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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.

Grant county man sentenced to prison for 2 counts of manslaughter

Monday, February 17 by Luke Matheson

Teresa Howell, Prosecuting Attorney for the Seventh Judicial District, announced on February 13, 2025, a Grant County jury convicted 34-year-old Blake Allen Wimberly of two (2) counts of Manslaughter, each a Class C felony punishable up to a maximum of 10 years in the... Read More.

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Grant County man sentenced to prison on drug charges

Tuesday, January 21 by Luke Matheson

On Friday, January 17, 2025, a Grant County jury found Michael Jason Harp guilty of Possession of Methamphetamine, a Class C felony, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class D felony, according to a press release from the Grant County Prosecutor’s office. The State’s case... Read More.

Multi-convicted felon gets 200 months in federal prison for gun possession

Friday, November 15 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—George Tavis Marino, II, a multi-convicted felon, will spend 200 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down on... Read More.

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Federal prison sentence for man who faked disability to collect money

Friday, November 15 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today that Roy David Lykins, 56, of Greenbrier, who fraudulently collected more than $249,000 from the Social Security Administration (SSA), was sentenced to 19 months in federal prison by United... Read More.

State buys land for new prison

Thursday, October 31 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has purchased land for $2.95 million to build a new prison that officials hope will ease a backlog of state inmates in county jails, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and corrections officials announced Thursday. The state announced it had purchased... Read More.

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Federal judge sentences Bryant man to prison for possession of fentanyl

Friday, October 18 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—Montiz Tucker, a multi-convicted felon, will spend the next 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down Thursday... Read More.

Justice Delivered as Former Deputies Face Prison for Civil Rights Violations

Thursday, October 10 by Luke Matheson

Two former deputies from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office have been sentenced to federal prison for federal civil rights crimes by Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey. United States Attorney Clay Fowlkes of the Western District of Arkansas announced the sentences, which took place at the... Read More.

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Appeals Court upholds Thomas prison sentence

Wednesday, September 18 by Ray King

The Arkansas Court of Appeals on Wednesday said Circuit Judge Jodi Raines Dennis was correct when she revoked the suspended sentence of a Pine Bluff man and sentenced him to prison. Donnell Thomas had pleaded guilty in 2018 to aggravated assault on a family or... Read More.

Career criminal sentenced to 15 years in federal prison

Monday, September 16 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—Roy Edsel Heifner, Jr., classified as an armed career criminal based on his multiple prior convictions, will spend 15 years in federal prison for his involvement in the distribution of controlled substances, including fentanyl, and for being a felon in possession of a... Read More.

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Convicted felon sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for possessing firearm

Thursday, August 22 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK—Cornelius Corwine Sandlin, a multi-convicted felon, will spend 195 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down by United... Read More.

Board of Corrections releases statement on prison expansion

Wednesday, August 21 by Ray King

The Arkansas Board of Corrections has released a statement on where they stand in fulfilling the governor's request to make more space. They say they have several expansion projects in progress to increase capacity: 170 beds at the reconstructed White River Correctional Center located in... Read More.

Stories tagged with: prison

Arkansas State Police investigating inmate death at Cummins Prison

Grant county man sentenced to prison for 2 counts of manslaughter

Grant County man sentenced to prison on drug charges

Multi-convicted felon gets 200 months in federal prison for gun possession

Federal prison sentence for man who faked disability to collect money

State buys land for new prison

Federal judge sentences Bryant man to prison for possession of fentanyl

Justice Delivered as Former Deputies Face Prison for Civil Rights Violations

Appeals Court upholds Thomas prison sentence

Career criminal sentenced to 15 years in federal prison

Convicted felon sentenced to 16 years in federal prison for possessing firearm

Board of Corrections releases statement on prison expansion

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