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Jail Name:
Christina Melton Crain Unit
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Texas
County:
CORYELL
City:
Gatesville
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
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, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of central Gatesville. The unit, with about 1,317 square feet (122.4 m2) of space, is co-located with the Hilltop Unit, the Dr. Lane Murray Unit, and the Linda Woodman Unit.[1] The unit's regular program houses around 1,500 women, and it is one of Texas's main prisons for women.[2] Female prison offenders of the TDCJ are released from this unit.[3] With a capacity of 2,013 inmates, Crain is the TDCJ's largest female prison.[4]
Opened:
1980
Security Class:
G1-G4, Transient, Outside Trusty, Developmentally Disabled, Substance Abuse
Address:
1401 State School Road
Zip Code:
76599
Location:
Three miles north of Gatesville on Highway 36 in Coryell County
Employees:
711
Email:
classify@tdcj.texas.gov
Phone 1:
254-865-8431 **024
Imate Gender:
Female Offenders
Capacity:
1506
Judicial District:
Gatesville, Texas
1401 State School Road, 76599, Gatesville, Texas
Visiting Saturday:
8am to 5pm
Visiting Sunday:
8am to 5pm