Search W. J. "Jim" Estelle Unit Records Online
Jail Name:
W. J. "Jim" Estelle Unit
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Texas
County:
WALKER
City:
Huntsville
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
W. J. "Jim" Estelle Unit[1] (E2, originally the Ellis II Unit) is a prison located on Farm to Market Road 3478 in unincorporated Walker County, Texas, United States, 10 miles (16 km) north of central Huntsville. The prison, with about 5,459 acres (2,209 ha) of space, is operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The unit, which opened in June 1984, was named after Ward James "Jim" Estelle, a former prison director of Texas.[2] A topographic map of the land that would later contain the Estelle Unit, July 1, 1983 - U.S. Geological Survey The Estelle Unit has a geriatric facility, a program for physically handicapped inmates, a program for substance abuse, a high security unit, and a regional medical facility.[3] The Estelle High Security Unit, the high security unit, is a supermax facility
Opened:
1984
Security Class:
G1-G5, Administrative Segregation, Safekeeping, Substance Abuse, Geriatric, Transient Medical Facility: All Levels Requiring Medical Treatment
Address:
264 FM 3478
Zip Code:
77320
Location:
Ten miles north of Huntsville on FM 3478 in Walker County
Employees:
980
Phone 1:
936-291-4200 **032
Imate Gender:
Male Offenders
Capacity:
Unit: 3148 (Includes Expansion Cells); SAFP: 212; Regional Medical Facility: 120 (Not included in unit capacity)
Judicial District:
Huntsville, TX
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name, ID Number Estelle Unit 264 FM 3478 Huntsville, TX 77320-3320
Notable Inmates:
Steven Jay Russell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Jay_Russell
264 FM 3478, 77320, Huntsville, Texas
Visiting Saturday:
7am-5pm
Visiting Sunday:
7am-5pm
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