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

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

The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted Friday to approve a prison in Charleston, and their final decision is unsettling to ...

A week ago, residents in this community learned that the State of Arkansas purchased 815 acres near Vesta with a plan to ...

Officials have not said how much the prison will cost or given a timeline for its construction ... The state announced last ...

Hundreds of people living in Charleston gathered at the high school gym on Thursday night to get answers about a new ...

A Charleston County judge has sentenced a Huger man to 18 years in prison for a 2018 police chase that ended with a crash ...

A Kanawha County man is facing prison time after failing to pay nearly $150,000 in taxes, prosecutors said. Luther A. Hanson, ...

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.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Board of Corrections has voted to build a new prison in Charleston in a Friday morning ...