Arkansas DOC – Ouachita River Unit

Arkansas DOC – Ouachita River 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: 501-467-3400

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at ADC-Ouachita located at 100 Walco Ln in Malvern, 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 Ouachita River Unit is an Arkansas Department of Corrections intake and classification facility located in Malvern AR. Most inmates in the state initially start here and only stay for a few days to a few weeks to be classified and then moved on to their more permanent facility. Therefore the institution houses about 1,760 inmates ranging from minimum to medium custody and often visitation is not possible due to the short duration of their stay.

Ouachita River offers a variety of services including substance abuse education, reduction of sexual victimization programs for sex offenders and special needs programs. The facility also has livestock and forage production and allows inmates to work with animals in the Paws program. There are educational opportunities such as earning a GED and basic adult education. Laundry processing and construction are just some of the available jobs for inmates.

Operations: Agriculture – Cow/Calf and Forage Production, Hay Operations, and Garden Operations; Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)/Narcotics Anonymous (NA) Programs; Central Male Intake; Construction; Dog Kennel Operations; Faith-Based Principles and Applications for Life (PAL) Program; GED Program/Central Arkansas Baptist Bible Institute; Hobby Craft; Inmate Council; Special Needs Unit (provides additional beds for special needs inmates, which includes hospital services and sheltered living); Paws in Prison Program; Reduction of Sexual Victimization Program (RSVP); Regional Maintenance; Residential Program Unit – Habilitation; Think Legacy Program; Reentry Program; Vocational Programs; and Workforce Alliance for Growth in the Economy (WAGE) Program

Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) – Ouachita River 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 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 this link.

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.