The Arkansas Board of Corrections approved a new prison in an effort to alleviate a backlog of state prisoners.

The Arkansas Board of Corrections is moving forward with plans to build a new state prison in Franklin County despite ...

(Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate) Despite public outcry about a lack of transparency, the Arkansas Board of ...

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.

The Arkansas Board of Corrections on Friday approved an 815-acre site for a planned prison to hold 3,000 inmates, despite ...

The Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) on Friday (Nov. 8) voted to accept the land for a planned 3,000-bed prison in ...

UPDATE: The Board of Corrections voted Friday morning to approve land in Franklin County as a prison facility. The vote was 5 ...

The Board of Corrections voted Friday to approve the purchase of an 815-acre property in Charleston with plans to build build ...

The newly announced Franklin County and River Valley Coalition (FCRVC) is now taking aim at the governor's plans to build a ...

The vote came barely 12 hours after a contentious town hall meeting in Charleston where residents overwhelmingly voiced ...

Arkansas Board of Corrections members said Friday they understand residents' concerns about a new prison coming to Charleston ...

The Board of Corrections plans to vote on Nov. 8 on building a state 3,000-bed prison in Charleston that has garnered ...