THE BALLOT ISSUES AND HOW THEY COULD IMPACT COUNTY RESIDENTS. IF RESIDENTS VOTE YES ON THE BALLOT ISSUES TO FUND A NEW JAIL, THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE COUNTY SALES TAX. THERE ARE TWO PROPOSALS ...

Instead of merely "warehousing" people, local criminal justice officials want to provide rehabilitation services at the new ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ark. — Madison County’s long-awaited jail is nearly finished — and after years of failed attempts, voters have now approved a sales tax to fund its operations. In 2022, voters passed a 0.5 ...

TALKING TO SOME POTENTIAL FUTURE NEIGHBORS OF THAT JAIL. CAMP NOARK IS LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM ONE OF THE TWO FINAL LOCATIONS FOR THE JAIL IF BOTH PROPOSALS PASS. ((TAKE PKG)) IF MADISON COUNTY GETS ...

Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm and suicide. Samantha Slecka spent the better part of three days strapped down to a chair in Madison County Jail in the summer of 2022. It ...

Madison County bought 19.2 acres of land in Huntsville on Friday for a new jail, said Larry Garrett, the county judge. He said the land was purchased from Kay Coger for $700,000. The property is ...

Voters of Benton and Washington were fairly adamant in the recent election that they didn't want, or at least were unwilling to pay the price for, large-scale jail expansions. Their neighbors in ...