Despite a public outcry about a lack of transparency surrounding the deal, the Arkansas Board of Corrections approved the ...

The Board of Corrections voted Friday to approve the purchase of an 815-acre property in Charleston with plans to build build ...

“The Department of Corrections’ mission is to provide safety and hope for Arkansans, but we won’t accomplish that effectively without adequate bed capacity,” Arkansas Secretary of ...

The Arkansas Board of Corrections today accepted the donation of a work release facility from Mississippi County. The ...

Members of the Arkansas Department and Board of Corrections tried to answer why the new prison site was selected in Franklin ...

Both steps are part of an ongoing effort to increase bed space for inmates throughout the Arkansas Department of Corrections ...

Board member Lee Watson, who abstained from Friday’s vote and lives in western Arkansas said “there’s a need for a facility” ...

"For Charleston, Franklin County, and the River Valley, it will offer hundreds of permanent, recession-proof jobs and millions of dollars in investment," Sanders said. The board voted 6-1 in favor of ...

Arkansas has purchased land for $2.95 million to build a new prison that officials hope will ease a backlog of state inmates in county jails, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and corrections officials ...

During the Arkansas Legislative Council and Joint Budget Committee's budget hearing for the Department of Corrections for fiscal 2026, state Sen. Linda Chesterfield, D-Little Rock, questioned ...

Robinson confirmed Sellars got 40 years for the sexual assault charges and 190 years for the CSAM charges, totaling 230 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Sellars was credited for ...

Both steps are part of an ongoing effort to increase bed space for inmates throughout the Arkansas Department of Corrections system. "New beds are essential," Magness said after the meeting.