LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — According to a press release from the Arkansas Department of Corrections (DOC), an inmate at the Cummins Unit was found unresponsive and pronounced dead Thursday morning.

A legislative committee meeting Tuesday heated up over a $1.5 billion medical contract for the Arkansas Department of ...

The Arkansas Department of Corrections announced Friday that Syrna Bowers has been hired to fill a new position within the agency meant to implement "evidence-based" programs and services.

A panel of Arkansas lawmakers voted Tuesday to advance a proposed 10-year, $1.6 billion medical contract between Wellpath and ...

On Thursday, the Arkansas Board of Corrections voted to take over two county correctional facilities in its continuing effort to expand its inmate capacity.

A legislative committee on Tuesday forwarded a $235.5 million medical contract for the Arkansas Department of Corrections to ...

A Mississippi County facility and the Phillips County Jail will provide additional expansion opportunities for the Arkansas Board ... Though the Department of Corrections has operated the facility ...

ROGERS, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Public Safety issued a correction to the sex offender registry after a property owner found an offender was registered at his address. Jeff Crump ...

20 was the procurement process the Arkansas Department of Corrections used to accept a $1.5 billion medical contract with Wellpath LLC, despite pushback from lawyers. The committee also approved a ...

(KAIT/KARK) – A legislative committee meeting Tuesday heated up when lawmakers discussed a $1.5 billion medical contract for the Arkansas Department of Corrections and the process used to settle it.

Sen. Bart Hester, R-Cave Springs, speaks to people who were waiting for a Senate committee to meet to discuss a proposed FOIA bill on Sept. 11, 2023. (John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate) A legislative ...