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

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

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

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas lawmakers voted against a $750 million spending bill for the Franklin County prison project on ...

The bill failed Tuesday with a vote of 19-10 and failed again Wednesday with a vote of 18-13. The Senate will hear it again on Thursday.

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

"Enough is enough," Sanders said. "Arkansas has a chance to address this crisis head-on and help end our state's prison bed ...

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