Arkansas

The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for incarcerated people and staff in carceral facilities located in Arkansas. The State DOC Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by Arkansas's state department of corrections.

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The Arkansas Department of Corrections has gradually reduced the granularity of data included on its dashboard, becoming less transparent over time.

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State DOC Data GradeView scorecard
Cumulative CasesActive CasesCumulative DeathsTests
Incarcerated PeopleCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons14,7788,44441235230----
Federal Prisons9392,8980026----
ICE Detention Centers----------------
State and Local Youth Facilities----------------
StaffCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10kCountPer 10k
State Adult Prisons--------47----
Federal Prisons----4--0------
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Facilities by

FacilityIncarcerated PeopleStaff

Forrest City Federal Correctional Complex

Federal Prisons

939--
View our data on Github
Map of Arkansas with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.

940

Spikes represent the cumulative cases in a facility for incarcerated people

Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard

Data Reporting & Quality GradeF*

This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for the state department of corrections in Arkansas. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.

Scores assessed as of December 29, 2022.

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The Arkansas Department of Corrections has gradually reduced the granularity of data included on its dashboard, becoming less transparent over time.

Data reporting for incarcerated people
  • Cumulative Cases

    Systemwide only

  • Cumulative Deaths

    None

  • Active Cases

    Systemwide only

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data reporting for staff
  • Cumulative Cases

    None

  • Cumulative Deaths

    None

  • Active Cases

    Systemwide only

  • Tests Administered

    None

  • Population

    None

  • Vaccinations

    None

  • Boosters

    None

Data quality
  • Machine Readable

    No

  • Regularly Updated

    Yes

  • Clearly Defined

    No

  • Contextualized Historically

    Yes

Prison and Jail Releases Related to COVID

We collect data on jurisdictions across the U.S. that have released people from adult prison and jail custody in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click a row to view full details.

FacilityPeople releasedRelease details

Statewide prisons

Arkansas

300Other

Statewide prisons

Arkansas

430Other

Craighead County Jail

Craighead

15Minor offenses

Pulaski County Jail

Pulaski

35Minor offenses

Washington County Jail

Washington

150Parole/probation violation
Map of Arkansas with spikes representing the active metric for each facility.
County with a release

Grassroots and Community Organizing Efforts Related to COVID

Our team collects data on grassroots and community organizing efforts by incarcerated people, their families, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and advocates aimed at influencing government agencies to protect the lives of people incarcerated in prisons, jails, and detention centers against the threats posed by COVID-19. Click a row to view full details.

Target facilityCountyDate of actionOrganizationType of effortInternal/ externalEffort concernsSource
Cummins Unit of Arkansas Department of CorrectionsLincoln4/12/2020Incarcerated folks at Cummins UnitUprising/Protest–InternalExternalTesting procedures, Sanitation improvements
Southwest Arkansas Community Correction CenterMiller4/12/20205 incarcerated folks briefly escapedPrison BreakExternalAccelerated releases