Arizona State Prison Complex – Eyman is a state prison for men located in
Florence
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Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
. Eyman is one of 13 prison facilities operated by the
Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC).
On May 3, 1991, Governor
Fife Symington
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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 and execution chamber.
Notable inmates
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Mark Goudeau – Serial killer known as The Baseline Killer. Sentenced to death.
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Aaron Gunches – Murderer. Sentenced to death.
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Dale Hausner – Serial killer. Sentenced to death. Committed suicide in prison in 2013.
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Leroy Nash – Murderer sentenced to death. Died of natural causes on February 12, 2010, at the age of 94. Oldest prisoner in Arizona at time of death.
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Richard Djerf – Murderer. Sentenced to death. One of twenty Arizona death row inmates who has exhausted all appeals.
See also
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Prison
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List of U.S. state prisons
This is a list of U.S. state prisons (2010) (not including federal prisons or county jails in the United States or prisons in U.S. territories):
* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
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List of Arizona state prisons
There are currently 48 state prisons, geographically grouped into 14 complexes and two correctional treatment facilities, for state prisoners in the U.S. state of Arizona. This number does not include federal prisons, detention centers for the U. ...
References
External links
Arizona Department of CorrectionsEyman Prison
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Eyman
Buildings and structures in Pinal County, Arizona
Capital punishment in Arizona
Florence, Arizona
1991 establishments in Arizona