Ouachita River Unit

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==