Arkansas Prisons

Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that Health Secretary Dr. José Romero has accepted a position with the CDC. The governor also announced an effort to combat violent crime.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed two bills related to police funding on Tuesday as lawmakers gave final approval to a roughly $6 billion state budget.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced last week he supported the proposed expansion of the Calico Rock prison which would add nearly 500 beds.

In his weekly press conference, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said the addition of nearly 500 beds is needed to house more inmates.

With a rising number of COVID-19 cases among inmates and staff, the Arkansas Department of Corrections announced prisons will be on lockdown for at least two weeks.

Arkansas ranks near the top of other states and countries in the percentage of people in prisons, according to a report released this month by the Prison…

A four-year study by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will look at the climate and culture inside state prisons.A $453,000 contract has been…

Solomon Graves has been named by Gov. Asa Hutchinson as incoming Arkansas Secretary of Corrections. Graves had served as chief of staff to outgoing…

This is the first of a three-part series on the coronavirus outbreak in Arkansas prisons, supported by the National Geographic Society’s COVID-19…

A federal lawsuit accuses Arkansas of violating the constitutional and legal rights of prison inmates by not taking adequate steps to prevent the spread…