- State Prison
- Arkansas
- 300 Wackenhut Way, Newport, AR 72112-3349
- 870-523-5877
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Arkansas DOC – Grimes 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: 870-523-5877
This facility is for adult inmates.
The inmates housed at ADC-Grimes located at 300 Corrections Dr in Newport, 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.
The Grimes Unit is an Arkansas DOC medium- and maximum-security state prison for men located in Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas (next door to the McPherson Unit for women), owned and operated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The facility has a capacity of 1,012 inmates, a large percentage are technical parole violators, offenders who have had to return to prison because they violated one or more of the terms of their original parole release.
Grimes unit offers inmates a wide array of treatments, programs, and vocational studies – they can also receive substance abuse treatment, educational classes, as well as participate in an agricultural and gardening program. Grimes Unit also offers inmates vocational skills in its industry program and ICC garage.
Operations: Agriculture – Garden and Bee Operations; Faith-Based Principles and Applications for Life (PAL) Program; GED Program/Arkansas State University; Inmate Council; Mental Health Groups; Regional Maintenance; Story Book Project; Substance Abuse Treatment Programs; Think Legacy Program; and Vo-Tech
Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) – Grimes Unit – Inmate Handbook
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. Boot Camp inmates may write and receive letters only. They have access to telephones only in emergency situations or to notify family or friends prior to graduation from the Boot Camp.
Tobacco Policy – Inmates are not allowed to have any kind of tobacco. This policy became effective on January 17, 2000, and 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.
Synthetic Drugs – Synthetic drugs are known by numerous names (Spice, bath salts, K2, and Molly to name a few), and are legally sold in the community as incense or other products "not meant for human consumption" but have an alternate use to produce a high similar to that felt when using marijuana, amphetamines or LSD. The problem is that each batch of these drugs contains different chemicals meaning each batch can produce different effects some of which can be life-threatening. For more information, please click on the following link.
Directions: From Little Rock travel approximately 100 miles north on Highway 67 North. Turn right on Exit 83, Highway 384. Travel approximately 2 ½ miles and turn left on 384S (300 Corrections Drive), Grimes Unit on the left.
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.
