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The Varner Unit is a high-security state prison of the Arkansas Department of Correction in Varner,〔"(New hearing ordered for 3 in Ark. scout deaths )." ''Associated Press'' at the ''Worcester Telegram''. Wednesday September 29, 2010. Retrieved on March 5, 2011. "Damien Echols is interviewed in the visiting area of the Arkansas Department of Correction Varner Unit prison in Varner,"〕 Choctaw Township, unincorporated Lincoln County, Arkansas, United States. It is located along U.S. Highway 65,〔"(Varner Unit )." Arkansas Department of Correction. Retrieved on July 18, 2010. "28 miles south of Pine Bluff off Highway 65 in Lincoln County."〕 near Grady,〔"(Doors to Arkansas' Death Row Open Unexpectedly for Second Time )." ''Associated Press'' at ''KAIT''. January 29, 2004. Retrieved on March 5, 2011. "The Varner Supermax is near Grady in Lincoln County."〕 and south of Pine Bluff.〔 The prison can house over 1,600 prisoners, and it includes a 468-bed supermax (Super Maximum Security) facility.〔(History of the Arkansas Department of Correction )〕 The Varner Unit houses male inmates scheduled for execution in Arkansas, currently performed by lethal injection. The actual executions take place at the nearby Cummins Unit.〔"(State Capitol Week in Review )" ((Archive )) State of Arkansas. June 13, 2008. Retrieved on August 15, 2010. "Executions are carried out in the Cummins Unit, which is adjacent to Varner."〕 The female death row is located at the McPherson Unit.〔Haddigan, Michael. "(They Kill Women, Don't They? )" ''Arkansas Times''. April 9, 1999. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.〕 Varner is one of the state of Arkansas's "parent unit"s for male prisoners; it serves as one of several units of initial assignment for processed male prisoners.〔"(Guide for Family and Friends )" ((Archive )). Arkansas Department of Correction. 2 (4/27). Retrieved on July 18, 2010. " After intake, inmates are transferred to a parent unit for their initial assignment. Male inmates are assigned to the Varner, Cummins, East Arkansas, Grimes or Tucker Units."〕 ==History== The Varner Unit was opened in 1987 with 300 beds, and its capacity was soon increased to 700 beds. Further construction has brought the total capacity to over 1,600 prisoners.〔 The supermax units opened in 2000, and federal grants paid 90% of the construction costs.〔"(Prison History and Gallery )." Arkansas Department of Correction. Retrieved on November 22, 2010.〕 At one time the State of Arkansas housed all young male offenders in the state prison system in Varner. While this was the case, prison guards and prisoners nicknamed the facility the "Gladiator School."〔Parker, Allison. ''The rest of their lives: Life Without Parole for Child Offenders in the United States''. Human Rights Watch, 2005. (75 ). Retrieved from Google Books on March 5, 2011. ISBN 1-56432-335-8, ISBN 978-1-56432-335-4.〕 On Friday August 22, 2003, all 39 Arkansas death row inmates were moved from the Maximum Security Unit to the Supermax at the Varner Unit.〔"(Death Row On The Move )." ''KAIT''. August 26, 2003. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.〕 In 2011, a fight among prisoners and correctional officers led to injuries among correctional officers.〔"(Ark. prison guards hurt during brawl with inmates )." ''NECN''. March 3, 2011. Retrieved on March 5, 2011.〕 During 2004/2005, ADC installed an electric fence between two non-electric fences in the Varner Unit. It received testing in late December 2004 and was activated in January 2005. The system used inmate labor to assist with the construction of the fence.〔"(Third Electric Fence Installed With Inmate Labor )." ''ADC Advocate''. Arkansas Department of Correction, February 2005. 3 (3/25). Retrieved on March 6, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Varner Unit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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