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Arkansas DOC – Benton Unit basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 501-315-2252
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at ADC-Benton Unit located at 6701 Arkansas Hwy 67 in Benton, AR are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.
Benton Unit is an Arkansas Department of Corrections state work release facility housing only minimum custody level inmates in Saline County. Inmates incarcerated in here can earn time off of their sentence for good behavior and working. Many of the offenders at this facility are people who had a technical violation on their parole or are pre-release, meaning they are getting ready to be released from prison. This facility provides vocational training in maintaining various grounds in the area and the offenders can take advantage of educational programs and substance abuse treatment program.
Operations: GED Program; Job Placement – Including Welding, Painting, Shipping and Receiving, Mechanics, Hydraulics, Cooking, Equipment Operation, Automobile Repair; Regional Maintenance; Work Release
- Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) – Benton Unit – Inmate Programs
- Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) – Benton Unit – Inmate Handbook
| Operations | Work release, education, Substance Abuse Education, and regional maintenance. |
Inmate Telephone – Inmates are provided with coinless telephones during set hours of use. Inmates can only make collect calls to pre-approved numbers. Inmates cannot have cellular phones or calling cards. Inmates can lose their telephone privileges for disciplinary reasons. Each unit has its own telephone policy, so please check with the particular unit for specific hours of use.
Inmate Commissary Lists – It is the policy of the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) to provide Inmate Commissaries from which inmates may purchase products. Items included in the various Inmate Commissaries are determined by the centralized Commissary Committee.
The specific sale price of commissary items is determined by the Board of Corrections. Proceeds from the sale of items through Inmate Commissaries are placed in the Inmate Welfare Fund. Inmate Welfare funds can only be used for the general benefit of the inmates under rules and regulations as established by the Board of Corrections.
NOTE:
1.) The contents of the Master Commissary List is subject to change at any time.
2.) The Warden or Center Supervisor of a facility may restrict the sale of an item in a Commissary.
3.) Items sold in facilities housing work release inmates, specifically approved for sale to work release inmates, will be considered contraband on the date the inmate no longer qualifies for work release programs.
INDIGENT COMMISSARY LIST – An inmate shall be eligible for the program if their inmate trust account balance is less than $10.00 and the inmate has received less than $10.00 on their account during the immediately preceding thirty (30) days, issue of indigent items shall be reduced by the value of the account balance.
Tobacco Policy – Inmates are not allowed to have any kind of tobacco. This policy prohibits inmates from possessing “any smoking or smokeless tobacco product.” If an inmate does have tobacco, it is considered contraband and the inmate will be disciplined. Visitors and employees must leave all tobacco products in their vehicle. Bringing tobacco products into a facility will result in loss of visitation privileges.
visitation Info
Visiting hours for PRISON_NAME. For Directions call PRISON_PHONE
Sunday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Federal Holidays 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
No cellphones, you will be searched before visiting. NO personal belongings. Persons under probation, parole, or other community corrections supervision must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.
If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate's extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not a family member of the inmate, the minor visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
