The state prisons board on Thursday approved sending out a request for general contractors to submit proposals to build a new ...

The bill received three more “no” votes today than it did yesterday, when the Senate first considered the bill.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) met on April 3 to discuss the ongoing Franklin County prison ...

The bill failed on Tuesday with a 19-10 vote, failed again on Wednesday with an 18-13 vote, and failed a third time on ...

As the clock ticks down on the 2025 legislative Ssession, Republicans in favor of building a new prison in western Arkansas ...

The Franklin County Common Pleas Court is starting a new program to help inmatres freed under judicial release better ...

The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas has a new pilot program designed to support convicted felons after they get out of ...

Arkansas Senate rejects $750M funding for a 3,000-bed Franklin County prison as two votes on the bill fall short amid cost concerns and opposition.

"This is, you know, a mega death spiral, mega prison that the governor is bent on doing, that will literally bankrupt this ...

A bill that would have appropriated up to $750 million for a prison in Franklin County failed in the Arkansas Senate on ...

For the third time this week, a bill to appropriate up to $750 million for a new Franklin County prison failed in the ...

Franklin County is launching a new program to help people reenter society after leaving prison. The program will help people freed from prison through judicial release with support and resources.