Varner Unit News Today

Ryan James Lindsey of Norfork, who is facing the death penalty for the murder of then 35-year-old Cody Stradford in December 2020, has picked up yet another

Fans of the new Netflix true-crime/reality hit are wondering where the cast of Unlocked: A Jail Experiment are now

Construction is continuing on a new seminary building at the high-security Varner Unit in Lincoln County, southeast of Pine Bluff.

The Arkansas Supreme Court, in an opinion announced on Thursday, Feb. 8, affirmed the capital murder conviction of Robert J. Williams Jr.

ID's Seduced to Slay chronicles the case against Janie Ballard's killers, Leslie MacKool and Mike MacKool. The episode airs on December 18.

The Arkansas prison seminary program is growing. It's gotten so much traction that a new building is in the works at the Varner Unit in Lincoln County with enou

A Christian studies program at one of the states toughest prisons will soon be housed in a new 5,000-square-foot building, paid for entirely by private funds.

A Christian studies program at one of the states toughest prisons will soon be housed in a new 5,000-square-foot building, paid for entirely by private funds.

Rick Allen Headley, 48, was charged with first-degree murder in the 1991 death of 19-year-old Sabrina Lynn Underwood, police said.

GOULD, Ark. (AP) — A tip from an inmate and a confession from a suspected killer has led to the closure of a 32-year-old cold case, Arkansas State Police said. Rick Allen Headley, 48, was charged this week with first-degree murder in the 1991 death of 19-year-old Sabrina Lynn Underwood of Huntsville, state police said […]