LITTLE ROCK — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today selected Lindsay Wallace to serve as Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Wallace has served as Chief of Staff at the Department since August of 2020.
Governor Sanders met with Arkansas Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness yesterday afternoon and also spoke with each member of the Board of Corrections.
“The safety of all Arkansans is my priority. I have a responsibility as Governor to ensure our Department of Corrections operates under qualified leadership. I know that Lindsay has the experience to lead the Department and will work diligently to expand prison capacity and end the failed policy of catch and early release.” said Governor Sanders.
“It is an honor to be selected by Governor Sanders to lead this Department and enact her bold vision for Arkansas’ corrections system. Throughout my years in criminal justice work, I’ve seen how the status quo has failed crime victims, failed public safety, and failed our state. I am committed to working with all stakeholders, the Governor, the legislature, and Board of Corrections to ensure we fix our corrections system. I’m glad the Governor has put her trust in me to do so,” said Lindsay Wallace.
Lindsay Wallace biography:
Lindsay Wallace has been serving the State of Arkansas since 2007. She began her career writing policy with the Department of Human Services before transitioning to the legal section of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission in 2009. While at the Commission, she worked with stakeholders in other criminal justice agencies on legal issues pertaining to sentencing and consulted on legislative proposals impacting Corrections resources.
Lindsay joined Corrections through Transformation in 2019 as the Director of the Arkansas Sentencing Commission. In August of 2020, she began her tenure as Chief of Staff for the Department of Corrections and remains in that role today.
Lindsay is a lifelong resident of Arkansas. She resides in Greenbrier, Arkansas, and has been married to her husband, Adam, for 11 years. They have two children: Tripp and Emma. Lindsay received her undergraduate degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) and her law degree from the UALR Bowen School of Law.
