Franklin County prison firm has been paid nearly $1 million

Eleven months into a contract with a California-based prison building consultant, Arkansas has paid the company $952,000 and ...

A year after start of Franklin County prison project, state hasn’t done cultural survey of land

Arkansas hasn't done an on-site cultural survey of the land where a proposed new prison in Franklin County would be located, ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Franklin County prison opponents poised for complaint hearing with top state Corrections officials on agenda, too

LITTLE ROCK -- Opponents of the state's plan to put a new 3,000-bed prison on property at Mill Creek Mountain in Franklin County will have their voices heard in a formal setting Tuesday. The Arkansas ...
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NWA EDITORIAL | District 26 voters will get their representation in coming prison debates

It's tough enough the people of Franklin County face the possibility of having the state's largest prison thrust upon them. It was made even worse by Gov. Sarah Sanders when she attempted to delay an ...
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Sheriff: ICE considering immigration detention center at Franklin County prison site

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ark. — The controversial proposed Franklin County prison site is now rumored to possibly be the location of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility to house ...