Diagnostic Unit is located in the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas which has a population of 49,083 (as of 2016) residents. This prison has a capacity of 744 inmates, which means this is the maximum amount of beds per facility. Diagnostic Unit began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 1981 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. There is an average of 459 inmates currently serving time at this facility. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior. This facility is currently under the supervision of Area Manager Shirley Ellingburg and houses male and female offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at Diagnostic Unit, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.

Diagnostic Unit Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

870-247-6410

Fax Number for Diagnostic Unit is:

870-267-6837

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

Diagnostic Unit
7500 Correction Circle
Pine Bluff, AR 71603-1498

To Send Mail to an Inmate at Diagnostic Unit:

(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)

Diagnostic Unit
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
7500 Correction Circle
Pine Bluff, AR 71603-1498