Tucker Unit
![Aerial view of the Tucker Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, February 26, 1994](/Images/godic/202501/26/TuckerMaxAerialView5901.PNG")
![Map of the Tucker Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, July 1, 1984](/Images/godic/202501/26/lossless-page1-220px-Tuckerunitmap.tiff5901.png")
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The Tucker Unit is a prison in Tucker, Dudley Lake Township, unincorporated Jefferson County, Arkansas, 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Pine Bluff. It is operated by the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC). Tucker is one of the state of Arkansas's "parent units" for male prisoners; it serves as one of several units of initial assignment for processed male prisoners.