Washington County voters can ensure continued support for the county’s library network and public safety operations by voting ...

Construction on the addition to the Washington County Detention Center is 60% complete, and leaders said the growth is ...

SPOKE WITH THE SHERIFF ABOUT HIS PLANS TO STOP THE SPREAD. THE SHERIFF TOLD ME THE JAIL HAD MORE THAN 40 NEW CASES OF COVID LAST MONTH. <> "There are many days that there are no cases or one or two ...

After a 13-2 vote, the Washington County Quorum Court opted to allocate $500,000 to an initiative called Returning Home, ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- County officials are making plans for a residential substance abuse treatment program that could be housed in the former county jail on College Avenue. County Judge Patrick Deakins ...

Last Friday, Klickitat County commissioners voted 2-1 during a special session to close the county jail following disturbing incidents that have called into question conditions in the facility and the ...

An Arkansas nonprofit has filed a lawsuit in an effort toblock Washington County from using COVID-19 pandemic relief money to expand jail facilities. The Arkansas Justice Reform Coalition (AJRC), a ...