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FORT SMITH -- The jury trial for a federal civil rights lawsuit from the family of a man who died at the Sebastian County jail from acute dehydration and malnutrition in 2021 has been moved to 9 a.m. May 6, 2024, in Fort Smith.

FORT SMITH -- The jury trial for a federal civil rights lawsuit from the family of a man who died at the Sebastian County jail from acute dehydration and malnutrition in 2021 has been moved to 9 a.m. May 6, 2024, in Fort Smith.

A jury trial date has been set for a healthcare provider named as a defendant in a Sebastian County, Arkansas jail inmates death.

The Cleveland County Sheriffs Office approved the contract for medical staffing and administration with Turn Key Health during the Cleveland County Commissioners meeting Tuesday.

After a push from activists, inmates at the Cleveland County Jail will soon have more access to mental health care.

More than 100 Oklahomans are languishing

The Department of Justice is eyeing the death of Larry Eugene Price, Jr., a mentally ill man who spent a year in jail because he couldnt pay $100 in bail.

The family of a man who died in the Cleveland County Detention Center in November is accusing the jail’s medical provider of negligence, insufficient training and a culture of indifference.

The deaths of Shannon Hanchett and Kathryn Milano caused Cleveland County officials to reevaluate the treatment of detainees. Now, the sheriff and the health care provider are asking commissioners for more taxpayer money to expand care.

The Cleveland County Detention Center’s health care provider presented a proposed change in its contract to add two positions, increase medical and mental health professional hours and raise its monthly