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Jail Name:
Grimes Unit
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Arkansas
County:
JACKSON
City:
Newport
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
The Grimes Unit is a medium- and maximum-security state prison for men located in Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas, owned and operated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections.[1] The facility was opened in 1998 and has a capacity of 1,012 inmates held at medium and maximum security. Like the adjacent McPherson Unit for female inmates, originally Grimes was managed by the Wackenhut Corrections Corp. (now GEO Group), beginning in July 1997. In 2001, after operating both at losses, Wackenhut stated that it would not renew the contract
Opened:
1998
Security Class:
Medium / maximum
Source URL:
Address:
Grimes Unit 300 Corrections Drive
Zip Code:
72112
Location:
Four miles northeast of Newport, off Highway 384
Employees:
263
Phone 1:
870-523-5877
Fax 1:
870-523-8302
Capacity:
1012
Judicial District:
Newport, AR
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name, ADC # Grimes Unit 300 Corrections Drive Newport, AR 72112
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