The Democratic Party of Arkansas filed a lawsuit against the governor Tuesday seeking an earlier date for the House District ...

The suit seeks a court order compelling  the governor and secretary of state to hold a special election to fill House District 70 no later than March 3, 2026.

The Arkansas Department of Corrections posted an information sheet on its Franklin County prison project website outlining ...

Arkansas State Police Special Agent Drake Champagne (left) and Special Investigator Mike McNeill present their agency's report on the state prison system's handling of the May 2025 escape of a ...

ROGERS -- The prison population in Arkansas is on a steady upward trend that is expected to continue through 2035, one of the nation's leading experts on corrections analysis told state lawmakers last ...

The Arkansas Department of Corrections this week updated its Franklin County prison project pages online to include an ...

The agency recently added information sheets with key points about the state's need for a new prison and the companies' roles ...

Court documents filed on Oct. 14 said all of Hardin's planned court appearances would be pushed back. A hearing has been ...

While Sheriff Johnny Crocker voiced his opposition to Gov. Sander's prison plan in his county, he would help "solve this ...

The warden at the North Central Unit prison in Calico Rock violated written directives from the Arkansas Department of Corrections before a high-profile escape from the facility, Arkansas State Police ...

The Democratic Party of Arkansas filed a lawsuit against the governor Tuesday seeking an earlier date for the House District ...

Arkansas legislative leaders pressed state corrections officials Tuesday to acknowledge that a May prison escape resulted from systemic failures rather than solely the actions of two employees.