

A horse stable/operation allows inmates to get to know and work with horses. Like most institutions, this facility offers educational programs for inmates to earn basic, and GED level educations.Ĭummins Unit offers a variety of programs for the inmates to participate in including a robust agricultural program.

This facility has a separate barracks for those inmates who are classified as needing mental health management. Cummins is one of the state's"parent units" for male prisoners it serves as one of several units of initial assignment for processed male prisoners. The female death row is located at the McPherson Unit. Cummins housed Arkansas's male death row until 1986 when it was transferred first to the Tucker Maximum Security Unitadjacent to the location of the male death row, the Varner Unit. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.Ĭummins Unit is a state prison houses multiple custody level inmates (minimum, medium, and maximum) security levels holding about 1,800 inmates including the execution chamber for operated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections in Jefferson County. There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The inmates housed at ADC-Cummins located at 2540 State Hwy 388 in Gould, AR are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). Arkansas DOC - Cummins Unit basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated.
