Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ new appointees to the Board of Corrections moved swiftly Friday to assert control of ...

The law firm representing the Board of Corrections and three of its members in a lawsuit against Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been dismissed and will not be paid until a final ruling is made in the ...

A judge has dismissed a private law firm representing the Board of Corrections from a lawsuit brought by the Arkansas ...

Starting Feb. 1, the policy bans families, publishers, and faith groups from sending reading material to incarcerated people ...

Recent appointments by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders to the Arkansas Board of Corrections have drawn scrutiny from a state senator and a Franklin County resid ...

A new member of the Arkansas Board of Corrections comes from a background of working in politics, with no prior positions or experience in jails, prisons or correctional facilities, and the ...

The state is declining to pay the private attorney for the Board of Corrections, saying the panel didn't go through the proper procedures to secure the contract with the lawyer and doesn't have enough ...

Selected Arkansas corrections officers will be permitted to question immigrant detainees, carry out warrants and issue immigrant detainers under an agreement with federal authorities to collaborate on ...

CALICO ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) - The Arkansas Board of Corrections announced Friday it will rename the North Central Unit in Calico Rock. During a Dec. 19 board meeting, Vice Chairman Dr. William “Dubs” ...

Finance and Administration Secretary Jim Hudson addresses the Arkansas Legislative Council on Friday, Oct. 16, 2025. (Photo by Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate) The head of the Arkansas Department of ...

The policy will prohibit books, magazines, and other physical media from being sent directly to inmates.