Delta Regional Unit Overview
Delta Regional Unit is operated by the Arkansas Division of Correction in Dermott. The ADC facility page identifies it as a prison in Chicot County, about 50 miles southeast of Pine Bluff. It lists the unit address, phone, fax, established date, ACA accreditation, capacity, directions, and programs. Unlike the Chicot County Jail, Delta Regional Unit is not the first stop for a fresh city or sheriff arrest. It is part of the state prison system for people in ADC custody.
The research sources describe Delta Regional Unit as an adult male facility with minimum, medium, and maximum custody functions reflected across ADC and ACA materials. The 2023 ACA audit gives detailed plant and population information, including acreage, square footage, custody mix, staffing, housing history, and an actual population count at the time of review. The ADC facility page lists education, recovery, work, and reentry programs, including GED and Ready Testing, dyslexia intervention, Alcoholics Anonymous / Thread of Hope Recovery, Anger Management, PAL, Think Legacy, WAGE, and janitorial supply industry work.
Delta Regional Unit Population
Delta Regional Unit has the strongest sourced population data of any Chicot County facility. The current ADC facility page lists capacity as 599. The ADC FY2022 annual report listed capacity 614 and FY2022 average daily population 603. The 2023 ACA audit listed rated capacity 625, actual population 622, and 12-month average daily population 610. A legislative/DOC daily statewide population report for January 1, 2026 listed Delta Regional Unit at in-count 619, court 2, total 621, capacity 472, and 131.6 percent of that report's capacity basis.
| Measure | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Current facility capacity | 599 | Arkansas DOC Delta facility page, inspected May 28, 2026 |
| FY2022 capacity | 614 | ADC FY2022 annual report |
| FY2022 ADP | 603 | ADC FY2022 annual report |
| 2023 rated capacity | 625 | ACA accreditation audit |
| 2023 actual population | 622 | ACA accreditation audit |
| January 1, 2026 total | 621 | Arkansas Legislature / DOC daily statewide population report |
Delta Regional Unit Search
Use the Arkansas DOC inmate locator for Delta Regional Unit. The locator searches state correction custody, not Chicot County Jail bookings. It allows searches by ADC number, county, last name, first name, facility, gender, offense category, age, and race. The facility dropdown includes Delta Regional Unit, and the county dropdown includes Chicot. The locator requires the user to check the disclaimer before searching.
The ADC locator can also display Chicot-related status labels that are easy to confuse with local jail records, such as Chicot County Waiting List and Lake Village Jail Wk. Those are ADC search labels, not proof that Lake Village has a public city jail roster. If a person is not found in ADC, check the Chicot County sheriff, VINE, and Search ARCourts before concluding that no custody or case record exists.
- Open the Arkansas DOC inmate locator and check the required disclaimer box.
- Search by ADC number if known, or use last name and first name for a broader search.
- Select Delta Regional Unit in the facility dropdown when the person is believed to be housed there.
- Open the profile to review facility, custody classification, sentence history, PE/TE information, and mailing address.
The Arkansas DOC inmate search form is the correct public locator for Delta Regional Unit inmate records.
The locator search fields help separate state prison custody from Chicot County Jail custody and city police arrest processing.
Delta Regional Unit Contact
Contact Delta Regional Unit for facility-specific questions about an ADC prisoner, approved visitation, program availability, and mailing instructions. For a fresh Chicot County arrest, contact the sheriff or city police first because Delta does not operate as the county jail roster. For court charges from a Chicot County arrest, use Search ARCourts or the Chicot Circuit Clerk.
Delta Regional Unit
880 East Gaines
Dermott, AR 71638-9505
870-538-2000
Fax: 870-538-2027
ADC directions say to travel south from Pine Bluff on Highway 65, turn right at Highway 165 in Dermott, continue on Highway 165 South, turn left on East Gaines, and proceed to the unit. Call the facility before travel because prison entry, visits, property, and approved visitor lists are controlled by ADC rules and unit status.
Delta Regional Unit Visits
Delta Regional Unit visitation follows Arkansas DOC statewide procedures unless the unit has a more specific rule or a temporary status restriction. The research captured ADC online-services detail for Securus video visitation. Visitors must be on the approved visitor or phone record, video visits must be scheduled at least 48 hours in advance, visits last 30 minutes, and recording or photographing a video visit is prohibited. The captured statewide video windows were Monday through Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday through Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for standard ADC facilities, with Supermax different.
| Visit type | Schedule or status | Documented rule |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visitation | Delta-specific text schedule not captured | Call 870-538-2000 and follow ADC approval rules. |
| Video visitation | Monday-Friday, 4:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. | ADC statewide standard video window captured in research. |
| Video visitation | Saturday-Sunday, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. | Schedule at least 48 hours ahead. |
| Visit length | 30 minutes | Captured Securus/ADC video visit detail. |
| Video cost | $5.00 per 30-minute session | Reported as of January 2025 in research capture. |
Note: Verify Delta Regional Unit visit approval and unit status before scheduling or traveling.
Delta Regional Unit Deposits
Delta Regional Unit money and phone funding follow Arkansas DOC statewide banking procedures. The ADC banking page says the department works with CorrectPay/VendEngine and Access Corrections for Trust Account and Pre-Pay Phone Service Account deposits. CorrectPay support is listed as 1-855-836-3364 option 2, and the automated telephone deposit service is listed as 501-474-6460. Access Corrections offers mobile, online, phone, and walk-in retail options after registration.
Research captured several important deposit limits and changes. CorrectPay/VendEngine inspection reported a $10.00 trust deposit minimum, $25.00 prepaid phone minimum, two payments per card per week, $100 per credit card per day, four payments per inmate per day, and $100 per inmate per day. Visa, MasterCard, and Discover were reported as accepted, while payroll, prepaid, and reloadable cards were not. ADC states paper money orders are no longer accepted after May 31, 2025.
| Service | Method | Provider or phone | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trust deposit | Online | CorrectPay / VendEngine | Deposits described as posting within 30 minutes. |
| Phone deposit | Online or phone | CorrectPay / 501-474-6460 | Account setup required. |
| Trust or phone deposit | Online | Access Corrections | Mastercard and Visa accepted per ADC page. |
| Deposit by phone | Live agent | 866-345-1884 | Live bilingual agent available 24/7 per ADC. |
| Cash deposit | Walk-in retailer | cashpaytoday.com barcode | Retail options include CVS, Dollar General, Family Dollar, 7-Eleven, and Walgreens. |
| Paper money order | Not accepted | ADC says paper money orders ended after May 31, 2025. |
ADC online services also include Securus phone service, eMessaging, package program links, inmate database download, and tablet program details. Securus phone service support was captured as 1-800-844-6591.
Delta Regional Unit Custody
Delta Regional Unit receives sentenced state prisoners and ADC custody statuses, not ordinary local arrest bookings. A person usually moves from arrest to county jail, then court, then ADC if sentenced or committed. ADC time computation materials state that ADC uses eOMIS to calculate sentence time and transfer eligibility and updates calculations when sentence revisions are recorded. The ADC profile can include facility, custody classification, good-time class, PE/TE date, sentence history, detainers, disciplinary data, risk score or level, court orders, and program achievements.
The 2023 ACA audit described Delta as a minimum, medium, and maximum adult male correctional facility with an age range of 18 to 72. At audit time, the custody distribution was 219 maximum, 200 medium, and 199 minimum. The facility plant was described as 108,000 square feet on 97.9 acres, with original designed capacity 400 and later emergency housing changes. Earlier audit details noted double fences, a Senstar security system, and digital video cameras monitored in a control center.
Delta Regional Unit Programs
ADC materials list several education, reentry, work, and recovery programs at Delta Regional Unit. Education options include Dyslexia Intervention, JET, Literacy I/II/III, GED and Ready Testing, iCEV industry-recognized credentials, and ServSafe Food Handler. Recovery and behavior programs include Alcoholics Anonymous / Thread of Hope Recovery Program, Anger Management, and PAL. Reentry and workforce programs include Think Legacy and Workforce Alliance for Growth in the Economy, commonly listed as WAGE.
Work and industry references include janitorial supply industry and regional maintenance or jail operation functions in ADC materials. These programs help explain why Delta Regional Unit should be treated as a state prison facility page, not as a local Chicot County Jail page. Program availability can change by custody level, staffing, discipline status, and unit operations, so confirm current program access with ADC or the facility.