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Jail Name:
Skyview Unit
Jail Type:
Psychiatric Facility
State:
Texas
County:
CHEROKEE
City:
Rusk
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
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.[1] It is on a 58-acre (23 ha) lot, co-located with the Hodge Unit.[1] It has a capacity of 528 prisoners, most of whom live in dormitories.[2] The prison houses mentally ill inmates. Prison guards assigned to Skyview 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".[2] Unlike most TDCJ prisons Skyview is air conditioned, so the prison administrators turn away prisoners who they suspect are faking mental illnesses.[2]
Opened:
1988
Security Class:
Mental Health
Source URL:
Website URL:
Address:
379 FM 2972 West
Zip Code:
75785
Location:
West of Highway 69 North on FM 2972 in Cherokee County
Employees:
353
Email:
classify@tdcj.texas.gov
Phone 1:
903-683-5781 **034
Imate Gender:
Male and Female Offenders
Capacity:
562
Judicial District:
Rusk, TX
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name, TDCJ ID Number Skyview Unit 379 FM 2972 West Rusk, TX 75785-3666
379 FM 2972 West, 75785, Rusk, Texas
Visiting Saturday:
8am to 5pm
Visiting Sunday:
8am to 5pm
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