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Jail Name:
McPherson Unit
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Arkansas
County:
JACKSON
City:
Newport
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
McPherson Unit is a prison for women of the Arkansas Department of Correction, located in Newport, Arkansas, off Arkansas Highway 384, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of central Newport. Established in 1998,[1] the prison houses the state's death row for women.[2] The unit houses a campus of the Riverside Vocational Technical School.[3] Originally it was managed by the Wackenhut Corrections Corp. (now GEO Group), with the management contract beginning in July 1997. In 2001, after operating the McPherson Unit and the nearby Grimes Unit at losses, Wackenhut stated that it would not renew the contract
Opened:
1998
Security Class:
Mixed
Source URL:
Address:
McPherson Unit 302 Corrections Drive
Zip Code:
72112
Location:
Four miles northeast of Newport, off Highway 384
Employees:
249
Phone 1:
870-523-2639
Fax 1:
870-523-6202
Capacity:
971
Judicial District:
Newport, AR
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name, ADC # McPherson Unit 302 Corrections Drive Newport, AR 72112
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