A BOARD MEMBER OF THE "ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ... IT'S ABOUT THE 1979 ESCAPE OF 10 INMATES FROM THE CUMMINS UNIT PRISON IN LINCOLN COUNTY WHERE BYERS ONCE WORKED.

On New Year's Day, 1979, a dozen inmates at the Cummins Unit seized control of its maximum security section, taking six guards hostage in the process, the Arkansas Democrat reported at the time.

On New Year's Day, 1979, a dozen inmates at the Cummins Unit seized control of its maximum security section, taking six guards hostage in the process, the Arkansas Democrat reported at the time.