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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 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.
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.
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]
Confessions Of A Maximum Security Prison Guard. Business Insider. Updated July 14, 2016 at 9:54 PM. prison guard outside open cell door. By Paul Szoldra
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 Arkansas Department of Community Correction Southeast Arkansas Community Corrections Center is in Pine Bluff. [31] The Maximum Security Unit is 25 miles (40 km) north of central Pine Bluff and off Arkansas Highway 15 in unincorporated Jefferson County. [32] The Tucker Unit is also located north of Pine Bluff. [33]