LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Following the Governor’s meeting with Secretary of Corrections Joe Profiri, Sanders’ spokeswoman Alexa Henning released the following readout: “Governor Sanders met with Secretary of Corrections Joe Profiri this morning to express her confidence in his continued leadership at the Department. They discussed the need to add bed space in state prisons to take pressure off overburdened county jails and provide the safety and security that Arkansans deserve. They also spoke about the Board of Correction’s politically motivated stunts to suspend Secretary Profiri and how this demonstrates the Board’s commitment to protecting the failed status quo instead of doing their job to keep Arkansans safe. Governor Sanders instructed Secretary Profiri to continue to implement the Protect Act and end the failed policy of catch and early release of violent offenders.”