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Jail Name:
Jerry H. Hodge Unit
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Texas
County:
CHEROKEE
City:
Rusk
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
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.[1] It is on a 58-acre (23 ha) lot, co-located with the Skyview Unit.[1] It has a capacity of 989 prisoners. The inmates live in traditional prison cells.[2] The prison's inmates have mental retardation. Prison guards assigned to Hodge take special training to come to this prison. As of 1999 most prisoners stay for about 20-60 days before returning to a general purpose prison, but some stay long-term. Steve McVicker of the Dallas Observer wrote that at Hodge and Skyview "both guards and prisoners seem more relaxed than their counterparts at other prisons
Opened:
1995
Security Class:
G1, G2, Developmentally Disabled
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Address:
379 FM 2972 West
Zip Code:
75785
Location:
West of Hwy 69 North on FM 2972 West in Cherokee County
Employees:
333
Phone 1:
903-683-5781 **075
Imate Gender:
Male Offenders
Capacity:
989
Judicial District:
Rusk, TX
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name, ID Number Hodge Unit P.O. Box 999 Rusk, TX 75785
379 FM 2972 West, 75785, Rusk, Texas
Visiting Saturday:
8am-5pm
Visiting Sunday:
8am-5pm
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