LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) met on April 3 to discuss the ongoing Franklin County prison ...

As the clock ticks down on the 2025 legislative Ssession, Republicans in favor of building a new prison in western Arkansas ...

For the third time this week, a bill to appropriate up to $750 million for a new Franklin County prison failed in the ...

The bill received three more “no” votes today than it did yesterday, when the Senate first considered the bill.

Arkansas Senate rejects $750M funding for a 3,000-bed Franklin County prison as two votes on the bill fall short amid cost concerns and opposition.

The Franklin County Common Pleas Court is starting a new program to help inmatres freed under judicial release better ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas lawmakers voted against a $750 million spending bill for the Franklin County prison project on ...

The Arkansas State Senate on Tuesday (April 1) defeated an appropriation bill that would have provided $750 million in ...

The Arkansas Senate on Tuesday rejected a $750 million appropriation bill to support construction of a 3,000-bed prison in ...

Gierra Perdue died in the Franklin County Jail after medical staff failed to check on her. Two years later, her mother is ...

The bill failed on Tuesday with a 19-10 vote, failed again on Wednesday with an 18-13 vote, and failed a third time on ...