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in Calico Rock, Izard County: Northwest Arkansas Work Release Center (capacity 100) in Springdale, Washington County: Ouachita River Unit(capacity 1782) off Highway 67 South in Hot Spring County, 2 miles (3 km) south of Malvern: Pine Bluff Unit (capacity 430) off West 7th Street in Jefferson County, west of Pine Bluff
In 2012, a special needs unit was opened which included a 72-bed hospital, and a 40-bed special services area which included a barracks for elderly, chronically ill and acute-illness inmates. [2] Over 4000 prisoners-per-year in Arkansas are studying to receive their GED. Each May, prisoners who have earned their GED are brought to the Ouachita ...
In U.S. federal prisons, breakfasts usually consist of a Danish pastry, hot or cold cereal, and milk. The other two meals of the day include foods such as chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, lasagna, burritos, tacos, and fish patties. Inmates only have access to milk in the mornings, and have access to water and a flavored drink for the other two meals.
On October 10, 2013, FoxNews.com reported on how the United States federal government shutdown of 2013 was affecting employees at FCI Forrest City. Citing a story from WMC-TV, prison employees were unsure when the next time they would receive a paycheck amid the shutdown, but the inmates are continuing to get paid for jobs like landscaping.
A manhunt is underway for two inmates who escaped an Arkansas detention center this week, including a capital murder suspect. Noah Roush, 22, and Jatonia Bryant, 23, were discovered to be missing ...
The Varner Unit, pictured here, houses the State of Arkansas death row for men. Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Since 1820, a total of 505 individuals have been executed. According to the Arkansas Department of Correction, as of September, 10 2024, a total of 26 men were under a sentence of death in the state.
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In 1978 a new death chamber opened in Cummins, so Tucker was no longer the place of execution in Arkansas. [5] In 1986 male death row inmates were moved to the Maximum Security Unit. [12] On August 22, 2003, all 39 of the state's death row inmates, all of them male, were moved to the Supermax at the Varner Unit. [13]