Vote shelved on proposal for juvenile-justice hirePulaski County officials postponed action Tuesday on the county executive's proposal to have his office run the county juvenile-probation office, a plan that is opposed by all 17 circuit judges.
Count...May 29, 2019
Judges aim to halt central Arkansas plan on youth probationAll 17 Pulaski County circuit judges are trying to block the county's attempted takeover of the court's juvenile probation department, records show.
On Tuesday, the Pulaski County Quorum Court is sche...May 22, 2019
Youth jail to stop incarcerationsBATESVILLE -- After years of abuse and neglect of young prisoners and a cover-up of wrongdoing by staff resulting in federal criminal charges, the Independence County juvenile jail will be no more.
Th...May 10, 2019
After scandals, 1 Arkansas youth jail to stop incarcerationsBATESVILLE -- After years of abuse and neglect of young prisoners and a cover-up of wrongdoing by staff resulting in federal criminal charges, the Independence County juvenile jail will be no more.
Th...May 7, 2019
Company sues state over youth-jail contractA Nevada company says it unfairly lost a $15.8 million, one-year contract to manage Arkansas' youth prisons and is suing state officials.
Rite of Passage's complaint, filed in Pulaski County Circuit C...May 3, 2019
Company sues state over youth-jail pactA Nevada company says it unfairly lost a $15.8 million, one-year contract to manage Arkansas' youth prisons and is now suing state officials.
Rite of Passage's complaint, filed in Pulaski County Circu...May 2, 2019
Files show flaws at firms vying to run youth jailsThree executives of an Indiana company set to take over Arkansas' youth prisons have histories of mismanaging juvenile lockups, records show.
Youth Opportunity Investments was awarded the $15.8 millio...March 31, 2019
