Inmate Escapes Prison For Second Time

According to the Arkansas Department of Corrections, Calvin Adams, 49, escaped the East Arkansas Regional Unit in Brickeys overnight Monday. Adams was confirmed to be gone after a unit-wide count. No other information about his escape has been released at this time. This is not... Read More.

Inmate gets Additional 20 years for Killing a Fellow Inmate

STAR CITY (AP) — An Arkansas state prison inmate has been sentenced to 20 additional years for manslaughter in the killing of a fellow prisoner during an outbreak of violence in 2017. A Lincoln County jury determined Tuesday that Damont Ewells was reckless when he... Read More.
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Girlfriend of Escaped Inmate Charged With Aiding

A federal grand jury indicted 27-year-old Kennan Gililland on Aug. 8 on charges alleging that she helped Wesley Gullett and Christopher Sanderson escape from the Jefferson County jail. The two were reported missing from the jail on July 31st and were recaptured separately on... Read More.

Inmate attacked at Jefferson County Jail Tuesday Night

A Jefferson County inmate, Markeontis Smith is recovering after authorities confirm he was attacked Tuesday night. His Mother, Tanya Livingston received an anonymous call and was told to check on her son.   The caller told her he was taken to the hospital.   Livingston also stated ... Read More.
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McGhee City Jail Inmate Escapes

McGehee police say a 31-year-old male inmate from the McGehee City Jail escaped Wednesday afternoon around 2 p.m. Alan C. Lewis escaped while out during recreational time. He is described as 5'8" and weighing approximately 140 pounds. He was last seen wearing an orange McGehee... Read More.

Two Inmate Deaths, Two Separate Prisons

  Arkansas State Police are investigating two inmate deaths at two separate prisons. 34-year-old Joseph Hixon and 47-year-old Rusty Draper each died this past Sunday. Hixon was found unresponsive in his cell at Ouachita River Correctional Unit. Draper was found “in distress” in his cell at... Read More.
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Arkansas Inmate Dies at Jefferson County Detention Facility

An inmate at a county jail in Arkansas has been found dead in her cell. Authorities in Jefferson County say 45-year-old Rebecca Esterline-Brixey was found dead in a cell by staff at the W.C. “Dub” Brassell Adult Detention Center on Saturday morning. Sheriff’s Maj. Lafayette... Read More.

Arkansas Prison Inmate Dies After Being Found Unresponsive

Authorities are investigating after an Arkansas prison inmate was found dead Monday, the state Department of Correction reported. Charles Winston, 60, was found unresponsive in his cell about 9:30 p.m. at the Maximum Security Unit in Tucker, according to the state prison system. Medical personnel... Read More.
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Arkansas Prison Inmate Found Dead

An Arkansas prison inmate was found dead Sunday morning, the state Department of Correction reported Monday. William Turner, 46, was found unresponsive in his assigned barracks at the Tucker Unit about 7:38 a.m., the department said in a news release. Emergency personnel treated Turner but... Read More.

Arkansas Inmate Found Dead in Maximum-Security Prison

The Arkansas Department of Correction says an inmate has died after being found unresponsive in his cell. Spokesman Solomon Graves says 54-year-old inmate Dan Shelton was pronounced dead at 2:16 a.m. Thursday at the maximum-security prison in Tucker. Prison staff discovered Shelton unresponsive at 1:57 a.m.... Read More.
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Investigation Underway After Arkansas Prison Inmate Found Dead

Arkansas authorities are conducting an investigation after an inmate at a maximum security prison was found dead in his cell. The Arkansas Department of Correction says staff at the Maximum Security Unit in Tucker found 49-year-old David Mulkey unresponsive in his single-person cell on Sunday... Read More.

Arkansas State Prison Inmate Found Unresponsive, Dies

An Arkansas state prison inmate has died after being found unresponsive in his cell. State Department of Correction spokesman Solomon Graves says 36-year-old Antonia Rauls was found shortly after 6:00pm Saturday at the Ouachita River Correctional Unit and was taken to the prison infirmary where... Read More.