30°44′15″N 95°33′20″W / 30.7374333°N 095.5556000°W / 30.7374333; -095.5556000Status | Operational |
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Security class | G1, G2, Transient |
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Capacity | 1,365 |
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Opened | May 1964 |
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Managed by | TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division |
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Warden | Charles Landis |
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County | Walker County |
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Country | USA |
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Website | www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../du.html |
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.[4]
References
- ^ "Byrd Unit Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on October 2, 2010.
- ^ "More than 500,000 prisoners transported annually Bus Stop: Transportation officers keep offender traffic moving Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. March/April 2005. Retrieved on October 26, 2010.
- ^ "Life without parole offenders face a lifetime of tight supervision Archived 2011-02-20 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on July 7, 2010.
- ^ "Death Row Facts Archived 2009-08-06 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.
External links
Texas portal
Law portal
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This list is incomplete. The Ellis Unit and W.J. Estelle Unit prisons have "Huntsville, Texas" street addresses but are north of the city limits. Karolyi Ranch has a "Huntsville, Texas" street address but is southest of the city limits. |
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