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Tucker is one of the state of Arkansas's "parent units" for male prisoners; it serves as one of several units of initial assignment for processed male prisoners. [3] It is in proximity to, but not within, the Tucker census-designated place. [4] A Maximum Security Unit was constructed a short distance north of the Tucker Unit in 1983.
The two prison units in the complex are the Tucker Unit and the Maximum Security Unit. [10] [11] The ADC training academy, the Willis S. Sargent Training Academy, [9] is in the complex, adjacent to the Maximum Security and Tucker units. [12] In 1916 the state purchased 4,400 acres (1,800 ha) of land to establish the Tucker Unit.
In 1974 male death row inmates, previously at the Tucker Unit, were moved to the Cummins Unit. [33] In 1986 male death row inmates were moved to the Maximum Security Unit. [33] On Friday August 22, 2003, all 39 Arkansas death row inmates, all of them male, were moved to the Supermax at the Varner Unit. [40]
Police in tactical gear responded to the Friday night incident at the prison's maximum-security unit, during which a guard suffered minor injuries.
prison guard outside open cell door By Paul Szoldra Life behind bars is a challenge for prisoners serving time, but they aren't the only ones in maximum security prisons dealing with stress.
The prison first opened in 1902 and has a capacity of 1,725 inmates. Cummins housed Arkansas's male death row until 1986, when it was transferred first to the Tucker Maximum Security Unit. The State of Arkansas execution chamber is located in the Cummins Unit, adjacent to the location of the male death row, the Varner Unit. [10]
In 1974, male death row inmates previously at the Tucker Unit, were moved to the Cummins Unit. [14] In 1986, male death row inmates were moved to the Maximum Security Unit. [14] On Friday August 22, 2003, all 39 Arkansas death row inmates, all of them male, were moved to the Supermax at the Varner Unit. [15]
Danny Masterson. Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic Danny Masterson has been transferred to a minimum-security prison after a brief stay in a maximum-security facility, Us Weekly can confirm. Masterson, 47 ...