- McPherson Unit
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McPherson Unit is a prison for women of the Arkansas Department of Correction, located in Newport, Arkansas, off of Arkansas Highway 384, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of central Newport. Established in 1998,[1] the prison houses the state's death row for women.[2]
The unit houses a campus of the Riverside Vocational Technical School.[3]
Originally it was managed by the Wackenhut Corrections Corp. (now GEO Group), with the management contract beginning in July 1997. In 2001, after operating the McPherson Unit and the nearby Grimes Unit at losses, Wackenhut stated that it would not renew the contract.[4]
Notable prisoners
Death row
- Christina Marie Riggs- Executed May 2, 2000
References
- ^ "McPherson Unit." Arkansas Department of Correction. Retrieved on November 22, 2010.
- ^ Haddigan, Michael. "They Kill Women, Don't They?" Arkansas Times. April 9, 1999. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.
- ^ "Campuses." Riverside Vocational Technical School. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
- ^ "WACKENHUT TO GET OUT OF PRISON CONTRACTS." Miami Herald. February 17, 2001. 1C Business. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
External links
- McPherson Unit - Arkansas Department of Correction
Arkansas Department of Correction prisonsState prisons Work release centers Mississippi County | Northwest ArkansasAbove facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀ (female only) or ♂♀ (both sexes) Categories:- Prisons in Arkansas
- Buildings and structures in Jackson County, Arkansas
- Capital punishment in Arkansas
- 1998 establishments
- GEO Group
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