Vote shelved on proposal for juvenile-justice hire
Pulaski County officials postponed action Tuesday on the county executive's proposal to have his office run the county juvenile-probation office, a plan that i…
Pulaski County officials postponed action Tuesday on the county executive's proposal to have his office run the county juvenile-probation office, a plan that i…
All 17 Pulaski County circuit judges are trying to block the county's attempted takeover of the court's juvenile probation department, records show.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he plans to hire an Indiana company to manage five state youth prisons, even though lawmakers voted against the $15.8 million contract…
An Indiana company set to manage Arkansas' five state-run youth prisons was cited for dozens of violations in Michigan, where it has managed two juvenile locku…
After years of abuse and neglect of young prisoners and a cover-up of wrongdoing by staff resulting in federal criminal charges, the Independence County juveni…
After years of abuse and neglect of young prisoners and a cover-up of wrongdoing by staff resulting in federal criminal charges, the Independence County juveni…
A Nevada company says it unfairly lost a $15.8 million, one-year contract to manage Arkansas' youth prisons and is suing state officials.
A Nevada company says it unfairly lost a $15.8 million, one-year contract to manage Arkansas' youth prisons and is now suing state officials.
Three executives of an Indiana company set to take over Arkansas' youth prisons have histories of mismanaging juvenile lockups, records show.
The director of an often troubled Arkansas youth prison was fired in November and rehired in February to help oversee a different lockup -- a decision that une…
A Nevada company Thursday lost a $15.8 million, yearlong contract to manage Arkansas' youth prisons, after officials reviewed the firm's troubled history runni…
Abuses inside youth lockups often come to public attention only when parents, formerly incarcerated children and others speak out. Experts say Arkansas need…
An Indiana-based company on Wednesday challenged the state's decision to give a $15.8 million contract to a competitor to run Arkansas' youth prisons.
Jailed youths routinely spend weeks, sometimes months, without treatment for drug abuse problems or behavioral issues. And state-run lockups, where young of…
Soon, Arkansas won't jail kids for longer than six months, in most cases, state officials said Friday.
A new deputy director started work this week at the Arkansas Youth Services Division as part of a larger effort to overhaul the state's oft-troubled juvenile-j…
How long sentences breed hopelessness, more crime
On average, Arkansas youths in state custody spend 10.5 months incarcerated, an Arkansas Democrat-Gazette analysis of state data shows. This doesn’t include th…
A private company will take over Arkansas' youth prisons in May under a $15.8 million, one-year contract, state officials announced Wednesday.
A private Nevada-based company is slated to take control of Arkansas’ youth prisons in a $15.8 million contract, state officials announced Wednesday.
After months of "blatant thieving" by Department of Human Services employees, Beverly Kindle said she had no choice but to close her small eatery.
Three teenage boys locked up at an Alexander youth prison escaped Wednesday night, injuring at least one guard, state officials confirmed.
Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde is seeking to take over the county's juvenile probation programs, currently overseen by three Circuit Court juvenile judges, al…
Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde is seeking to take over the county's juvenile probation programs, currently overseen by three Circuit Court juvenile judges, al…
Arkansas officials closed a state-run youth prison in St. Francis County last week as part of the agency's larger plan to reduce juvenile incarceration, Depart…
An Arkansas youth jail employee is under investigation for shackling a 15-year-old housed at the Mansfield treatment center and leaving the teen restrained ove…
State officials began the process of returning Arkansas' youth jails to private control on Monday by issuing a draft request for proposal to run the facilities.
Betty Guhman says she's stepping down as director of the state's Youth Services Division so she can focus on efforts intended to overhaul Arkansas' juvenile-ju…
The state plans to close two of its seven youth jails and change how children are sentenced and treated after they're convicted, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced …
Arkansas youth services "transformation" plan includes closing two juvenile lockups and changes in sentencing and treatment.
Pulaski County is on track to jail 5 percent more children — roughly 30 more — this year than last, records show.
Little Rock police officers pepper-sprayed a number of J.A. Fair High students during a brawl in the school lobby just before making arrests Wednesday afternoo…
Thousands of Arkansas children skip too much school to make academic progress each year, according to recent federal data.
Despite progress in recent years, Arkansas' youth justice system is still rife with problems, a new report shows -- namely, keeping kids locked up too long, ev…
A former guard is under investigation in the repeated sexual assault of a teenager detained at an Alexander lockup, police records show.
Arkansas has about 15,800 registered sex offenders -- 526 offenders for every 100,000 residents -- the second-highest total in the country based on population,…
Pulaski County youth advocates will track whether children stay out of trouble after getting entangled in the juvenile justice system -- a change they say will…
Arkansas locks up more juveniles per capita than most other states. FBI investigations and watchdog groups have revealed problems in some state-run and county …
The girls sang in the ancient language of India, pendants clipped in their hair, folds of gold fabric draped over their left shoulders.
A Tennessee-based health care provider for Arkansas' adult prisoners is supplying medical, dental and mental health services to children detained at state-run …
The State Medical Board unanimously voted Thursday not to renew a foreign doctor's license to practice in Arkansas due to complaints of verbal harassment level…
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson's son was arrested early Monday on a driving while intoxicated charge.
Bobbie Gross put her own son behind bars. Or at least that's how she sees it.
Bobbie Gross put her own son behind bars. Or at least that's how she sees it. Worried about her 17-year-old's drug addiction, Gross went to the courts for help…
The state's two juvenile jails in Dermott remain dangerous for youths locked up there, a watchdog group told officials last month.
Alexis Brown used to think that having a disability meant her life had to look a certain way, that she wouldn't have choices when she grew up.
Advocates responsible for overhauling the state's juvenile-justice system will focus on changing how children are sentenced, incarcerated and supported by comm…
A 19-year-old accused of wounding a North Little Rock man during an October drive-by shooting was involved in a nexus of gangs that contributed to significant …
For years, Sasha Regan couldn't face the truth -- that she took drugs while she was pregnant, that she left her baby's health to chance.
The influx of opioid painkillers in Arkansas has burdened the state's foster care system, with more children being removed from homes because of parental drug …