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The list includes only those facilities under the supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and includes some facilities operated under contract by private entities to TDCJ. It does not include federal prisons or county jails, nor does it include the North Texas State Hospital; though the facility houses those classified as ...
Pam Lychner State Jail is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice state jail for men located in Atascocita, unincorporated northeast Harris County, Texas, United States, east of Humble. [1] [2] It is 20 miles northeast of Downtown Houston. [1] In July 1995, [3] the jail, initially the Atascocita State Jail, opened.
The 12,789 acres (5,176 ha) prison is located on Farm to Market Road 230, [4] near Lovelady and 13 miles (21 km) west of Trinity. [ 2 ] Robert Perkinson, author of Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire , said that while the TDCJ and other agencies operate many types of prisons and jails in Texas, "if any unit stands for the rest," it ...
Alfred D. Hughes Unit is a prison for men of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in Gatesville, Texas. The prison is named after Al Hughes who served as a chairperson on the Texas Board of Corrections from 1985 to 1989. The 390 acres (160 ha) facility is located along Farm to Market Road 929, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Texas Loop ...
The Willacy County State Jail is a privately owned medium-security prison for men located in Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, operated by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [1] [2] It has an official capacity of 1,069 inmates. [2]
In 2021, TDCJ began issuing Securus tablets to prison inmates for free. Inmates could use them to make a phone call instead of having to wait for a phone to become available.
The Ruben M. Torres Unit is a state prison for men located in Hondo, Medina County, Texas, owned and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [1] This facility was opened in January 1993, and a maximum capacity of 1384 male inmates held at various security levels. Stand-up comedian Ali Siddiq have been locked up in there.
Joe Kegans Intermediate Sanctions Facility is an Intermediate Sanctions facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located along the northeast edge of Downtown Houston, Texas. [1] The approximately 1 acre (0.40 ha) facility for men is located .5 miles (0.80 km) south of Interstate 10. [2]