Selected Arkansas corrections officers will be permitted to question immigrant detainees, carry out warrants and issue immigrant detainers under an agreement with federal authorities to collaborate on ...

A hearing in Grant Hardin’s criminal case for escaping from a north Arkansas prison earlier this year that was originally ...

Inmate Carolyn Arnett approached a pastor at the all-women's McPherson Unit prison with something she wanted to get off her ...

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.

ROGERS -- County sheriffs, corrections leaders and state lawmakers agree the Arkansas justice system needs more space to house offenders -- but the best way to do that is the point of contention, ...

The Arkansas Attorney General has filed a motion to have Joseph Schwartz, who was pardoned by President Trump for federal ...

The Arkansas State Penitentiary opened in 1841 in Little Rock and served as the state's main penal institution until it was moved in 1899 to allow for the construction of the State Capitol at the same ...

The nonprofit is holding its sixth annual conference this Friday and Saturday Credit: DECARCERATE DecARcerate, a nonprofit that works on prison and criminal justice reform in Arkansas, will host its ...

Attorney General Tim Griffin has asked a judge to send Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home operator pardoned by President ...

A major working at the Varner Supermax Unit was placed on leave after he was arrested last week and accused of beating a coworker with brass knuckles in an apparent dispute over a woman who also works ...

A newly signed agreement between the Arkansas Department of Corrections and the federal government will allow select ...