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Arkansas State Police Investigating Inmate Death in Monroe County

Monday, August 11 by Luke Matheson

The Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation Division is assisting the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in a suspected homicide involving a 44-year-old inmate at the Monroe County Detention Center. Terry Craig, of Clarendon, was booked into the jail at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, August 8, 2025,... Read More.

State prison inmate claims retaliation in transfer to federal prison

Monday, July 14 by Ray King

A Muslim inmate who won a U.S. Supreme Court case upholding his right to grow a beard for religious reasons said in a lawsuit that Arkansas officials transferred him to a federal prison in West Virginia in retaliation for several other lawsuits he has filed. The... Read More.

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Death Row Inmate Latavious Johnson Dies at Varner Supermax

Saturday, June 7 by Luke Matheson

The Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) has confirmed the death of Latavious Johnson, a death row inmate, who was pronounced dead at approximately 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Varner Supermax Unit in Gould. Johnson, 30, was serving a life sentence for the 2012 murder of... Read More.

Escaped Inmate Antarian Wright Recaptured in Texarkana

Thursday, June 5 by Luke Matheson

UPDATE: Escaped inmate Antarian Wright, ADC #658088, was successfully recaptured without incident around 10 a.m. Thursday morning following an overnight manhunt involving multiple law enforcement agencies. Wright, 30, had escaped from the Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) Texarkana Work Release Center after failing to return from... Read More.

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Inmate Faces New Charges After Jail Stabbing Incident

Thursday, May 29 by Alex Bivens

By Ray King A $25,000 cash only bond was set Wednesday for a detainee at the adult detention center accused of stabbing another inmate during an altercation. Pine Bluff District Judge John Kearney set the bond after ruling prosecutors have probable cause to charge Jason Lawrence,... Read More.

Manhunt in Dumas for Escaped Inmate

Sunday, May 18 by Luke Matheson

On May 17, 2025, Zquavious Croom, 18, escaped from the Dumas Police Department intake area during the booking process. Croom, a Black male described as 5’7” and approximately 170 pounds, was being processed on charges of Aggravated Assault and Terroristic Threatening. Though unarmed at the... Read More.

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Arkansas State Police investigating inmate death at Cummins Prison

Wednesday, February 19 by Luke Matheson

The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is investigating the death of Cummins Unit inmate Dionte Gurley, 31, at the request of the Arkansas Division of Correction (ADC). ADC staff responded to reports of a disturbance at around 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February... Read More.

Inmate found dead at Cummins Unit

Wednesday, December 11 by Ray King

GOULD — An inmate with the Department of Corrections in the Cummins Unit was found dead in the early hours of Wednesday, Dec. 11. Arkansas State Police was contacted by the DOC to investigate the case, which is being investigated as a homicide. ASP Criminal Investigation Division... Read More.

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Inmate at Varner dead in work related incident

Sunday, July 28 by Ray King

An inmate at the Arkansas Department of Corrections Varner Unit in Lincoln County died Friday after he was electrocuted, according to officials with the Arkansas Board of Corrections. In a release, the Board of Corrections says that 53-year-old inmate Brian Walker was working maintenance and... Read More.

Inmate featured in Netflix doc dies in Pine Bluff.

Tuesday, June 4 by Rick Walker

John "Eastside" McAllister, featured in the controversial Netflix documentary "Unlocked" has died at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He had been transferred to the Williams Correctional Center, where has was serving a three year sentence after being convicted on 10 felony counts related to drugs,... Read More.

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Court of Appeals turns down inmate appeal of dug sentence

Wednesday, March 13 by Ray King

By Ray King The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected claims by an inmate that there was not enough evidence to support his conviction. A Jefferson County jury convicted Joshua Branch, 37, of one count of furnishing prohibited articles and sentenced him to 20 years... Read More.

Appeals Court rejects inmate claim of innocence in prison assault

Wednesday, January 24 by Ray King

By Ray King An inmate at the Department of Corrections Varner Maximum Security Unit failed to convince the Arkansas Court of Appeals that he was not guilty of assaulting a prison employee. Curtis Pittman, 41, was sentenced to 15 years in prison following a trial in... Read More.

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Arkansas State Police Investigating Inmate Death in Monroe County

State prison inmate claims retaliation in transfer to federal prison

Death Row Inmate Latavious Johnson Dies at Varner Supermax

Escaped Inmate Antarian Wright Recaptured in Texarkana

Inmate Faces New Charges After Jail Stabbing Incident

Manhunt in Dumas for Escaped Inmate

Arkansas State Police investigating inmate death at Cummins Prison

Inmate found dead at Cummins Unit

Inmate featured in Netflix doc dies in Pine Bluff.

Court of Appeals turns down inmate appeal of dug sentence

Appeals Court rejects inmate claim of innocence in prison assault

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