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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

The Secretary’s Office

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

Lindsay Wallace
Secretary
[email protected]
(501) 682-3309 

Wade Hodge
Chief of Staff
(501) 682-3309
[email protected] 

Nicholas C. Stewart
Deputy Chief of Staff
Nicholas.Stewart@doc.arkansas.gov
(501) 682-3309

Tawnie Rowell
Chief Legal Counsel
[email protected] (501) 682-3309

Chad Brown
Chief Financial Officer
[email protected]
(870) 619-9829

Rand Champion
Communications Director
[email protected]
(501) 683-5191

Tabrina M. Bratton, PhD, Quality Improvement and Program Evaluation Administrator
[email protected]
(501) 682-3309

Syrna Bowers,
Assistant Director, Programs and Reintegration
[email protected]
(501) 682-9577

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)
  • The Division of Community Correction (formerly Arkansas Department of Community Correction)
    • Jim Cheek, Director
  • Arkansas Correctional School District
  • Post-Prison Transfer Board (formerly Parole Board)
  • The Sentencing Commission

For FOIA requests, please email [email protected].

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