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Arkansas Department of Corrections#Prisons From a cross-project redirect : This is a redirect from a title linked to an item on Wikidata. The Wikidata item linked to this page is list of Arkansas state prisons (Q4435660) .
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]
Women's prisons in Arkansas (1 P) Pages in category "Prisons in Arkansas" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
It is part of the Forrest City Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Forrest City) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FCC Forrest City is located in eastern Arkansas, 85 miles east of Little Rock and 45 miles west of Memphis, Tennessee. [1] The complex consists of four facilities:
In history, the prison housed the state's white convicts. [7] In addition the prison housed some black female prisoners. [5] In 1967 four men escaped from the unit and abandoned a vehicle used in the escape in Fort Scott, Kansas. [8] The Arkansas prison scandal occurred in the unit and involved the "Tucker Telephone."
Federal Bureau of Prisons The Federal Correctional Complex, Forrest City (FCC Forrest City) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Arkansas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons , a division of the United States Department of Justice .
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]
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 ]