Providing Safety and

Hope for Arkansans

Providing Safety and Hope for Arkansans

Committed to public safety and providing professional management solutions and evidence-based rehabilitative initiatives for offenders

Sentencing Commission

Board of Corrections

Correctional Industries

Correction

Post-Prison Transfer Board

School District

Community Correction

Secretary

Joe Profiri

Appointed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2023, Secretary Joe Profiri brings more than 30 years of correctional and criminal justice administration experience to the Arkansas Department of Corrections.

Our Mission

The mission of the Department of Corrections is to be a public safety resource for Arkansas families by providing professional management solutions and evidence-based rehabilitative initiatives for offenders.

Our Mission

The mission of the Department of Corrections is to be a public safety resource for Arkansas families by providing professional management solutions and evidence-based rehabilitative initiatives for offenders.

Online Services

The Online Services Center is a one-stop resource for the public
to easily access the numerous available DOC online services.

The possibilities with our agency are truly limitless.

Paws in Prison

Arkansas Paws in Prison is committed to rehabilitating inmates and giving shelter dogs a second chance at life through a mutually beneficial, inmate instructed, canine training program.

Paws in Prison

Arkansas Paws in Prison is committed to rehabilitating inmates and giving shelter dogs a second chance at life through a mutually beneficial, inmate instructed, canine training program.