Help End Prison Gerrymandering Prison gerrymandering funnels political power away from urban communities to legislators who have prisons in their (often white, rural) districts. More than two decades ago, the Prison Policy Initiative put numbers on the problem and sparked the movement to end prison gerrymandering.

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Arkansas correctional populations of Census 2010 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Arkansas County Detention Center 88 Local 1000 Rice Belt Lane Dewitt 72042 3/31/2006
Ashley County Jail 64 Local 205 East Jefferson Hamburg 71646 3/31/2006
Baxter County Jail 42 Local 904 Highway 62 S.W. Mountain Home 72653 3/31/2006
Benton County Detention Facility 434 Local 1300 Southwest 14th Street Bentonville 72712 3/31/2006
Benton Work Release Unit 321 State 6701 Hwy 67 Benton 72015-8488 Saline County 12/30/2005
Boone County Law Enforcement Center 37 Local 400 East Prospect Harrison 72601 3/31/2006
Brinkley City Jail 4 Local 233 West Cedar Street Brinkley 72021 3/31/2006
Cabot City Jail 9 Local 2nd And Main Cabot 72023 3/31/2006
Calhoun County Jail 24 Local 449 Ninth Street Hampton 71744 3/31/2006
Carroll County Jail 44 Local 210 W. Church Street Berryville 72616 3/31/2006
Central Arkansas Community Correctional Ctr 150 State 4823 W 7th Street Little Rock 72205 Pulaski County 12/30/2005
City Of Faith Comm. Corr. Center 63 Private 1401 S Garfield Drive Little Rock 72204 Pulaski County 12/30/2005
Clark County Jail 43 Local 406 South 5th Street Arkadelphia 71923 3/31/2006
Clay County Jail 36 Local 268 South 2nd Street Piggott 72454 3/31/2006
Cleburne County Jail 40 Local 914 South 9th Street Heber Springs 72543 3/31/2006
Cleveland County Jail 1 Local 10 Magnolia Street Rison 71665 3/31/2006
Columbia County Jail 59 Local 82 Columbia 300 Magnolia 71753 3/31/2006
Conway County Detention Center 36 Local 30 Southern Valley Drive Morrilton 72110 3/31/2006
Craighead County Detention Center 249 Local 901 Willett Road Jonesboro 72401 3/31/2006
Crawford County Jail 62 Local 317 Main Street Van Buren 72956 3/31/2006
Crittenden County Jail 270 Local 350 Asco Road West Memphis 72301 3/31/2006
Cross County Criminal Justice Center 49 Local 705 E. Union Wynne 72396 3/31/2006
Crossett City Jail 10 Local 307 Main St. Crossett 71635 3/31/2006
Cummins Unit 1,552 State P.O. Box 500 Grady 71644-0500 Lincoln County 12/30/2005
Dallas County Jail 126 Local 106 S Charlotte Fordyce 71742 3/31/2006
Delta Regional Unit 492 State 880 E Gaines Street Dermott 71638-9505 Chicot County 12/30/2005
Diagnostic Unit 459 State 7500 Correction Circle Pine Bluff 71603-1498 Jefferson County 12/30/2005
Drew County Detention Facility 38 Local 106 South Main St. Monticello 71655 3/31/2006
Dumas City Jail 31 Local 149 East Waterman Dumas 71639 3/31/2006
East Arkansas Regional Unit 1,614 State P.O. Box 180 Brickeys 72320-0180 Lee County 12/30/2005
Faulkner County Detention Center 195 Local 801 Locust St. Conway 72032 3/31/2006
FCI Forrest City Low & Camp 2,218 Federal P.O. Box 7000 Forrest City 72336 St. Francis County 12/30/2005
FCI Forrest City Medium 1,715 Federal 1301 Dale Bumpers Road Forrest City 72335 12/30/2005
Forrest City FCI 1,944 Federal 4/1/2010
Forrest City FCI-Camp 313 Federal 4/1/2010
Forrest City Med FCI 1,552 Federal 4/1/2010
Franklin County Jail 30 Local First And River Streets Ozark 72949 3/31/2006
Fulton County Jail 4 Local South Court Square Salem 72576 3/31/2006
Garland County Criminal Detention Facility 179 Local 525 Ouchita Avenue Hot Springs 71901 3/31/2006
Greene County Jail 128 Local 1809 North Rockingchair Road Paragould 72450 3/31/2006
Grimes Unit 1,020 State 300 Wackenhut Way Newport 72112 Jackson County 12/30/2005
Hempstead County Jail 78 Local 312 South Washington Street Hope 71801 3/31/2006
Hot Spring County Jail 11 Local 215 E Highland St Suite 119 Malvern 72104 3/31/2006
Howard County Detention Facility 30 Local 426 North Main Nashville 71852 3/31/2006
Independence County Jail 89 Local 569 West Main Street Batesville 72501 3/31/2006
Izard County Jail 25 Local Court Street Melbourne 72556-0370 3/31/2006
Jackson County Detention Center 37 Local Second And Elm Street Newport 72112 3/31/2006
Jefferson County Correctional Facility 407 State 7206 West 7th Street Pine Bluff 71603 Jefferson County 12/30/2005
Jefferson County Regional Jail 100 Local 7206 West 7th Street Pine Bluff 71603 3/31/2006
Johnson County Jail 39 Local 301 Porter Industrial Road Clarksville 72830 3/31/2006
Lafayette County Jail 24 Local #5 Courthouse Square Lewisville 71845 3/31/2006
Lake Village City Jail 8 Local Chicot & Jackson Sts. Lake Village 71653 3/31/2006
Lawrence County Jail 15 Local County Courthouse Walnut Ridge 72476 3/31/2006
Lincoln County Jail 18 Local 300 Drew Street Star City 71667 3/31/2006
Little River County Jail 13 Local County Courthouse Ashdown 71822 3/31/2006
Logan County Detention Center 31 Local 508 W. Grober Street Paris 72855 3/31/2006
Lonoke County Detention Center 77 Local 301 Court Street Lonoke 72086 3/31/2006
Madison County Jail 7 Local No. 1 Main Street Huntsville 72740 3/31/2006
Marianna City Jail 6 Local 16 Court Street Marianna 72360 3/31/2006
Marion County Law Enforcement Center 10 Local Highway 62 West Yellville 72687 3/31/2006
Maximum Security Unit 535 State 2501 State Farm Road Tucker 72168-0240 Jefferson County 12/30/2005
Mcpherson Unit 701 State 302 Wakenhut Way Newport 72112 Jackson County 12/30/2005
Miller County Jail 233 Local 2300 E Street Texarkana 71854 3/31/2006
Mississippi County Detention Center 122 Local 685 North County Road 599 Luxora 72358 3/31/2006
Mississippi County Work Release Center 109 State P.O. Box 10 Luxora 72358-0010 Mississippi County 12/30/2005
Monroe County Detention Center 18 Local 123 Madison Street Clarendon 72029 3/31/2006
Montgomery County Jail 5 Local 105 Highway 270 Mt. Ida 71957 3/31/2006
Nevada County Jail 16 Local 215 E. 3rd Street Prescott 71857 3/31/2006
Newton County Jail 2 Local 300 N. Spring Street Jasper 72641 3/31/2006
North Central Unit 551 State Hc 62 Box 300 Calico Rock 72519-0300 Izard County 12/30/2005
Northeast Arkansas Community Correctional Ctr 239 State P.O. Box 487 Osceola 72370 Mississippi County 12/30/2005
Northwest Arkansas Work Release Center 42 State 200 E Price Avenue Springdale 72764-1352 Washington County 12/30/2005
Omega Technical Violator Center 273 State 104 Walco Lane Malvern 72104 Hot Springs County 12/30/2005
Osceola City Jail 37 Local 401 W. Keiser Avenue Osceola 72370 3/31/2006
Ouachita County Jail 10 Local Courthouse Camden 71701 3/31/2006
Ouachita River Correctional Unit 807 State P.O. Box 1630 Malvern 72104 Hot Springs County 12/30/2005
Perry County Jail 12 Local P.O. Box 146 Perryville 72126 3/31/2006
Phillips County Jail 55 Local 205 Perry Street Helena 72342 3/31/2006
Pike County Jail 116 Local School And Mauney Streets Murfreesboro 71958 3/31/2006
Pine Bluff Unit 433 State 890 Free Line Drive Pine Bluff 71603-1498 Jefferson County 12/30/2005
Poinsett County Detention Center 79 Local 1500 Justice Center Harrisburg 72432 3/31/2006
Polk County Jail 24 Local 507 Church Street Mena 71953 3/31/2006
Pope County Detention Center 133 Local No. 3 Emergency Lane Russellville 72801 3/31/2006
Prairie County Jail 21 Local P.O. Box 1021 Des Arc 72040 3/31/2006
Pulaski County Regional Jail 870 Local 2900 South Woodrow Street Little Rock 72204 3/31/2006
Randolph County Law Enforcement Center 23 Local 1510 Pace Road Pocahontas 72455 3/31/2006
Saline County Detention Facility 36 Local Courthouse Benton 72015 3/31/2006
Scott County Jail 2 Local 100 West 1st St., Suite 13 & 14 Waldron 72958 3/31/2006
Searcy County Jail 7 Local P.O. Box 812 Marshall 72650 3/31/2006
Sebastian County Adult Detention Center 286 Local 35 South 6th Street Fort Smith 72901 3/31/2006
Sevier County Jail 22 Local Courthouse De Queen 71832 3/31/2006
Sharp County Detention Center 28 Local Highway 167 Ash Flat 72513 3/31/2006
Sheridan Detention Center 72 Local 304 Gatzke Drive Sheridan 72150-2578 3/31/2006
Siloam Springs City Jail 11 Local 410 N. Broadway St. Siloam Springs 72761 3/31/2006
Southeast Arkansas Community Correctional Ctr 352 State 7301 W 13th Street Pine Bluff 71603 Jefferson County 12/30/2005
Southwest Arkansas Community Correctional Ctr 404 State 506 Walnut Street Texarkana 71854 Miller County 12/30/2005
Springdale City Jail 9 Local 201 N. Spring Street Springdale 72764 3/31/2006
St. Francis County Jail 78 Local 313 S. Izard Street Forrest City 72335 3/31/2006
Stone County Detention Facility 26 Local 201 Blanchard Avenue Mountain View 72560 3/31/2006
Texarkana Regional Correctional Center 119 State 305 E. 5th Street Texarkana 71854 Miller County 12/30/2005
Tucker Unit 730 State P.O. Box 240 Tucker 72168-0240 Jefferson County 12/30/2005
Union County Criminal Justice Facility 182 Local 250 American Road El Dorado 71730 3/31/2006
Van Buren County Detention Center 40 Local Highway 65 North, Detention Center Road Clinton 72031 3/31/2006
Varner Supermax Unit 447 State P.O. Box 400 Grady 71644 Lincoln County 12/30/2005
Varner Unit 1,141 State P.O. Box 600 Grady 71644-0600 Lincoln County 12/30/2005
Warren City Jail 15 Local 200 Alabama St. Warren 71671 3/31/2006
Washington County Detention Center 505 Local 1155 Clydesdale Drive Fayetteville 72701 3/31/2006
White County Detention Center 90 Local 501 North Spruce Street Searcy 72143 3/31/2006
Woodruff County Jail 10 Local 500 North 3rd Street Augusta 72006 3/31/2006
Wrightsville Boot Camp 117 State P.O. Box 1000 Wrightsville 72183 Jefferson County 12/30/2005
Wrightsville Unit 843 State P.O. Box 1000 Wrightsville 72183-1000 Pulaski County 12/30/2005
Yell County 19 Local 4th And Main Street Danville 72833 3/31/2006

This table draws data from three sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 1, 2010: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date on April 4, 2010.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on December 30, 2005 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2005 [Computer file]. ICPSR24642-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-10-05. doi:10.3886/ICPSR24642
  • Local jails on March 31, 2006 was extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2006 [Computer file]. ICPSR26602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-01-26. doi:10.3886/ICPSR26602

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of March 2010.

For state, federal and local prisons built or expanded in the latter half of the decade, you may find this list of New and Expanded Prisons Since 2000 helpful as well.

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