A Washington County inmate has been arrested on new weapons charges after an investigation at their residence.

A Northwest Arkansas family claimed that Washington County officials lied to them and barred them from seeing their loved one ...

A Washington law that prevents local authorities from assisting federal immigration agencies may only be as strong as their willingness to comply.

The most recent attempt to pass legislation that would create an independent statewide jail oversight body has faltered after facing opposition from law enforcement groups and city and county official ...

FAYETTEVILLE — A federal judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Washington County’s Community Rebuilding Initiative for failing to state a claim under either federal or Arkansas law. Sarah ...

Washington lawmakers have failed to create a statewide system to oversee local jails, even as deaths and injuries keep mounting. InvestigateWest reports Senate Bill 5005 died in a key committee ...

Contracted medical providers at the Washington County jail shrugged off the bulging tumors on an inmate’s jawline, leading to a four-month delay in his cancer diagnosis, a new lawsuit alleges. Civil ...

A hug: noun. “A tight clasp with the arms; embrace.” Though this simple, yet brief human touch is common among family members, friends, spouses and lovers, hugs are prohibited for incarcerated youth ...

The alleged middle man in the murder-for-hire plot at a Rostraver Township shopping center more than three years ago has been ...

Federal protections against detention and deportation for sexual abuse survivors have deteriorated under Trump.

Court documents show the man opened fire in a classroom at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of aiding a ...