VARNER -- As Gov. Asa Hutchinson tried out a virtual excavator inside the Arkansas Correctional School District campus at the Varner Unit, he let out a "woo!" after pulling up just a few rocks.

Prisoners walk through a yard at the Varner Unit of Arkansas' Department of Corrections, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in Gould, Ark. Credit: AP/John Locher ...

Convicted murderer and rapist Grant Hardin was found at about 3 p.m. on June 6 west of the North Central Unit state prison near Moccasin Creek in Izard County, Arkansas Department of Corrections ...

Though Hardin was previously thought to have left the state, Champion said investigators now believe he never got very far at all from the prison. He was fingerprinted and assessed at the North ...

Inmate Mario Perea worked nonstop Monday morning, touching up the paint and putting finishing touches on the seminary building at the Varner Unit. The 5,000-square-foot facility has enough room to ...

Arkansas State Police are investigating after an inmate at the state's Varner Unit was found dead in his cell Thursday morning, according to a release from the state Department of Corrections.

Eighteen students at the Varner Unit in Grady graduated Friday with bachelor’s degrees in Christian Studies from The College at Mid-America, an accredited four-year college with a campus in Memphis.

Arkansas State Police are investigating after an inmate at the state's Varner Unit was found dead in his cell Thursday morning, according to a release from the state Department of Corrections.

Sexton said he was more assured now that Hardin was being sent to a more secure facility. The Varner Unit, established in 1987, has the capacity to house 1,714 inmates.

Sexton said he was more assured now that Hardin was being sent to a more secure facility. The Varner Unit, established in 1987, has the capacity to house 1,714 inmates.