Wrightsville Unit Overview
Wrightsville Unit is a state prison operated by the Arkansas Department of Corrections, Division of Correction. The unit is physically in Pulaski County, near Wrightsville, but it is not a Pulaski County jail and it is not run by the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office. The research identifies the unit as a sentenced ADC facility, which means the custody record belongs in the state prison system after a person has moved out of local pretrial jail custody.
The official ADC facility detail for Wrightsville Unit gives a mailing address of P.O. Box 1000, Wrightsville, AR 72183-1000. The unit is described as about ten miles south of Little Rock, off Highway 365 in Wrightsville. The phone number in the research is 501-897-2901. ADC lists the unit capacity as 850, says the unit was established in 1981, and marks it as ACA accredited. Those details matter because a Wrightsville Unit inmate search should be treated as a state correctional search, not a county booking search.
Wrightsville Unit Capacity
The sourced facility figure for Wrightsville Unit is capacity, not a live daily count. ADC facility research lists the unit capacity as 850. No current Wrightsville-only daily population number was located in the Pulaski research file, so the page should not convert the capacity into a current inmate count. For a live housing status on a named person, use the ADC inmate search and confirm that the facility field names Wrightsville Unit.
Pulaski County also has a large county jail population at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility, but those local jail figures should not be merged with Wrightsville Unit. A person can be booked into the county jail first, appear on the county roster while pretrial or awaiting transfer, and later appear in the ADC locator after a state sentence or ADC assignment. That movement is the main reason a failed county roster search does not prove that the person is out of custody.
Lookup Wrightsville Unit Inmates
Use the Arkansas DOC inmate search for Wrightsville Unit. The Pulaski County Zuercher roster is for county jail custody and recent local bookings. It may show a person before sentencing, or it may show a hold for ADC while that person waits in county custody, but it is not the right source for a sentenced inmate already assigned to Wrightsville Unit.
The matched Arkansas DOC inmate search screenshot shows the statewide form used for Wrightsville Unit custody checks.
The facility field and ADC number search are the most useful parts of the form when a Pulaski County case has moved from local jail custody to state prison custody.
- Open the Arkansas DOC inmate search and accept the required disclaimer before searching.
- Search by ADC number when known, or use last name and first name for a name search.
- Use the facility dropdown if needed and look for Wrightsville Unit in the result or profile.
- Compare the ADC result with any recent county jail record if the person was just sentenced or transferred.
The ADC search form also includes County, Gender, Race, and Offense Category filters. County can help narrow a broad search tied to Pulaski County, but the facility result is the key custody clue. If a person has just moved from Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility to ADC custody, there may be a short period when the county roster and the state locator do not seem to line up. For county booking and hold details before transfer, use Pulaski County jail inmate records.
Wrightsville Unit Contact
Official facility contact should be used for unit-level questions about visits, mail routing, and current ADC procedures. The research gives a post office box as the official address, so do not replace it with a street address unless ADC later publishes one in an accessible facility detail. For urgent custody status, the ADC inmate search is still the first source because phone staff may not discuss details with every caller.
Wrightsville Unit
P.O. Box 1000
Wrightsville, AR 72183-1000
501-897-2901
Arkansas DOC state prison facility
The unit is located in the Wrightsville area of Pulaski County, about ten miles south of Little Rock. Visitors and families should use ADC instructions before travel because prison visits depend on approval, schedule, and current unit rules. A county jail visitor rule from Pulaski County does not control visits at Wrightsville Unit.
Wrightsville Unit Visitation
Wrightsville Unit visitation follows ADC prison rules. The research points to the Arkansas DOC visitation page and the ADC visitation application form. Approval is required before a visit. That approval step is different from a county jail public visitation notice, and it applies because Wrightsville Unit holds sentenced state prisoners.
| Visit Step | Published Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Approval | Visitor application required before prison visits | ADC visitation page and form |
| Schedule | Facility and ADC rules apply | ADC visitation page |
| Identification | Confirm current ID rules with ADC before travel | ADC rules |
| County jail visits | Not the governing rule set for Wrightsville Unit | Facility type |
The Pulaski research file does not provide a Wrightsville-specific day-by-day visiting schedule. Because schedule rules can change and approval status controls entry, callers should confirm current ADC procedures with the unit before driving to Wrightsville.
Wrightsville Unit Mail
ADC mail and money rules are separate from Pulaski County jail rules. For letters, ADC says to use the inmate name, ADC number, unit name, and unit mailing address. Mail is opened and inspected. Photos are allowed under ADC limits, but Polaroids, nude or sexual material, and gang or security-threat material are prohibited. Publications must come directly from a publisher, bookstore, or vendor.
| Service | ADC Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | Inmate name and ADC number, Wrightsville Unit, P.O. Box 1000, Wrightsville, AR 72183-1000 |
| Phone | Follow Arkansas DOC phone-call guidance |
| Money | Use ADC inmate trust or pre-pay phone service account deposit options |
| Money Orders | ADC posted that paper money orders would no longer be accepted after May 31, 2025 |
The ADC mail and money guidance also says money orders are sent to inmate banking rather than the unit, but the current research notes the paper money order cutoff after May 31, 2025. For that reason, families should use the current ADC deposit channels and should not mail paper money to Wrightsville Unit.
Wrightsville Unit Intake
Wrightsville Unit intake is not street-arrest booking. A Pulaski County arrest begins in local law enforcement custody and may lead to booking at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility. After a conviction and a state sentence, custody can shift to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. ADC then handles reception, classification, housing assignment, and later transfer decisions inside the state system.
Classification means ADC reviews custody needs, program needs, security issues, and placement factors. A person may not remain at the first ADC location shown after transfer. If the county roster once showed a Hold for ADC and the person later appears at Wrightsville Unit, the state record is the better source for prison location, sentence status, and ADC number.
About Wrightsville Unit
Wrightsville Unit is part of Pulaski County's state correctional footprint. The unit's official program and operation list includes agriculture, Braille, education, GED and Ready Testing, iCEV credentials, ServSafe Food Handler, graphic arts, furniture manufacturing, data imaging, reentry, regional maintenance, Substance Abuse TC, SATP, and Think Legacy. Those programs are ADC prison operations, not Pulaski County jail services.
The local custody path often crosses systems. A person arrested in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Jacksonville, or another Pulaski County jurisdiction may start in county custody, then move into ADC custody after sentencing. For that reason, searches tied to Wrightsville Unit should use the ADC locator, while current county jail questions should be checked through the Pulaski County jail roster or the county jail information line.
Note: Confirm custody, visit approval, and mail rules with ADC before travel or sending funds.