Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Medium

Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Medium

Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Medium is a medium-security federal correctional facility located in Forrest City, Arkansas. It is part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Forrest City, which also includes a low-security facility and a minimum-security camp. The complex has a total capacity of approximately 3,300 inmates. The facility was opened in 1993 and is … Read more

Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Low

Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Low: Overview

Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Low is a low-security federal correctional institution located in Forrest City, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Forrest City Federal Correctional Complex, which includes two other facilities. The facility houses male inmates and has an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp. The facility has been the subject of audits to … Read more

Pine Bluff Unit

The Pine Bluff Unit: Rehabilitating Lives Behind Bars

The Pine Bluff Unit is a state prison operated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections located in Jefferson County, Arkansas. It is a medium-minimum security prison that houses around 430 inmates. The facility was established in 1976 and has since been a significant correctional facility in the state. The prison’s primary objective is to provide … Read more

Varner Unit

The Varner Unit: Maximum Security Life Behind Bars

The Varner Unit is a high-security state prison located in Lincoln County, Arkansas. It consists of a 468-bed supermax (Super Maximum Security) facility and a non-supermax facility. The prison can house over 1,600 prisoners, including some of the most dangerous and notorious inmates in the state. The unit was established in 1987 and is accredited … Read more

Cummins Unit

The Cummins Unit: A Complex History of Maximum Security

Cummins Unit is a maximum-security prison located in the Arkansas Delta region, run by the Arkansas Department of Corrections. It is situated in unincorporated Lincoln County, Arkansas, about 28 miles south of Pine Bluff off Highway 65. The prison covers an area of 16,600 acres and houses both male and female inmates. The facility is … Read more

Ouachita River Unit

Ouachita River Unit: Life in an Arkansas Prison Facility

The Ouachita River Unit is a facility operated by the Arkansas Department of Correction located in Malvern, Arkansas. Established in 2003, the unit serves as an intake and classification facility for male inmates in the state of Arkansas. With a capacity of 1782 inmates at the minimum- and medium-security levels, most inmates in the state … Read more

North Central Unit

North Central Unit: Inside the Rehabilitation Programs

North Central Unit is a correctional facility located in Calico Rock, Arkansas, operated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The medium to minimum-security prison has the capacity to house up to 800 inmates and provides various programs to help inmates succeed legally in life. The facility is known for providing fair, firm, consistent, and superior … Read more

McPherson Unit

The McPherson Unit: Rehabilitating Lives, Enabling Change

McPherson Unit is a prison facility in Newport, Arkansas, operated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections. It is a maximum-security prison for women and houses over 900 female inmates in various stages of incarceration from maximum to medium custody. Established in 1998, the prison is responsible for the intake and classification of female offenders in … Read more