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Jail Name:
Thomas Goree Unit
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Texas
County:
WALKER
City:
Huntsville
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
The Thomas Goree Unit (GR) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's prison, located in Huntsville, Texas, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of downtown Huntsville on Texas State Highway 75 South. The Goree Unit is located within Region I.[1] First opened in 1911, it served as the only women's correctional facility in Texas until 1982, after the women were moved to state prisons in Gatesville. For a period Goree held the state's sole female death row inmate, until her conviction was changed to a non-death row offense
Opened:
1907
Security Class:
G1-G3, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty, Transient
Address:
7405 Hwy 75 South
Zip Code:
77344
Location:
Four miles south of downtown Huntsville on Highway 75 South in Walker County
Employees:
315
Phone 1:
936-295-6331 **012
Imate Gender:
Male Offenders
Capacity:
Unit: 1000; Trusty Camp: 321
Judicial District:
Huntsville, TX
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name, ID Number Goree Unit 7405 Hwy 75 South Huntsville, TX 77344
Notable Inmates:
Candy Barr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Barr
7405 Hwy 75 South, 77344, Huntsville, Texas
Visiting Saturday:
8am-5pm
Visiting Sunday:
8am-5pm
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