A spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Corrections says a rule scheduled to go into effect next month banning outside books and magazines from prisons has been delayed.

Starting Feb. 1, the policy bans families, publishers, and faith groups from sending reading material to incarcerated people ...

Arkansas prisons have postponed a rule that would have banned inmates from receiving books and magazines from outside sources ...

Starting Feb. 1, inmates in Arkansas prisons will no longer be allowed to receive books or magazines from outside sources, marking a significant shift in the Department of Corrections' long-standing ...