The T.L. Roach Jr. Unit is a state prison for men located in Childress,

Childress County, Texas Childress County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,664. The county seat is Childress. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1887. It is named for George Campbell ...

, 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 U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails ...

. This facility was opened in August 1991, and a maximum capacity of 1884 male inmates held at various security levels.

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