Arkansas
Arkansas prison experiment at center of upcoming Netflix series
PULASKI COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT/KARK) – A new reality TV show will be available soon featuring an Arkansas prison and its experiment with lock and key.
According to content partner KARK, the series, “Unlocked: A Jail Experiment,” looks into the Pulaski County County Regional Detention Facility as it executes a new experiment that requires the unlocking of prison doors to a unit of felons inside the facility.
The show will explore just what happens when locks, deputies. and guards are removed from the system, and if the prisoners’ new sense of independence helps or hurts.
“This series explores the challenges faced by jails and prisons, such as low staffing, overcrowding, and the negative stigma,” said Pulaski County Sheriff Eric Higgins. “Despite these difficulties, my team and I are working on new ways to improve our facility in order to create a safer environment for our employees and help those in our care through responsibility and accountability. Did we face obstacles? YES! However, I believe this journey will not only change the lives of the individuals involved but also challenge society’s views on incarceration and rehabilitation.”
The series will be launched on Netflix on April 10.
For more information, you can visit KARK’s website.
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Rex Nelson
Rex Nelson has been senior editor and columnist at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2017, and he has a biweekly podcast called “Southern Fried.”
After graduating from Ouachita Baptist University in 1981, he was a sportswriter for the Arkansas Democrat for a year before becoming editor of Arkadelphia’s Daily Siftings Herald. He was the youngest editor of a daily in Arkansas at age 23. Rex was then news and sports director at KVRC-KDEL from 1983-1985.
He returned to the Democrat as assistant sports editor in 1985. From 1986-1989, he was its Washington correspondent. He left to be Jackson T. Stephens’ consultant.
Rex became the Democrat-Gazette’s first political editor in 1992, but left in 1996 to join then-Gov. Mike Huckabee’s office. He also served from 2005-09 in the administration of President George W. Bush.
From 2009-2018, he worked stints at the Communications Group, Arkansas’ Independent Colleges and Universities, and Simmons First National Corp.
Dylan Sherman
Dylan Sherman is a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He is based in Northwest Arkansas and focuses on Tyson Foods Inc. and the transportation industry. A graduate of the University of Missouri, he has been with the newspaper since 2023.
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