North Central Unit

The North Central Unit is a prison located in Calico Rock, Arkansas. It is managed by the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

North Central Unit
StatusOperational
Opened1990
Managed byArkansas Department of Correction
Location of Calico Rock in Izard County, and Izard County in Arkansas

History

The North Central Unit, sometimes known as the Calico Rock Prison, was founded as a way to bring jobs to the area and to build a prison facility in the northern part of the state.[1] At the time of its founding, local residents protested against the facility being built.[1]

In 2010, the prison expanded to house an additional 100 beds.[2]

gollark: Although I could maybe use good noise cancelling ones.
gollark: I am not going down the path of audiophiles, where I have to spend significant amounts of money for marginal audio quality gains which I'll then just get used to anyway.
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gollark: Me too, except I'd probably just listen off my laptop and generic cheap headphones because I don't really care.
gollark: They probably make them from digital recordings anyway.

References
  1. Bratton, Joanne (April 1, 2010). "Prison observes 20th anniversary". Baxter Bulletin.
  2. Bratton, Joanne (January 15, 2010). "State board approves Calico Rock prison expansion". Baxter Bulletin.

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