This is a list of state

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s in

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

. The list includes only those facilities under the supervision of the

Texas Department of Criminal Justice The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails ...

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 The North Texas State Hospital (NTSH) is an inpatient mental health facility owned by the State of Texas and under the Texas Health and Human Service Commission's Health and Specialty Care System division. NTSH has three campuses, one in Wichita ...

; though the facility houses those classified as "criminally insane" (such as

Andrea Yates Andrea Pia Yates ( Kennedy; born July 2, 1964) is an American woman from Houston, Texas, who confessed to drowning her five children in their bathtub on June 20, 2001. She had severe postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and schizophreni ...

) the facility is under the supervision of the

Texas Department of State Health Services Texas Department of State Health Services is a state agency of Texas. The department was created by House Bill 2292 of the 78th Texas Legislature in 2003 through the merging of four state agencies: the Texas Department of Health, Texas Department ...

. Facilities listed are for males unless otherwise stated.

Facilities operated by the TDCJ

Prisons

Region I

* Eastham Unit *

Ellis Unit O. B. Ellis Unit (E1, previously Ellis I Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in unincorporated Walker County, Texas, north of Huntsville. The unit, with about of space, now houses up to 2,400 male prisoners.

* W.J. Estelle Unit *

Ferguson Unit Jim Ferguson Unit (FE) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in unincorporated Madison County, Texas. The prison is located on Farm to Market Road 247, near Midway and northwest of Huntsville.

Thomas Goree Unit The Thomas Goree Unit (GR) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's prison, located in Huntsville, Texas, south of downtown Huntsville on Texas State Highway 75 South. The Goree Unit is located within Region I.

Huntsville Unit Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit (HV), nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States. The approximately facility, near downtown Huntsville, is operated by the Correctional Ins ...

– Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville *

Gib Lewis Unit Gib Lewis Unit a.k.a. Lewis Unit is a Texas state prison located approximately one mile east of Woodville, Texas, United States. The prison is located on approximately 360 acres and is operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correc ...

* Allan B. Polunsky Unit * Wynne Unit Region II * George Beto Unit * William R. Boyd Unit *

Coffield Unit The H. H. Coffield Unit (CO) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas. The prison, near Tennessee Colony, is along Farm to Market Road 2054. The unit, on a plot of land, is co-located ...

* Mark W. Michael Unit * Louie C. Powledge Unit * Barry Telford Unit Region III *

Clemens Unit Clemens Unit (CN) is a prison farm of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, in Greater Houston. The prison, with about , is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2004 and Texas Stat ...

* Darrington Unit * L.V. Hightower Unit * Jester III Unit (formerly Harlem III) *

Ramsey Unit The W. F. Ramsey Unit (previously Ramsey I Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison farm located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, with a Rosharon postal address; it is not inside the Rosharon census-designated place. The ...

(formerly W. F. Ramsey I Unit) *

Mark W. Stiles Unit Mark W. Stiles Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's prison located in an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, Texas, near Beaumont, Texas, Beaumont. The unit, located along Farm to Market Road 3514, is ...

* Richard P. LeBlanc Unit * Stringfellow Unit (formerly W. F. Ramsey II Unit) * Terrell Unit (formerly W. F. Ramsey III Unit) * Carol Vance Unit (formerly Harlem II and Jester II) Region IV * Dolph Briscoe Unit * John B. Connally Unit * James Lynaugh Unit * William G. McConnell Unit * Clarence N. Stevenson Unit * Ruben M. Torres Unit Region V * James V. Allred Unit * William P. "Bill" Clements Unit *

Dalhart Unit The Dalhart Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in unincorporated area, unincorporated Hartley County, Texas. The unit is along Farm to Market Road 998 and near U.S. Highway 54, west and south of Dalhart, Texas, ...

Price Daniel Unit The Price Daniel Unit is a state prison for men located in unincorporated Scurry County, Texas, near Snyder, owned by operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the ...

* Rufe Jordan Unit * Nathaniel J. Neal Unit **It was previously the only unit for women in West Texas. In 1997 the TDCJ proposed changing it into a men's unit. * T.L. Roach, Jr. Unit (Includes a Boot Camp) * Preston E. Smith Unit * Daniel Webster Wallace Unit Region VI *

Crain Unit The Christina Melton Crain Unit (formerly the Gatesville Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for females in Gatesville, Texas. The prison is along Texas State Highway 36, north of central Gatesville. The unit, with about of sp ...

(Female) (Formerly the Gatesville Unit) * Hilltop Unit (Female) *

William P. Hobby Unit The William P. Hobby Unit (HB) is a prison for women in unincorporated Falls County, Texas, United States. Named after William P. Hobby, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, it is a part of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). It is located ...

(Female) * Alfred D. Hughes Unit *

O.L. Luther Unit The O.L. Luther Unit is a state prison for men located in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, owned and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the ...

Mountain View Unit Mountain View Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison housing female offenders in Gatesville, Texas. The unit, with about of land, is located north of central Gatesville on Farm to Market Road 215. The prison is located in a 45 ...

(Female) *

Dr. Lane Murray Unit Dr. Lane Murray Unit is a women's prison of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in Gatesville, Texas. The prison is located on Texas State Highway 36, between Farm to Market Road 215 and Farm to Market Road 929. The unit, which ope ...

(Female) *

Wallace Pack Unit The Wallace Pack Unit (P1) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison in unincorporated Grimes County, Texas, south of Navasota. It is along Farm to Market Road 1227,French M. Robertson Unit

State jails

Region II *

Buster Cole State Jail Buster may refer to: People First name *Buster Drayton (born 1952), American boxer *Buster Glosson, retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general *Buster Mathis (1943–1995), American heavyweight boxer * Buster Mathis Jr. (born 1970), American heavy ...

Hutchins State Jail The Hutchins State Jail is a state prison for men located in Hutchins, Texas, Hutchins, a city in Dallas County, Texas, with a Dallas postal address. It is a part of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The state jail serves mixed security l ...

Region III * Larry Gist State Jail *

Dempsie Henley State Jail Dempsie Henley State Jail is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice Incarceration of women in the United States, state jail for women located in unincorporated area, unincorporated Liberty County, Texas, Liberty County, Texas. It is located on Texa ...

(Female) *

Pam Lychner State Jail 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.Lucille G. Plane State Jail Lucile Plane State Jail is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice state jail for women located in unincorporated Liberty County, Texas. It is located on Texas State Highway 321, north of Dayton. The facility, on an approximately plot of land, is ...

(Female) Region IV * Fabian Dale Dominguez State Jail *

Renaldo V. Lopez State Jail Renaldo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Renaldo "Obie" Benson (1937–2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter *Renaldo Balkman (born 1984), American professional basketball player *Renaldo Hill (b ...

Joe Ney State Jail Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated ...

(originally the Hondo Unit) *

Rogelio Sanchez State Jail The Rogelio Sanchez State Jail is a medium-security prison for men located in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 865,657, making it ...

Region V *

Marshall Formby State Jail Marshall may refer to: Places Australia * Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria Canada * Marshall, Saskatchewan * The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia Liberia * Marshall, Liberia Marshall Islands * Marshall Islands, an i ...

* J.B. Wheeler State Jail Region VI *

Travis County State Jail Travis may refer to: People and fictional characters *Travis (given name), a list of people and fictional characters *Travis (surname), a list of people Places in the United States *Travis, Staten Island, a neighborhood *Travis Air Force Base, a ...

* Linda Woodman State Jail (Female)

Transfer facilities

Region I * Glen Ray Goodman Unit HollidayUnitHuntsvilleTX

* Joe F. Gurney Unit * Reverend C.A. Holliday Unit Region II * Choice Moore Unit Region III *

Cotulla Unit Cotulla ( ) is a city in and the county seat of La Salle County, Texas, United States. Its population was 3,718 as of the 2020 census. History Immigrant Joseph Cotulla, who was reared in Silesia, then a part of Prussia, migrated to the Unite ...

* Fort Stockton Unit *

Garza East Unit Garza East Unit was a correctional transfer unit on the grounds of Chase Field Industrial Complex in unincorporated Bee County, Texas, near Beeville. It was co-located with the Garza West Unit. The facility closed in 2020. The facility was operat ...

(Originally Chase Field East Unit) *

Garza West Unit Garza West Unit is a correctional transfer unit on the grounds of Chase Field Industrial Complex in unincorporated Bee County, Texas, near the city of Beeville. It is co-located with the Garza East Unit. The facility is operated by the Correction ...

(Originally Chase Field West Unit) Region V *

Jim Rudd Unit The Jim Rudd Unit a.k.a. the Jim Rudd Transfer Facility is a state prison for men located in Brownfield, Terry County, Texas, owned and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a d ...

, named for former State Representative

Jim Rudd Jimmy Dean Rudd (born c. 1943), known as Jim Rudd, is an attorney and a Democratic former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Brownfield in Terry County in West Texas. He held the District 77 seat from 1977 to 1993. For his las ...

Brownfield In urban planning, brownfield land is any previously developed land that is not currently in use. It may be potentially contaminated, but this is not required for the area to be considered brownfield. The term is also used to describe land prev ...

* Tulia Unit * Dick Ware Unit Region VI *

Marlin Unit Marlins are fish from the family Istiophoridae, which includes about 10 species. A marlin has an elongated body, a spear-like snout or bill, and a long, rigid dorsal fin which extends forward to form a crest. Its common name is thought to der ...

* John W. Middleton Unit * San Saba Unit

Medical facilities

Region III *

Hospital Galveston A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment. The best-known type of hospital is the general hospital, which typically has an emergency ...

(Co-gender) *

Carole S. Young Medical Facility Complex Carole is a feminine given name (see Carl for more information) and occasionally a surname. Carole may refer to: Given name * Carole B. Balin (born 1964), American Reform rabbi, professor of Jewish history *Carole Bayer Sager (born 1947), America ...

(Female) (formerly Texas City Regional Medical Unit''Texas Department of Criminal Justice''. Turner Publishing Company, 2004
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Pre-release facilities

Region III * Richard J. LeBlanc Unit Region IV * Manuel A. Segovia Unit Region VI * Hamilton Unit *

Thomas Havins Unit Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

Substance abuse felony punishment facilities

Region II * Clyde M. Johnston Unit Region III *

Jester I Unit The Beauford H. Jester I Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice substance abuse felony punishment facility (SAFPF) located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas. The unit is situated at Harlem Road and Ken Drive, on about of land, co- ...

Region IV * Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit Region VI * Ellen Halbert Unit (Female) * Walker Sayle Unit

Psychiatric facilities

Region II *

Skyview Unit Skyview Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a co-gender state prison in Rusk, Texas; it is on Farm to Market Road 2972, west of Texas State Highway 69 North. It opened in July 1988.Wayne Scott Unit The Wayne Scott Unit (J4), formerly known as the Beauford H. Jester IV Unit, is a psychiatric facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, east of Richmond. It is a part of the Jester St ...

(formerly Beauford H. Jester IV Unit), renamed in 2021 Region V * Montford Psychiatric Unit

Geriatric facilities

Region I *

Rufus H. Duncan Geriatric Facility Rufus is a masculine given name, a surname, an Ancient Roman cognomen and a nickname (from Latin ''wikt:rufus, rufus'', "red"). Notable people with the name include: Given name Politicians * Rufus Ada George (born 1940), Nigerian politicia ...

Mentally challenged offender program

Region II *

Jerry H. Hodge Unit Jerry H. Hodge Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a state prison for men in Rusk, Texas; it is on Farm to Market Road 2972, west of Texas State Highway 69 North. It opened in March 1995.Bridgeport Unit * Cleveland Unit *

Diboll Unit The Diboll Unit (or Diboll Correctional Center) is a private state prison for men located in Diboll, Angelina County, Texas, which is operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a depa ...

* Estes Unit (Previously the Venus Unit''Texas Department of Criminal Justice''. Turner Publishing Company, 2004
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Lockhart Unit The Gregory S. Coleman Unit, formerly known as the Lockhart Unit, is a state prison for women located in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, operated (as of September 2015) by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Depart ...

(female only) * Billy Moore Unit

Private state jails

Bartlett State Jail The Bartlett State Jail was a privately operated minimum- and medium-security prison for men located in Bartlett, Texas, Bartlett, Williamson County, Texas. The facility was operated by Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the ...

(closed) *

Bradshaw State Jail The Bradshaw State Jail is a privately owned medium-security prison for men located in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, owned and operated by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. and it h ...

* Jesse R. Dawson Unit (Co-gender; closed) * John R. Lindsey Unit *

Willacy County State Jail The Willacy County State Jail is a privately owned medium-security prison for men located in Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas, operated by Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. CCA ha ...

Private pre-parole transfer facilities

* Bridgeport Unit *

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Private work programs

Private multi-use facilities

East Texas Multi-Use Facility The East Texas Multi-Use Facility aka the East Texas Treatment (XQ) facility is a private prison located in Henderson, Rusk County, Texas, owned and operated by the Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of C ...

(Co-gender)

Parole confinement facilities

Region III *

Joe Kegans State Jail 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.Hanson, Eric.Halfway house for inmates opens downtown / Nonviol ...

Region V * William P. "Bill" Baten Unit Private * Burnet Unit (Co-gender) * South Texas Unit (Closed) * West Texas Unit

Former facilities

* Bowie County Unit * Central Unit (Closed 2011) * Dickens County Unit * Don Hutto Unit * Jefferson County Unit * Gregg County Unit * Limestone County Unit *

North Texas Intermediate Sanctions Facility The North Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility (NTISF (GEO Group acronym) or XL (TDCJ acronym)) was a privately operated prison facility located in northern Fort Worth, Texas. It was operated by the GEO Group on behalf of the Texas Department of Cr ...

(closed 2011) * Retrieve Unit (later Wayne Scott Unit) - Main prison closed in 2020 *

Western Regional Medical Unit Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US * Western, New York, a town in the US * Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia * Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that ...

References

External links

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