Search James "Jay" H. Byrd Unit Records Online
Jail Name:
James "Jay" H. Byrd Unit
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Texas
County:
WALKER
City:
Huntsville
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
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] The prison was named after James H. Byrd, a former prison warden.[citation needed] The facility is the TDCJ's primary prisoner intake facility in Huntsville.[2] All male death row offenders and male offenders with life imprisonment without parole enter the TDCJ system through Byrd. From there, the inmates with life without parole sentences go on to their assigned facilities.[3] Male death row offenders go on to the Allan B. Polunsky Unit, and female death row offenders go on to the Mountain View Unit
Opened:
1964
Security Class:
G1, G2, Transient
Address:
21 FM 247
Zip Code:
77320
Location:
One mile north of downtown Huntsville on FM 247 in Walker County
Employees:
282
Phone 1:
936-295-5768 **008
Imate Gender:
Male Offenders
Capacity:
1365
Judicial District:
Huntsville, TX
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name, ID Number Byrd Unit 21 FM 247 Huntsville, TX 77320
21 FM 247, 77320, Huntsville, Texas
Visiting Saturday:
8am-5pm
Visiting Sunday:
8am-5pm
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