The Office of the Secretary is comprised of employees responsible for supporting the Secretary in the administration of the various duties of the Department pursuant to law and Board of Corrections’ policy.
The Office of the Secretary
Dina Tyler
Communications Director
Dina.Tyler@doc.arkansas.gov
(501) 682-5190 (North Little Rock)
- Oversee constituent services, public information, DOC website and social media
- Point of contact for media
Nicholas C. Stewart, Human Resources and Training Administrator
Nicholas.Stewart@doc.arkansas.gov
(501) 682-3309
Tabrina M. Bratton, PhD, Quality Improvement and Program Evaluation Administrator
Tabrina.Bratton@doc.arkansas.gov
(501) 682-3309
- Evaluate department programs and services
- Design and conduct applied research
- Oversee UALR doctoral residents
Richard Cooper,
Assistant Director, Construction & Maintenance & Arkansas Correctional Industries
Richard.Cooper@doc.arkansas.gov
(870) 267-6625
- Oversees the Construction and Maintenance Division
- Director for ACI
- Oversees design and development of new projects
The Arkansas Department of Corrections is comprised of over 4,000 dedicated employees within the following:
- The Division of Correction (formerly the Arkansas Department of Correction)
- Dexter Payne, Director
- The Division of Community Correction (formerly Arkansas Department of Community Correction)
- Jim Cheek, Director
- Arkansas Correctional School District
- Tracy Dowell, Interim Superintendent
- Post-Prison Transfer Board
- Lona McCastlain, Chairwoman
- The Sentencing Commission
- Director
For FOIA requests, please email DOC.FOIA@doc.arkansas.gov.
