U.S. Justice Department officials said jail officials in Georgia’s most populous county violate the constitutional rights of ...

Former Prince George's County Councilmember Mel Franklin was sentenced Wednesday after he pled guilty to theft and perjury in ...

Crews responded to the wreck in the 7000 block of Lincoln Way East/Route 30 near Black Gap Road in Greene Township around ...

PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - With the new prison in Franklin County, there will be more room for prisoners in county jails across ...

Despite a public outcry about a lack of transparency surrounding the deal, the Arkansas Board of Corrections approved the ...

The state of Arkansas is one step closer to seeing a new prison in the River Valley, but many across the state are joining hands to say, "Not in our backyard." ...

Hoosier prison staffers, the condemned’s friends and family members, and the victims’ family members may soon witness the state of Indiana’s first execution since 2009. But it’s likely that no ...

In 2018, the state's voters authorized an amendment legalizing four casinos in Arkansas, including one in Pope County. Nobody ...

One of two people arrested in a shooting two years ago at a Groveport Madison High School football game has been sentenced to ...

Plans for the new state prison to be built in Franklin County continue after the Arkansas Board of Corrections purchases land ...

Talks of filing an injunction came up in the prison town hall meeting in Charleston, but first findings show the state hasn't ...

UPDATE: The Board of Corrections voted Friday morning to approve land in Franklin County as a prison facility. The vote was 5 ...