George Jackson Newton v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction

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2025 Ark. 171

SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. CV-24-523 Opinion Delivered: November 6, 2025 GEORGE JACKSON NEWTON APPELLANT PRO SE APPEAL FROM THE JEFFERSON COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT V. [NO. 35CV-23-789] DEXTER PAYNE, DIRECTOR, HONORABLE JODI RAINES ARKANSAS DIVISION OF DENNIS, JUDGE CORRECTION APPELLEE AFFIRMED. NICHOLAS J. BRONNI, Associate Justice Appellant George Jackson Newton appeals from the denial and dismissal of his petition for declaratory judgment and writ of mandamus in which he sought to compel the director of the Arkansas Division of Correction to reclassify him as parole…