The East Arkansas Regional Unit is an Arkansas Department of Corrections prison in Brickeys, St. Francis Township, unincorporated Lee County, Arkansas. United States. It is about southeast of Forrest City.Facility Profile . Arkansas Department of Correction. Retrieved on 02/16/2013. East Arkansas Regional Unit is one of the state's parent units for processed male inmates and serves for initial assignment.
History This facility was established in 1992 and has 379 employees. In 2007 after the prison system determined that some East Arkansas Correctional Officers used excessive force against prisoners, those Correctional Officers were fired."Arkansas Inmate Nearly Dies After Left in Feces." (Archive) Associated Press at Fox News. June 22, 2009. Retrieved on April 15, 2013.
Description 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.
Notable prisoners Joshua Macave Brown, perpetrator of the murder of Jesse Dirkhising"Brown, Joshua M." (Archive) Arkansas Department of Corrections. Retrieved on February 26, 2013.
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East Arkansas Regional Unit - Arkansas Department of Correction