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The Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) operates the ADC Complex in Tucker; the complex is off Arkansas Highway 15, 9 miles (14 km) south of England and 25 miles (40 km) north of Pine Bluff. [9] The two prison units in the complex are the Tucker Unit and the Maximum Security Unit .
The Tucker School is a historic school building on Vandalsen Drive (one block west of Arkansas Highway 15) in Tucker, Arkansas.It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, weatherboard siding, and a foundation of brick piers.
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.
The National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas represent Arkansas's history from the Louisiana Purchase through the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. It contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Arkansas. There are 17 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Arkansas.
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]
North of Pine Bluff, east of the Arkansas River, includes the community of Wright and its environs 34°25′52″N 92°03′21″W / 34.431111°N 92.055833°W / 34.431111; -92.055833 ( Plum Bayou Homesteads
Arkansas voters could make history with 2 Supreme Court races, including crowded chief justice race. ANDREW DeMILLO. March 5, 2024 at 12:15 AM.
The Arkansas General Assembly established the Arkansas History Commission through the Act of 1905 signed by Governor Jeff Davis on April 27. [2] Aligned with Department of Parks and Tourism since 1971, it was transferred to the Department of Arkansas Heritage on July 1, 2016, and renamed Arkansas State Archives.