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Imagine: at 18, the death of three young boys has been placed at your feet. Gone are the days of high school, Stephen King novels and Metallica t-shirts; all that remains is a reputation in shambles and the fight to take back your life.  This was Damien Echols’ life for 18 years as he sat...

A prison inmate died Monday night in a suspected suicide, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

A prison inmate died Monday night in a suspected suicide, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

A new program by the Arkansas Department of Corrections is giving inmates a chance to make a difference while behind bars by earning a college degree.

The Arkansas Department of Corrections prison seminary program is getting ready to graduate its first class next year even as the program is already looking to expand by raising funds for a new facility as prison officials try to reduce the violence inside their facilities with the help of inmates trained in religious studies.

The Arkansas Department of Corrections prison seminary program is getting ready to graduate its first class next year even as the program is already looking to expand by raising funds for a new facility as prison officials try to reduce the violence inside their facilities with the help of inmates trained in religious studies.

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TEXARKANA, Ark. -- Issues surrounding competency continue to delay a resolution to the case of an Arkansas prison inmate accused of beating a correctional officer to death at the Miller County jail five years ago.

The man convicted of killing a Little Rock real estate agent won't be permitted to call any witnesses but himself in next week's trial over whether he was assaulted by state prison guards in 2016, a federal judge ruled Friday.