Grimes Unit
The Grimes Unit is a medium- and maximum-security state prison for men located in Newport, Jackson County, Arkansas, owned and operated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections.- Type: Prison
- Description: Prison in Arkansas, United States
- Address: 300 Corrections Drive, Newport, AR 72112
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McPherson Unit and Newport Municipal Airport.
McPherson Unit
Prison
McPherson Unit is a prison for women of the Arkansas Department of Corrections, located in Newport, Arkansas, off Arkansas Highway 384, 4 miles east of central Newport. McPherson Unit is situated 1,600 feet west of Grimes Unit.
Newport Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Newport Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located five nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Newport, a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Diaz and Campbell Station.
Diaz
Village
Diaz is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,224 at the 2020 census. Diaz is situated 4½ miles west of Grimes Unit.
Campbell Station
Village
Campbell Station is a city in Jackson County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 232 at the 2020 census. Campbell Station is situated 4½ miles northwest of Grimes Unit.
Newport
Town
Photo: Jma661, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newport is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas, United States located on the White River, 84 miles northeast of Little Rock. As of the 2020 census, Newport had a population of 8,005. Newport is situated 5 miles west of Grimes Unit.
Grimes Unit
- Category: government building
- Location: Village Township, Jackson, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.62597° or 35° 37′ 34″ northLongitude
-91.18812° or 91° 11′ 17″ westOpen location code
867CJRG6+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 486217205OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonWikidata ID
Q28446407
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