List of Texas state prisons


This is a list of state prisons in Texas.
The list includes only those facilities under the supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and includes some facilities operated under contract by private entities to TDCJ. It does not include federal prisons or county jails, nor does it include the North Texas State Hospital; though the facility houses those classified as "criminally insane" the facility is under the supervision of the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Facilities listed are for males unless otherwise stated.

Facilities operated by the TDCJ

Prisons

Region IFile:HuntsvilleUnitHuntsvilleTX.jpg|thumb|The Huntsville Unit in Huntsville is a prison operated by the Correctional Institutions Division; it houses the state execution chamber
  • Eastham Unit
  • Ellis Unit
  • W.J. Estelle Unit
  • Ferguson Unit
  • Thomas Goree Unit
  • Huntsville Unit – Contains the state execution chamber
  • Gib Lewis Unit
  • Allan B. Polunsky Unit - Male death row
  • Wynne Unit
Region II
  • George Beto Unit
  • William R. Boyd Unit
  • Coffield Unit
  • Mark W. Michael Unit
  • Louis C. Powledge Unit
  • Barry Telford Unit
Region III
  • Clemens Unit
  • Darrington Unit
  • L.V. Hightower Unit
  • Jester III Unit
  • Ramsey Unit
  • Mark W. Stiles Unit
  • Richard P. LeBlanc Unit
  • Stringfellow Unit
  • Terrell Unit
  • Carol Vance Unit
Region IV
  • Dolph Briscoe Unit
  • John B. Connally Unit
  • James Lynaugh Unit
  • William G. McConnell Unit
  • Clarence N. Stevenson Unit
  • Ruben M. Torres Unit
Region V
  • James V. Allred Unit
  • William P. "Bill" Clements Unit
  • Dalhart Unit
  • Price Daniel Unit
  • Rufe Jordan Unit
  • Nathaniel J. Neal Unit
  • *It was previously the only unit for women in West Texas. In 1997 the TDCJ proposed changing it into a men's unit.
  • T.L. Roach, Jr. Unit
  • Preston E. Smith Unit
  • Daniel Webster Wallace Unit
Region VI
  • Crain Unit
  • Hilltop Unit
  • William P. Hobby Unit
  • Alfred D. Hughes Unit
  • O.L. Luther Unit
  • Bartlett State Jail
  • Mountain View Unit
  • Dr. Lane Murray Unit
  • Wallace Pack Unit
  • French M. Robertson Unit

    State jails

Region II
Region III
Region IV
Region V
  • Marshall Formby State Jail
  • J.B. Wheeler State Jail
Region VI
Region I
  • Glen Ray Goodman UnitFile:HollidayUnitHuntsvilleTX.jpg|thumb|C.A. Holliday Unit in Huntsville
  • Joe F. Gurney Unit
  • Reverend C.A. Holliday Unit
Region II
  • Choice Moore Unit
Region III
Region V
Region VI
  • Marlin Unit
  • John W. Middleton Unit
  • San Saba Unit

    Medical facilities

Region III
  • Hospital Galveston
  • Carole S. Young Medical Facility Complex

    Pre-release facilities

Region III
  • Richard J. LeBlanc Unit
Region IV
  • Manuel A. Segovia Unit
Region VI
  • Hamilton Unit
  • Thomas Havins Unit

    Substance abuse felony punishment facilities

Region II
  • Clyde M. Johnston Unit
Region III
Region IV
Region VI
  • Ellen Halbert Unit
  • Walker Sayle Unit

    Psychiatric facilities

Region II
Region III
Region V
  • Montford Psychiatric Unit

    Geriatric facilities

Region I
  • Rufus H. Duncan Geriatric Facility

    Mentally challenged offender program

Region II
  • Jerry H. Hodge Unit

    Privately operated facilities

Private prisons

Region III
Region V
  • William P. "Bill" Baten Unit
Private