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Act 309
| Description: |
Contracts through out the state of Arkansas for housing and supervision of ADC inmates in county and city jails. |
| Capacity: |
Approximately 280 males or females |
| Impact: |
Approximately 625 annually |
| Requirements: |
Completion of 6 months in prison Request by county sheriff
Exclusions: Inmates convicted of capital murder, first degree murder, sexual offense, or who have attempted escape, or are serving a life sentence or were given the death penalty. |
| Staff: |
Central office: 309 Division |
| Comments: |
Increases the number of prison beds, reduces cost of incarceration, assists sheriffs with manpower while saving local dollars. Places some inmates closer to their families and heightens public relations with the counties. |
Agriculture
| Description: |
Allows inmates to be trained in work habits and allows them to develop marketable skills in the areas of: Farming, Animal Husbandry, Vegetable, meat, and milk processing |
| Capacity: |
Approximately 260 Trustees |
| Impact: |
Approximately 2113 inmates annually |
| Requirements: |
Completion of 60 day initial assignment and trustee status |
| Staff: |
ADC staff |
| Subcomponents: |
- Maint. & repair of farm equip.
- Irrigation management
- Horse trainer
- Swine operation
- Poultry operation
- Butcher
- Horse production
- Rice production
- Soybean production
- Vegetable production
- Vegetable processing
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- Livestock feed manufacturing
- Distribution
- Fruit and nut production
- Heavy equipment operation
- Laser aided land forming
- Furrier
- Dairy operation
- Milk processing
- Meat processing
- Beef cattle production
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- Horticulture
- Cotton production
- Wheat production
- Hay production
- Grain storage & drying
- Const. & maint. (bldg)
- Aquaculture
- Aviary
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Egg Production
Cummins Unit |
Cattle Herding
Cummins Unit |
Cattle Tagging
Cummins Unit |
Gardening Brocolli
Cummins Unit |
Vegetable Processing
Varner Unit |
Alcoholics Anonymous, Cocaine Volunteer Services
| Description: |
Volunteers provide services ranging from transportation of inmates’ families, activities for medically unassigned inmates, child care for visitors, hospice services, yoga, relaxation therapy, pet therapy, resource manuals for families of inmates, games and toys for children at visitation, a park for families waiting for visitation. Volunteer Services also impact others through blood drives in which staff participate, aid to ADC families in need, assistance with community events, such as Red Ribbon Week and Arkansas Special Olympics. |
| Capacity: |
Open |
| Impact: |
2,000 + individuals per month. Events put on by volunteers tend to attract high inmate participation and interest. |
| Requirements: |
Volunteer |
| Staff: |
Volunteer Coordinator |
| Subprograms: |
- Alcoholic Anonymous
- Cocaine Anonymous
- Narcotics Anonymous
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| Comments: |
Large parts of the Religious services and Substance Abuse programs are based on volunteers. Additionally, volunteers provide a communication channel with the community, and helps develop a support network for release. Operates at a minimal cost to the state and the facility. Brings in positive and salient role models. Provides for linkages to the community. Generally takes place after hours and does not disrupt facility operations. |
Anger Management Class
| Description: |
Class which attempts to assist inmates in: Identifying anger, understanding anger, and controlling/managing anger. A psycho-educational class designed for inmates who have demonstrated problems with anger control either through violent criminal behavior, domestic violence and/or aggression in the institutional setting. |
| Capacity: |
Approximately of 15 inmates per class |
| Impact: |
Approximately 1,500 inmates annually |
| Requirements: |
Volunteerism, Parole Board Mandated |
| Staff: |
Mental Health |
| Comments: |
All units offer this class with major units offering more than one group, at any given time. |
Boot Camp React
| Description: |
105 day residential treatment program. |
ADC Boot Camp
Program at Wrightsville |
| Capacity: |
150 males, 12 females |
| Impact: |
5817 Graduated (1991 to present)
7110 Started Training
19% Dismissal Rate |
| Requirements: |
- Voluntary
- 1st Time Offender
- Non-Violent Criminal
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- 10 Year or Less Sentence
- In-State Parole Plan
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| Staff: |
1 Assistant Warden / Administrator
2 SATP Counselors
2 Mental Health Officers
1 Administrative Officer
1 Institutional Parole Officer |
2 Teachers
33 Security / Drill Instructors
1 Lieutenant
8 Sergeants
3 Field Security |
| Subprograms: |
- Military Discipline
- Basic Education through GED
- Substance Abuse Treatment Program
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| Comments: |
This program is accredited by the American Correctional Association |
Braille and Large Print Program
| Description: |
Transcription of English textbooks into Braille for Arkansas’s School For The Blind and enlarging print of books for legally blind individuals across the State of Arkansas. |
| Capacity: |
15 Inmates annually |
| Impact: |
Wrightsville Unit |
| Requirements: |
- 5 – 8 years left on sentence
- GED or High School Diploma
- 6 months Disciplinary free
- Class I-C status
- Demonstrates ability to learn, through self motivation, and work with limited supervision.
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| Staff: |
ADC staff |
College Program
| Description: |
Funded by the Department of Education. All college courses are taught potentially leading to an Associate of Arts Degree from a higher education institution. |
| Capacity: |
65 grant slots, but open to self-pay students Approximatly 78 enrollment each semester. |
| Impact: |
- Grimes
- Diagnostic Unit
- McPherson
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- North Central
- Varner
- (JCCF & PBU inmates can participate at DGU)
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| Requirements: |
- GED or high school degree
- Accepted to the institution of higher learning
- 25 years of age or younger (for grant)
- Five years or fewer left on sentence (for grant)
- No parole or transfer date prior to end of the semester
- Grant limited to $1,500 per student per year, or ability to pay (if not grant eligible).
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| Staff: |
Volunteer Coordinator, College Staff |
| Subprograms: |
Varies with semester |
| Comments: |
Program has been operational since 1998. Night courses are scheduled not to interfere with operation of the institution. Minimal cost to the state. Assist with self discipline and goal setting, as well as educational development. |
Construction and Maintenance
| Description: |
Teaches and/or maintains construction and maintenance skills through on-the-job training. Used in conjunction as an apprenticeship with Vo-Tech. |
| Capacity: |
Approximately 500 inmates daily system wide |
| Impact: |
Approximately 1011 annually |
| Requirements: |
Completion of 60 day initial assignment, Appropriate security status, Ability to learn a skill |
| Staff: |
ADC staff |
| Subprograms: |
Carpentry, Masonry, Heating and air conditioning, Plumbing, Welding, Electrical, Heavy equipment operator, Concrete finisher, Painter, Roofer |
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Construction of Super Max
at Varner Unit |
Construction of Super Max
at Varner Unit |
Diagnostic Intake Services
| Description: |
Provides an introduction to the Department of Correction. Program plans are developed that provide for best matching of an Individual’s needs available by the Department's resources, to include but not limited to medical, mental health, educational, orientation. |
| Capacity: |
Diagnostic, McPherson and East Arkansas Regional units |
| Impact: |
System wide |
| Requirements: |
No sentence of death
Newly committed
Parole revoked |
| Staff: |
Intake counselors
Intake mental health |
Intake medical
Correctional officers |
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| Subcomponents |
- Physical Examination
- Psychological Examination
- Educational Evaluation
- Crisis Intervention
- Counseling and Orientation
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- Sex Offender Assessment
- Medical Classification
- Boot Camp Screening
- Psychiatric Evaluations
- Habilitation Referral
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Disciplinary Court
| Description: |
Internal justice system for trying and punishing violations of rules and regulations of the Arkansas Department of Correction. |
| Capacity: |
Open |
| Impact: |
7,579 inmates; 18,426 Disciplinary Reports in calendar 2005 |
| Requirements: |
All inmates are covered. |
| Staff: |
5 |
| Subprograms: |
- Disciplinary Hearing
- Counsel Substitute
- Mental Health Assessment
- Minor Disciplinaries
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| Comments: |
Promotes individual responsibility and accountability for actions through a range of sanctions matched to seriousness of offense. Provides rational rules and consistent enforcement which has been missing in the background of many offenders. Problems with poorly written disciplinaries and reliance on inmate clerks. Increased isolation space will ensure that sentences from disciplinary court are served. Videoconferencing is being looked at as a time and money saving measure. |
Food Services
| Description: |
Meal preparation for inmates and staff of the Department |
| Capacity: |
Approximately 255, on average, inmates daily work in the program |
| Impact: |
Approximately 13,000 meals prepared daily for a year |
| Requirements: |
Classification approval |
| Staff: |
ADC Food Production Personnel |
| Subprograms: |
- Food preparation
- Baking
- Grill Cooking
- Dishwashing
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- Serving line
- Steam table operation
- Safety and sanitation
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