BENTONVILLE Benton County's Quorum Court must decide whether to seek voter approval to almost triple the number of beds at the county jail, while some want justices of the peace to embrace alternatives to fixing the jail's crowding problem.
BENTONVILLE Benton County justices of the peace must decide whether to allow residents to vote on a tax increase to pay for a jail expansion and criminal justice complex expected to cost nearly $250 million.
Those involved in organizing Washington County's second "warrant clinic" aimed at resolving cases of people facing arrest for failing to appear in court deemed the effort a success Thursday.
Those involved in organizing Washington County s second "warrant clinic" aimed at resolving cases of people facing arrest for failing to appear in court deemed the effort a success Thursday.
BENTONVILLE A person acquitted of a serious criminal charge because of mental disease usually goes to the State Hospital for treatment. If the Little Rock hospital is full, the person often awaits transfer to be incarcerated at the county jail a practice being challenged in Arkansas and around the U.S.