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By the 1960s, Arkansas was infamous for operating one of the most corrupt and dangerous prison systems in the nation. [15] Both Cummins and Tucker relied on the trusty system, which created a hierarchy of prisoners, with some designated as 'trusties' who the guards trusted with many of the day-to-day duties. [16]
Aerial view of the Cummins and Varner units, U.S. Geological Survey, February 28, 2001 Topographic map of the Cummins Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1984. The Cummins Unit (formerly known as Cummins State Farm) is an Arkansas Department of Corrections prison in unincorporated Lincoln County, Arkansas, United States, [3] [4] in the Arkansas Delta region. [5]
Aerial view of the Tucker Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, February 26, 1994 Map of the Tucker Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1984. The Tucker Unit is a prison in Dudley Lake Township, unincorporated Jefferson County, Arkansas, [1] 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Pine Bluff. It is operated by the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). [2]
Arkansas Department of Corrections; A. ... East Arkansas Regional Unit; F. Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City; Federal Correctional Complex, Forrest City ...
McPherson Unit is a prison for women of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, located in Newport, Arkansas, off Arkansas Highway 384, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of central Newport. Established in 1998, [1] the prison houses the state's death row for women. [2] The unit houses a campus of the Riverside Vocational Technical School. [3]
The East Arkansas Regional Unit is an Arkansas Department of Correction prison in Brickeys, St. Francis Township, unincorporated Lee County, Arkansas. United States. It is about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Forrest City. [1] East Arkansas Regional Unit is one of the state's parent units for processed male inmates and serves for initial assignment.
Barbara A. Ester Unit is a correctional facility of the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC), located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is scheduled to have a capacity of 580 prisoners, and it is the first prison in the ADC dedicated to the re-entry of prisoners into society. [ 1 ]
The Varner Unit is a high-security state prison for men of the Arkansas Department of Correction in Varner, [1] Choctaw Township, unincorporated Lincoln County, Arkansas, United States. It is located along U.S. Highway 65 , [ 2 ] near Grady , [ 3 ] and 28 miles (45 km) south of Pine Bluff . [ 2 ]