Wrightsville Unit
Interactive map of Wrightsville Unit | |
| Location | Wrightsville, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Status | open |
| Capacity | 850 |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Managed by | Arkansas Department of Correction |
The Wrightsville Unit is an Arkansas Department of Correction prison in Wrightsville, Arkansas.[1]
Over 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of land at Wrightsville is dedicated to the raising of cattle and the production of hay.[2] Much of the facility is in the Wrightsville city limits though parts are in unincorporated areas.[3]
The land occupied by the unit formerly housed the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville. For sixty years, there was no marker or memorial that indicated that the boys school existed or that the fire occurred. On April 25, 2019, a monument to the dead was unveiled at the Wrightsville Unit of the Arkansas Department of Correction. [4]
References
- ^ "Facilities: Wrightsville Unit". Arkansas Department of Correction. State of Arkansas. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Division of Correction". Archived from the original on April 10, 2016.
- ^ Geography Division (April 13, 2021). 2020 Census - Census Block Map: Wrightsville city, AR (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-01-11.
Wrightsville Unit
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas".