The Ouachita River Unit is a prison in Malvern, Arkansas, operated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The prison opened in 2003.
History In 2012, a special needs unit was opened which included a 72-bed hospital, and a 40-bed special services area which included a barracks for elderly, chronically ill and acute-illness inmates.
Over 4000 prisoners-per-year in Arkansas are studying to receive their GED. Each May, prisoners who have earned their GED are brought to the Ouachita River Unit for a graduation ceremony.
Operations
inmate intake special needs unit regional maintenance garment processing construction reduction of sexual victimization program substance abuse education livestock and forage production education chaplaincy services gravel harvesting Paws in Prison program
References
External links Ouachita River Unit