Wrightsville Unit

The Wrightsville Unit is an Arkansas Department of Correction prison in Wrightsville, Arkansas.^[1]

Over 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) of land at Wrightsville is dedicated to the raising of cattle and the production of hay.

The land occupied by the unit formerly housed the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville. There are no markers there that indicate that the boys school existed or that a fatal 1959 fire at the boys school had occurred.^[2]

References

↑ "Facilities: Wrightsville Unit". Arkansas Department of Correction. State of Arkansas. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
↑ "THV Extra: Arkansas' Secret Holocaust". THV11. Arkansas Television Company. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2011.

External links

Wrightsville Unit

Arkansas Department of Correction prisons

State prisons	Benton Boot Camp Program♂♀ Cummins Delta Regional Diagnostic East Arkansas Regional Grimes Hawkins♀ Maximum Security McPherson♀ North Central Ouachita River Pine Bluff Texarkana Regional Tucker Varner Williams Wrightsville

Work release centers	Mississippi County Northwest Arkansas

Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀ (female only) or ♂♀ (both sexes)

Coordinates: 34°36′06″N 92°11′33″W / 34.60170°N 92.19240°W / 34.60170; -92.19240

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