Date Original
1900-1998
Description
This collection contains miscellaneous documents on inmates at Cummins Prison as well as photographs.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Arkansas Department of Correction, Cummins Unit is located just southeast of Grady, Arkansas. The state of Arkansas originally purchased 10,000 acres from the Cummins and Maple Grove plantations in order to build Cummins farm prison in 1902. By using inmate labor to pick cotton and raise crops, Cummins was supposed to make enough money to pay for its own operation. Inmates lived in military type bunks lined up next to each other in order to fit more inmates into a smaller space. Arkansas Department of Correction, Cummins Unit is still in operation today. The prison is a low security facility where inmates are housed in dormitory style cells.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Lincoln County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000679
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Department of Correction, Cummins Unit collection, MS.000679
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Department of Correction, Cummins Unit collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
