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Jail Name:
Huntsville Unit
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Texas
County:
WALKER
City:
Huntsville
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
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 Justice (TDCJ), administered as within Region I.[1] The facility, the oldest Texas state prison, opened in 1849.[2] The unit houses the execution chamber of the State of Texas. It is the most active execution chamber in the United States, with 561 (as of April 24, 2019)[3] executions since 1982, when the death penalty was reinstated in Texas
Opened:
1849
Security Class:
G1-G3, Administrative Segregation, Transient
Address:
815 12th Street
Zip Code:
77348
Location:
Near downtown Huntsville in Walker County
Employees:
446
Phone 1:
936-437-1555 **013
Imate Gender:
Male Offenders
Capacity:
1705
Judicial District:
Huntsville, TX
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name, ID Number Huntsville Unit 815 12th Street Huntsville, TX 77348
Notable Inmates:
Chad Butler - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pimp_C Elmer Wayne Henley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Wayne_Henley Fred Carrasco - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_G%C3%B3mez_Carrasco Henry Ray Clark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ray_Clark
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815 12th Street, 77348, Huntsville, Texas
Visiting Saturday:
8am to 5pm
Visiting Sunday:
8am to 5pm
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