Arizona State Prison Complex - Eyman
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Arizona State Prison Complex – Eyman is a state prison for men located in Florence
, Arizona
. Eyman is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections
(ADC).
May 3, 1991 and Governor Fife Symington provided an opening address officially opening ASPC-Eyman. In addition, ASPC-Eyman/Rynning Unit also officially opened. The complex was named after Frank Eyman who was a Warden at Florence. The Meadows Unit was named after Della Meadows who worked 35 years as the Wardens' secretary during her tenure with the Arizona Department of Corrections. Special Management Unit II (SMU II) was renamed Browning Unit on June 2, 2008 after Army Staff Sgt. Charles R. Browning who died serving in Afghanistan and worked at SMU II.
ASPC-Eyman has an inmate capacity of approximately 4,544 in 8 housing units at security levels 3, 4 and 5. The ADC uses a score classification system to assess inmates appropriate custody and security level placement. The scores range from 2 to 5 with 5 being the highest risk or need. ASPC-Eyman is a modern, medium to high security prison.
Browning Unit (Formerly SMU II) in Eyman contains Arizona's male death row
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Florence, Arizona
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,054 people, 2,226 households, and 1,540 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,056.2 people per square mile . There were 3,216 housing units at an average density of 387.7 per square mile...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. Eyman is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the Arizona Department of Corrections
Arizona Department of Corrections
The Arizona Department of Corrections is in charge of the incarceration of inmates in 10 prisons in the U.S. state of Arizona. As of April 2009, the ADC manages over 40,191 imprisoned inmates and over 7,216 inmates who have been paroled or that are statutorily released. ADC is also in involved in...
(ADC).
May 3, 1991 and Governor Fife Symington provided an opening address officially opening ASPC-Eyman. In addition, ASPC-Eyman/Rynning Unit also officially opened. The complex was named after Frank Eyman who was a Warden at Florence. The Meadows Unit was named after Della Meadows who worked 35 years as the Wardens' secretary during her tenure with the Arizona Department of Corrections. Special Management Unit II (SMU II) was renamed Browning Unit on June 2, 2008 after Army Staff Sgt. Charles R. Browning who died serving in Afghanistan and worked at SMU II.
ASPC-Eyman has an inmate capacity of approximately 4,544 in 8 housing units at security levels 3, 4 and 5. The ADC uses a score classification system to assess inmates appropriate custody and security level placement. The scores range from 2 to 5 with 5 being the highest risk or need. ASPC-Eyman is a modern, medium to high security prison.
Browning Unit (Formerly SMU II) in Eyman contains Arizona's male death row
Death row
Death row signifies the place, often a section of a prison, that houses individuals awaiting execution. The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution , even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.After individuals are found...
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| ASPC Unit | Custody Level |
|---|---|
| Cook | 3 |
| Meadows | 3 |
| Rynning | 4 |
| SMU I | 5 |
| SMU I PS | 5 |
| Browning | 5 |
| Browning Minors | 5 |
| Browning Mental Health | 5 |
See also
- PrisonPrisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
- List of U.S. state prisons
- List of Arizona state prisons
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