Arkansas Prisons

Instead of building one prison in Charleston, money would be divided among already existing prisons.

The agency overseeing Arkansas prisons expects to spend $5.2 million in overtime pay for correctional officers in the next six months.

Development continues for a new prison in the west Arkansas city of Charleston, as locals are fighting to put the prison anywhere else.

Arkansas prison officials on Tuesday approved a lease agreement between the state’s Development Finance Authority and the Department of Corrections for 815 acres in Franklin County.

The Franklin County city of Charleston is set to have a new 3,000-bed prison built there. Residents say they don't want it.

Gov. Sarah Sanders says the state has purchased 815 acres in the Franklin County city of Charleston for the new prison at a cost of roughly $3 million.

A legislative subcommittee on Monday delayed approval of a $235.5 million medical contract for the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

Nicholas Horton, founder and CEO of Opportunity Arkansas, disagreed with a ballot amendment group's plan to collect signatures from inside a jail.

Inmate Randy Rogers had a heart attack while in police custody at the Columbia County Jail in July 2022.

Arkansas’ prison board will investigate when and how changes were made to a legal contract without the knowledge of state procurement officials.