James T. White (politician)
James T. White( August 25, 1837 – March 13, 1892) was an African- American Baptist minister and Republican politician from Helena and Little Rock, Arkansas.
He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and later the Arkansas Senate in the late 1860s and early 1870s.
He was also a member of the Arkansas constitutional conventions in 1868 and 1874.
He edited the Baptist newspaper," The Arkansas Review".
Kelly Duda
Kelly Duda (born June 6, 1966 in Little Rock) is an American filmmaker and activist from Arkansas.
Duda spent seven years making .
Bobby Pierce (politician)
Bobby Joe Pierce is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate representing District 27 since January 14, 2013.
Pierce served consecutively in the Arkansas General Assembly from January 2007 until January 2013 in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 19 seat.
Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal
Factor 8:
The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal is a feature-length documentary by Arkansas filmmaker and investigative journalist Kelly Duda.
Through interviews and presentation of documents and footage, Duda alleges that for more than two decades, the Arkansas prison system profited from selling blood plasma from inmates infected with viral hepatitis and AIDS.
The documentary contends that thousands of victims who received transfusions of a blood product derived from these plasma products, Factor VIII, died as a result.
"Factor 8 "uses in-depth interviews and key documents as well as never-before-seen footage, to allege wrongdoing at the Arkansas state government, and at the United States federal level.
Through in-depth interviews with a number of players, including victims in Canada who contracted the diseases, US state prison officials, former employees, high-ranking Arkansas politicians and inmate donors, "Factor 8" examines a prison blood-harvesting scheme run by prisoners to earn them an income; the blood was then sold by blood companies for millions of dollars.
The harvested plasma was then shipped around the world, where it has been reported to have infected thousands of haemophilia patients.
Haemophilia is a genetic condition which prevents clotting.
In the United States, lawyers have won settlements for 8,000 US haemophilia sufferers after they were given infected blood.
In 2002 the UK Government promised an inquiry if it was proven infected blood came from a US prison, although to date no inquiry has taken place.
The UK Public Health Minister, Caroline Flint, has said: "We are aware that during the 1970s and 80s blood products were sourced from US prisoners" and the UK Haemophilia Society has called for a Public Inquiry.
The UK Government maintains that the Government of the day had acted in good faith and without the blood products many patients would have died.
In a letter to Lord Jenkin of Roding the Chief Executive of the National Health Service (NHS) informed Lord Jenkin that most files on contaminated NHS blood products which infected people with HIV and hepatitis C had been destroyed "in error".
However, copies that were taken by legal entities in the UK at the time of previous litigation may mean the documentation can be retrieved and consequently assessed.
In Canada, the federal government approved in July, 2006 a $1 billion compensation package for the so-called "forgotten victims" of tainted blood.
Prior to this, the Canadian Red Cross pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to distributing tainted blood products and infecting Canadians with HIV and hepatitis C.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police blood task force has an ongoing investigation into the Arkansas sells.
In Japan tainted blood victims won two class-action lawsuits in 2006 against two Japanese pharmaceutical companies and the Japanese federal government.
Japan also used blood harvested from the Arkansas Department of Correction.
On March 23, 2007, the Tokyo District Court became the third court to rule in favor of more Hep-C suffering tainted blood victims, awarding the plaintiffs 259 million yen.
A fourth lawsuit victory for victims led to a compensation package by the federal government for hundreds of victims and a formal apology from Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda in December, 2007.
"Factor 8:
The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal" was screened at Slamdance 2005 and at the American Film Institute’s Los Angeles Film Festival in November 2005.
It won a special mention award at AFI and received a commendable review from critic John Anderson in the industry newspaper "Variety".
A special screening of the film was held in Soho, London on May 5, 2006.
On May 9, 2006, AIDS victims demonstrated against former US president Bill Clinton's visit to Glasgow where he gave a speech about global politics.
The British premiere of "Factor 8" was held on September 29, 2006, as part of the 14th Raindance Film Festival in Piccadilly Circus, London.
In April 2007, the United Kingdom began a highly publicized public inquiry into contaminated blood, garnering significant media coverage.
In May, Scotland announced an impending inquiry of its own into tainted blood.
On July 11, 2007, Duda testified at the Lord Archer Inquiry on Contaminated Blood in Westminster, United Kingdom.
The inquiry's aim is to uncover the British government's part in a scandal that led to thousands of infections and deaths.
Duda gave evidence as to the United States' (and Arkansas's) role in the tragedy in what Lord Robert Winston has dubbed as "the worst treatment disaster in the history of the National Health Service".
Shawn Womack
Shawn Womack( born August 13, 1972) is currently serving as an Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
He is formerly a circuit court judge for the 14th Judicial District of Arkansas.
Earlier, Womack served from 2001 to 2009 as a state senator for District 1, which includes his own Baxter County.
During part of his Senate tenure, Womack was the Senate Minority Leader.
From 1999 to 2003, he was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
A native of Shawnee, Kansas, Womack, a licensed attorney, owns the Womack Law Firm in Mountain Home, Arkansas.
In the legislature he was chairman of the Joint Budget Committee, the Desegregation Litigation Oversight Committee, and the Desegregation Lawsuit Resolution Task Force.
He was the vice- chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and was formerly chairman of the Legislative Task Force on District Courts and the Litigation Reports Oversight Committee.
He sits on the Member Council of State Government's Legal Task Force, which is responsible for reviewing briefs before submissions to the United States Supreme Court.
He has been recognized by the Arkansas District Judges Council, Arkansas State University, the Arkansas Prosecuting Attorneys Association, the AARP, the Arkansas Volunteer Lawyers for the Elderly, the Arkansas Municipal Police Association, the Arkansas Environmental Federation, the American Heart Association, and the Arkansas Judicial Council.
The American Family Association of Arkansas gave him an 80% evaluation.
Womack graduated from Mountain Home High School, the University of Central Arkansas in Conway with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Accounting, and the University of Arkansas School of Law at Fayetteville.
Womack is a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity( Nu- Kappa/ University of Central Arkansas).
Ian Barry (director)
Ian Barry is an Australian director of film and TV.
Rhonda K. Wood
Rhonda K. Wood( born December 10, 1969) is an American lawyer and judge, who is an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
She previously served as a judge on the Arkansas Court of Appeals from 2013 to 2014, and as a trial court judge for the Arkansas 20th Judicial Circuit from 2007 to 2012.
Joyce Elliott
Joyce Ann Elliott( born March 20, 1951) is a Democratic member of the Arkansas Senate, representing the 31st District, which consists of a portion of Pulaski County, since 2009.
She is the former Majority Leader and was previously a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 2000 through 2006.
She has continued to be active in her party at the local, state, and national levels.
Elliot acted as the chairman of the Whole Child Community Program and was the vice chairman of both the Arkansas Legislative Council of Policy Making and the Joint Public Retirement and Social Security programs.
Elliott has also served on numerous committees in the Arkansas 90th General Assembly.
Elliott has been recognized for her excellence during her time in the offices of both the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas Senate.
She was given the Arkansas Municipal League Distinguished Legislator Award at its 83rd convention as well as the recipient of another award in 2003 by the Arkansas Labor Council for her contribution to community service.
She was granted the Pacesetter Award and was named by the Arkansas Democrat- Gazette as one of the “ Ten Best Legislators ” that same year.
Throughout her years as an Arkansas legislator, Elliott has been the chairwoman for many different committees.
Some of which include: the While Child Community Program Committee, Vision 2025 Legislative Commission on the Future of Higher Education Committee, the Education- House& Senate Act 64 AD HOC Subcommittee and the AR Comprehensive School Improvement Plans Committee.
She has also been a sponsor and/ or co-sponsor of over 20 bills, most of which education- oriented, that have reached debate on the floor.
Olav Aaraas
Olav Aaraas( born 10 July 1950) is a Norwegian historian and museum director.
He was born in Fredrikstad.
From 1982 to 1993 he was the director of Sogn Folk Museum, from 1993 to 2010 he was the director of Maihaugen and from 2001 he has been the director of the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History.
In 2010 he was decorated with the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.
Peter Levin
Peter Levin is an American director of film, television and theatre.

Question: What is the place of birth of the director of film Factor 8: The Arkansas Prison Blood Scandal?
Answer: Little Rock