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Calvin Lowe v. Lona McCastlain, in Her Official Capacity as Chairwoman of the Arkansas Post-Prison Transfer Board; Dexter Payne, in His Official Capacity as Director of the Arkansas Division of Correction; And Tim Griffin, Arkansas Attorney General

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided February 19, 2026Published

1Opinion of the Court

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2026 Ark. 34

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-25-220 Opinion Delivered: February 19, 2026 CALVIN LOWE APPELLANT PRO SE APPEAL FROM THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 35CV-24-760] LONA MCCASTLAIN, IN HER HONORABLE JODI RAINES OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DENNIS, JUDGE CHAIRWOMAN OF THE ARKANSAS POST-PRISON TRANSFER BOARD; DEXTER PAYNE, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE ARKANSAS DIVISION OF CORRECTION; AND TIM GRIFFIN, ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL APPELLEES AFFIRMED. COURTNEY RAE HUDSON, Associate Justice Calvin Lowe appeals from the Jefferson County Circuit Court’s order denying…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Parker v. CorrothersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  3. Hobbs v. TurnerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2014
  4. Calvin Perry and Marcus Atkins v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of CorrectionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2022
  5. Howard Togo Wood v. Arkansas Parole Board, John Felts, and Andy ShockSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2022

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