From left, Arkansas Division of Corrections Director Dexter Payne, Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness and ...

The Board of Corrections voted Friday to approve the purchase of an 815-acre property in Charleston with plans to build build ...

Members of the Arkansas Department and Board of Corrections tried to answer why the new prison site was selected in Franklin ...

Arkansas Board of Corrections members said Friday they understand residents' concerns about a new prison coming to Charleston ...

The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted to approve a new prison in Franklin County despite opposition from residents.

The Franklin County city of Charleston is set to have a new 3,000-bed prison built there. Residents say they don't want it.

"For Charleston, Franklin County, and the River Valley, it will offer hundreds of permanent, recession-proof jobs and millions of dollars in investment," Sanders said. The board voted 6-1 in favor of ...

The Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) on Friday (Nov. 8) voted to accept the land for a planned 3,000-bed prison in ...

Arkansas officials announce land purchase to build new ... Bryan King (R-Green Forest) spoke out Friday as well in a letter ...

The vote came barely 12 hours after a contentious town hall meeting in Charleston where residents overwhelmingly voiced ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Board of Corrections has voted to build a new prison in Charleston in a Friday morning ...

The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted Friday morning to approve the purchase of land in Franklin County to build a new ...