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Mothers of Inmates Who Died in Custody Form Group for Answers
The mothers of inmates who died earlier this year in Arkansas Department of Correction custody still want answers about these deaths.
Family Seeks Answers in Inmate Death
It's been three weeks and a grieving mother is still waiting for answers why her son died.
Family wants answers after death of inmate
Jerry McGee, 26, was an inmate in the Arkansas Department of Correction's Tucker Unit in Jefferson County. On Sunday, he was pronounced dead at Jefferson Regional Hospital after he stopped breathing Sunday morning.
3 'Operation Meilky Way' Defendants Sentenced in Meth Case
A judge sentenced three people to prison time for several drug charges on Thursday.
Inmates escape from Miller County jail
Two accused killers are on the loose at this hour from the Miller County jail near Texarkana, according to CNN.
Inmate strangled to death in prison
An inmate in prison for failure to register as a sex offender was allegedly strangled to death late Friday night.
Funeral set for correctional officer
Funeral arrangements have been made for a correctional officer who was stabbed to death in eastern Arkansas last week.
Ark. lawmakers to discuss prisons, schools budgets
Arkansas lawmakers are looking at proposed budgets for public schools and prisons as they prepare for this year's legislative session.
Illness of Ark. inmates linked to chicken salad
Arkansas prison officials say an outbreak of food poisoning that sickened about 350 inmates of the Tucker prison unit has been linked to chicken salad.
Arkansas to open halfway housing near prison
From the inside, the buildings seem like any other halfway house: a place where paroled offenders can transition back to society.
Special Report: Mentally Ill Inmates
The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports more than 115,000 Arkansans battle some type of mental illness, and many of them do it in our criminal justice system. Video
UPDATE: 350 inmates fall ill at Tucker prison
350 prisoners at the Tucker Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction have been placed in isolation in the gym because of what prison officials believe to be a virus.
Update: Name released in apparent prison suicide
Inmate Billy Chansley, 71, apparently took his own life earlier today at the Ouachita River Correctional Unit at Malvern.
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