More prison beds will be needed as a result of recent legislation, further exacerbating current overcrowding issues in state ...

The Senate and House City, County, & Local Affairs Committee will meet jointly at the Rogers Convention Center at 3:30 p.m.

Arkansas could use some additional prison space, without a doubt. Whether a 3,000-bed greenfield project in Franklin County is the answer to that shortage is deserving of exactly the debate that's ...

ROGERS, Ark. — The Rogers Convention Center is set to host dozens of Arkansas officials for a discussion regarding plans for a controversial Franklin County prison on Wednesday, August 13, and 5NEWS ...

State lawmakers have hit the brakes on the next step needed to green-light construction of a new 3,000-bed prison proposed ...

What happened to the Franklin County osprey platform? Several WCAX viewers, including Fairfield resident Peggy Paradee, wanted to know. Reporter Ike Bendavid went looking for answers.“I really enjoy ...

A proposed amendment to the state Department of Corrections' medical services contract with Wellpath LLC cleared the Legislative Council's Review Subcommittee on Tuesday.

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A co-chair of the Legislature’s Joint Performance Review Committee said it would hold a hearing to allow the public to speak ...

The Arkansas Division on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (ADLEST) has announced the graduation of Class 2025-B from ...