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A bill introduce in May by legislators from two different states seeks to award a congressional gold medal honoring the lifelong work of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland.

Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace said Friday the agency is looking into addressing a backlog in jails caused by placement of state inmates in county facilities by making use of "nontraditional beds" in such places as those used for work release programs.

Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace said Friday the agency is looking into addressing a backlog in jails caused by placement of state inmates in county facilities by making use of "nontraditional beds" in such places as those used for work release programs.

Senate President Pro Tempore Bart Hester called on Board of Corrections member Alonza Jiles to "immediately resign."

North Little Rock police on Thursday charged a second man in a 2017 killing, authorities announced Friday.

North Little Rock police on Thursday charged a second man in a 2017 killing, authorities announced Friday.

Some people question why convicted killer Fred Hopkins, Jr., 79, is still housed at his initial prison location and hasn't been moved to a permanent institution

The head of the Arkansas prisons board said Friday night he will not step down, as Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called for him to do earlier that day.

The chairman of the Arkansas Board of Corrections has asked Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to activate 138 National Guardsmen to bolster state prison system staff, the Department of Corrections announced Thursday.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is calling on Arkansas Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness to resign immediately.