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

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Nov. 11, legal counsel representing Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders denied a Freedom of ...

The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted Friday morning to approve the purchase of land in Franklin County to build a new ...

The state of Arkansas is one step closer to seeing a new prison in the River Valley, but many across the state are joining ...

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 voted to approve a new prison in Franklin County despite opposition from residents.

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

Officials will hold a town hall in Charleston late next week to discuss the Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' surprise ...

Board approves Arkansas site for planned 3,000-inmate prison despite objections - The Arkansas Board of Corrections has ...

If similar projects in other states are any guide, the price of a 3,000-bed prison could approach $1 billion, more than twice what Sanders has said.

Arkansas has purchased 815 acres of land to build a new prison intended to ease a backlog of inmates being held in county ...

A $2 million land purchase near Charleston for a proposed state prison has sparked strong opposition in the small Franklin ...