at the jail near Little Rock took place over two months last year and allowed inmates in one cell block to live without cell doors and move freely without any law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The experiment and corresponding Netflix series was a mistake, Sanders told The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurning our prisons into a free-for-all all reality show is dangerous and insulting to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-judge-bans-thin-blue-line-clothing-for-court-employees\/\" title=\"Maryland Judge Bans \u2018Thin Blue Line\u2019 Clothing For Court Employees\">brave law enforcement officers<\/a> who put their lives on the line to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-taylor-greene-dems-police-reform-bill-attacks-law-enforcement\/\" title=\"Rep. Taylor Greene: Dems\u2019 police reform bill attacks law enforcement\">apprehend violent criminals<\/a>,\u201d Sanders said. \u201cThis is a reckless decision by the Pulaski County Sheriff and highlights the need for our new state prison to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-da-has-turned-the-streets-of-los-angeles-into-a-living-nightmare-campaign-to-recall-gascon-raises-more-than-6-million\/\" title=\"Radical DA \u2018Has Turned The Streets Of Los Angeles Into A Living Nightmare\u2019: Campaign To Recall Gasc\u00f3n Raises More Than  Million\">repeat violent offenders<\/a> off our streets and our communities safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The trailer shows inmates using drugs and making alcohol, while some insist they want things to go well so they can see their families again. Typically, a deputy is stationed inside the cell block and prisoners are kept in their cells for up to 23 hours a day. For the experiment, a deputy was stationed outside the cell block for safety.<\/p>\n<p>The Gazette noted that the prison where the Netflix series was filmed already operated an open-plan arrangement in its A and B blocks, but the show follows its conversion of H block. After the experiment was over, Sheriff Higgins continued to operate H block in an open-plan fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Before the experiment, only inmates who were designated as best behaved were allowed to live in the open-plan blocks, the Gazette reported. The experiment, however, included inmates who were not classified as well-behaved, and it appears some inmates had to be removed from the block during the experiment. The outlet noted that the inmates \u201cwho remained\u201d at the end of filming were now considered best behaved.<\/p>\n<p>While the trailer appears to show inmates with drugs, the Gazette reported that only one inmate was charged with allegedly possessing cocaine, but the charges were dropped after testing was revealed to be a false positive.<\/p>\n<p>The series has created controversy throughout Arkansas. Democrat Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde and other court members are looking into Sheriff Higgins\u2019 agreement with the film crew. Hyde said the agreement was illegal and that Higgins had no authority to make it, according to the Gazette.<\/p>\n<p>The local Justice of the Peace, a Republican named Phil Stowers, told the outlet that deputies who were offered payment of $40 per hour to work during filming also may have violated the law.<\/p>\n<p>Under Arkansas law, public servants are barred from receiving gifts and compensation other than their income and benefits from the government. Deputies can work off-duty jobs, but because they were paid to work their government jobs by the film producers, it could violate the law. These deputies were hired to provide \u201cadditional security\u201d during the show\u2019s production, the Gazette reported.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders denounces the new Netflix series showcasing inmates with excessive freedom in an Arkansas detention center as a result of a misguided decision by the sheriff. She finds the show &#8220;insulting&#8221; to law enforcement. The series, &#8220;Unlocked: A Jail Experiment,&#8221; scheduled for release soon, drew criticism for its portrayal of a questionable social experiment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":2206595,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1140767415-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1140767415-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}