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  2. List of Texas state prisons - Wikipedia

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    Prisons. Region I. The Huntsville Unit in Huntsville is a prison operated by the Correctional Institutions Division; it houses the state execution chamber. Allan B. Polunsky Unit, the location of the men's death row. Clemens Unit. Eastham Unit. Ellis Unit. W.J. Estelle Unit. Ferguson Unit.

  3. Ferguson Unit - Wikipedia

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    Jim Ferguson Unit. Jim Ferguson Unit (FE) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in unincorporated Madison County, Texas. The 4,355-acre (1,762 ha) prison is located on Farm to Market Road 247, near Midway and 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Huntsville. [1]

  4. Huntsville Unit - Wikipedia

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    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 54.36-acre (22.00 ha) facility, near downtown Huntsville, is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal ...

  5. C. A. Holliday Transfer Facility - Wikipedia

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    Holliday, an industrial-scale complex, has sheet metal siding and low sloping roofs. Robert Perkinson, author of Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire, said that the "hastily-constructed" transfer unit "looks like an assemblage of discount tire outlets," and that the only features that indicate that it is a prison is the razor wire and guard towers.

  6. Allan B. Polunsky Unit - Wikipedia

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    The State of Texas Death Row seal, taken at the Polunsky Unit. Allan B. Polunsky Unit (TL, formerly the Terrell Unit) is a prison in West Livingston, unincorporated Polk County, Texas, United States, located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Livingston along Farm to Market Road 350.

  7. Ramsey Unit - Wikipedia

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    Topographical map of the Ramsey Units, July 1, 1984, United States Geological Survey. The W. F. Ramsey Unit (previously Ramsey I Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison farm located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, [ 1 ] with a Rosharon postal address; it is not inside the Rosharon census-designated place. [ 2 ]

  8. Patrick O'Daniel Unit - Wikipedia

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    Patrick L. O'Daniel Unit (formerly the Mountain View Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison housing female offenders in Gatesville, Texas. The unit, with about 97 acres (39 ha) of land, is located 4 miles (6.4 km) north of central Gatesville on Farm to Market Road 215. [1] The prison is located in a 45-minute driving distance ...

  9. James H. Byrd Jr. Unit - Wikipedia

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    www.tdcj.state.tx.us /unit _directory.. /du.html The James "Jay" H. Byrd Jr. Unit ( DU ) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in Huntsville , Texas . The 93 acres (38 ha) diagnostic unit, established in May 1964, is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Downtown Huntsville on Farm to Market Road 247 . [ 1 ]