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==Economy== The Arkansas Department of Corrections [[Wrightsville Unit]] focuses on educational and rehabilitative services, aiding in workforce preparation, substance abuse recovery, and other aspects of re-entry into society for as many as 850 male and 200 female inmates. A 212-inmate capacity boot camp program was administered at the site for first-time non-violent inmates, along with a 50-inmate capacity female work release program, operated by the ADC since 1990. Since 2011, faith based program Pathway to Freedom has served the Hawkins Men unit, and the Hawkins female unit has taken up industry and food services programs. Wrightsville men's unit houses many programs: Agriculture β Beef Production, Forage Production; Arkansas State Police Barracks (located in Little Rock); Braille Program; Canine Unit; GED Program; WAGE job skills; Industry Operations β Graphic Arts, Furniture Manufacturing, and Data Imaging; Reentry Program; Regional Maintenance; Substance Abuse Therapeutic Community Program (TC); Substance Abuse Treatment Program (SATP); and ACI Warehouse vocational program. It is a major employer in the community, with a staff of 169 employees in various fields.<ref>[http://www.adc.arkansas.gov/facilities/facilities5.html Facilities 5]. [[Arkansas Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.</ref> The land occupied by the unit formerly housed the [[Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School]].<ref>"[http://www.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=60021 THV Extra: Arkansas' Secret Holocaust]." THV. Retrieved on March 9, 2011.</ref> Wrightsville also serves as the [[city of license]] for one Little Rock area radio station, [[KLAL-FM]], and the [[United States Postal Service|U.S. Postal Service]] operates the Wrightsville Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/wrightsville-16220-highway-365-wrightsville-ar-1388349 Post Officeβ’ Location β WRIGHTSVILLE]." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on March 8, 2011.</ref>
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