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It is the mission of the Raymond Laborde Correctional Center, formerly Avoyelles Correctional Center, to enhance public safety through safe and secure incarceration of people serving time for state felonies, effective probation/parole supervision, and proven rehabilitative programs for individuals releasing to communities. Two inmates at East Arkansas prison found dead. The Arkansas Department of Correction has reported two inmates found dead, hanging in their cells. SHUT DOWN EAST ARKANSAS REGIONAL UNIT BRICKYS.
Location | Brickeys, Arkansas |
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Status | open |
Capacity | 1432 |
Opened | 1992 |
Managed by | Arkansas Department of Correction |
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Location of Forrest City in Lee County, and location of Lee County in Arkansas
The East Arkansas Regional Unit is an Arkansas Department of Correction prison in Brickeys, St. Francis Township, unincorporatedLee County, Arkansas. United States. It is about 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Forrest City.[1]
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East Arkansas Regional Unit is one of the state's parent units for processed male inmates and serves for initial assignment. This facility was established in 1992 and has 379 employees. The facility is ACA Accredited and has a capacity of 1,432 inmates. Operations include jail operations, education, substance abuse treatment program, canine unit, field crops, and regional maintenance.
In 2007 after the prison system determined that some East Arkansas Correctional Officers used excessive force against prisoners, those Correctional Officers were fired.[2]
Notable prisoners[edit]
- Joshua Macave Brown, perpetrator of the murder of Jesse Dirkhising[3]
References[edit]
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- ^Facility ProfileArchived 2011-06-28 at the Wayback Machine. Arkansas Department of Correction. Retrieved on 02/16/2013.
- ^'Arkansas Inmate Nearly Dies After Left in Feces.' (Archive) Associated Press at Fox News. June 22, 2009. Retrieved on April 15, 2013.
- ^'Brown, Joshua M.' (Archive) Arkansas Department of Corrections. Retrieved on February 26, 2013.
- ^2011 Friends and Family GuideArchived 2013-03-26 at WebCite. Retrieved on 02/16/2013.
- ^2013 Inmate Handbook. Retrieved on 02/16/2013
- ^Arkansas Department of Corrections resource page.
External links[edit]
- East Arkansas Regional Unit - Arkansas Department of Correction
Coordinates: 34°50′57″N90°35′55″W / 34.84917°N 90.59861°W
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