Don Davis, a prisoner on death row in the Arkansas Department of Corrections, has been granted a stay of execution. He was the prisoner who was involved in the Betsey Wright case.

In a deal with prosecutors, Betsey Wright has pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors for smuggling contraband into an Arkansas prison. The deal avoids prison time for her but she faces a $2,000 fine plus court costs.

Wright's statement after sentencing is here. 

Little Rock Fox 16: More on Betsey Wright's legal problem.

Former Clinton aide Betsey Wright has received permission to question and videotape Don Davis, a death-row inmate next month. The testimony relates to her upcoming trial in May on charges that she attempted to smuggle contraband into the Varner Supermax Unit in Lincoln County.

Betsey Wright has pleaded not guilty of smuggling contraband into an Arkansas prison.

Betsey Wright has been officially charged with smuggling contraband into a state prison.

Betsey Wright

UPDATE: Betsey Wright has turned herself in at the Lincoln County jail at Star City and was booked. She is free on a $1,500 unsecured bond. Her arraignment is set for October 5 in Lincoln County Circuit Court.

Betsey Wright in the news

Betsey Wright is in the news. She was Gov. Bill Clinton's chief of staff while he was governor of Arkansas. She was well known for being in charge of "bimbo eruptions" (her term). She also worked in Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign.

On Wednesday she was charged with trying to smuggle a knife and 48 tattoo needles stashed in a bag of Doritos into Arkansas' death row. She claimed she found them at the bottom of a vending machine. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette this morning, her attorney accused the Arkansas Department of Corrections of singling her out because of her support for prisoner rights. A spokesman for the department said this was "ridiculous." She will report to the Lincoln County jail next week.