Texas Prisons

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The Estes prison unit near Venus, Johnson County. Photo by Robert Plocheck.

The Texas Board of Criminal Justice is composed of nine non-salaried members who are appointed by the governor for staggered six-year terms. The board governs primarily by employing the executive director, setting rules and policies that guide the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and by considering other agency actions at its regularly scheduled meetings. The TDCJ headquarters are in Huntsville, with offices in Austin, as well.

On-Hand Population — May 31, 2011
Prisoners
Correctional Institutions	141,087
State Jails	11,528
Substance Abuse	3,325
TOTAL	155,940
Parole
Mandatory Supervision	80,619
Probation
Felony and Misdemeanor	415,321

The Correctional Institutions Division is responsible for the confinement of adult felony and state jail offenders who are sentenced to incarceration in a secure state-operated correctional facility. Institutional facilities house offenders convicted of first-, second-, and third-degree felonies.

State jail facilities house offenders convicted of a state jail felony, which consists of certain felonies previously considered non-violent third-degree felonies or Class C misdemeanors. Punishment can be up to two years incarceration in a state jail facility and a fine not to exceed $10,000, with possible community supervision following release from the state jail.

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Private Facility Contract Monitoring and Oversight Division is responsible for oversight and monitoring of contracts for privately operated secure facilities, as well as community-based facilities, which include substance abuse treatment services.

The Parole Division supervises all offenders released on parole or mandatory supervision; conducts release and transition planning; and verifies compliance with statutory provisions of release. Additionally, the division contracts for electronic monitoring and processing responses to violations, as well as other services. The division administers rehabilitation and reintegration programs and services through District Resource Centers and Parole Offices, and coordinates the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision.

The Community Justice Assistance Division administers community supervision, also known as adult probation in Texas. It is responsible for the distribution of formula and grant funds; the development of standards, including best-practice treatment standards; approval of Community Justice Plans and budgets; conducting program and fiscal audits; and providing training and certification of community supervision officers.

State Prison/Jail, Prisoners (on May, 31, 2011)

County	Unit	Nearest Town	Inmates	Gender
Anderson	Beto	Tennessee Colony	2,467	Male
	Coffield	Tennessee Colony	4,109	Male
	Gurney	Tennessee Colony	1,988	Male
	Michael	Tennessee Colony	3,185	Male
	Powledge	Palestine	1,116	Male
Angelina	Diboll	Diboll	517	Male
	Duncan	Diboll	558	Male
Bee	Garza East	Beeville	2,265	Male
	Garza West	Beeville	2,177	Male
	McConnell	Beeville	2,844	Male
Bexar	Dominguez	San Antonio	2,125	Male
Bowie	Telford	New Boston	2,772	Male
Brazoria	C.T. Terrell	Rosharon	1,572	Male
	Clemens	Brazoria	1,147	Male
	Darrington	Rosharon	1,906	Male
	Ramsey	Rosharon	1,772	Male
	Scott	Angleton	1,116	Male
	Stringfellow	Rosharon	1,165	Male
Brazos	Hamilton	Bryan	1,112	Male
Brown	Havins	Brownwood	564	Male
Burnet	Halbert	Burnet	487	Female
Caldwell	Lockhart	Lockhart	499	Female
	Lockhart PPT*	Lockhart	499	Male
Cherokee	Hodge	Rusk	951	Male
	Skyview	Rusk	54 441	Female Male
Childress	Roach	Childress	1,443	Male
Coryell	Crain	Gatesville	1,988	Female
	Hilltop	Gatesville	540	Female
	Hughes	Gatesville	2,890	Male
	Mountain View	Gatesville	624	Female
	Murray	Gatesville	1,298	Female
	Woodman	Gatesville	845	Female
Dallas	Dawson	Dallas	1,382 823	Female Male
	Hutchins	Dallas	2,110	Male
Dawson	Smith	Lamesa	2,139	Male
DeWitt	Stevenson	Cuero	1,338	Male
Duval	Glossbrenner	San Diego	556	Male
El Paso	Sanchez	El Paso	961	Male
Falls	Hobby	Marlin	1,327	Female
	Marlin	Marlin	582	Male
Fannin	C. Moore	Bonham	1,184	Male
	Cole	Bonham	853	Male
Fort Bend	Central	Sugar Land	809	Male
(Central Unit was closed in late 2011.)
	Jester I	Richmond	306	Male
	Jester III	Richmond	1,105	Male
	Jester IV	Richmond	10 488	Female Male
	Vance	Richmond	289	Male
Freestone	Boyd	Fairfield	1,317	Male
Frio	Briscoe	Dilley	1,339	Male
Galveston	Hospital	Galveston	6 120	Female Male
	Young	Galveston	297 97	Female Male
Gray	Jordan	Pampa	1,006	Male
Grimes	Luther	Navasota	1,220	Male
	Pack	Navasota	1,449	Male
Hale	Formby	Plainview	1,073	Male
	Wheeler	Plainview	545	Male
Harris	Kegans	Houston	659	Male
	Lychner	Humble	2,109	Male
Hartley	Dalhart	Dalhart	1,345	Male
Hays	Kyle	Kyle	518	Male
Hidalgo	Lopez	Edinburg	1,028	Male
	Segovia	Edinburg	1,186	Male
Houston	Eastham	Lovelady	2,441	Male
Jack	Lindsey	Jacksboro	1,028	Male
Jasper	Goodman	Jasper	582	Male
Jefferson	Gist	Beaumont	2,118	Male
	Leblanc	Beaumont	1,135	Male
	Stiles	Beaumont	2,862	Male
Johnson	Estes	Venus	1,040	Male
Jones	Middleton	Abilene	2,088	Male
	Robertson	Abilene	2,870	Male
Karnes	Connally	Kenedy	2,818	Male
La Salle	Cotulla	Cotulla	593	Male
Liberty	Cleveland	Cleveland	519	Male
	Henley	Dayton	547	Female
	Hightower	Dayton	1,329	Male
	Plane	Dayton	2,169	Female
Lubbock	Montford	Lubbock	947	Male
Madison	Ferguson	Midway	2,328	Male
Medina	Ney	Hondo	566	Male
	Torres	Hondo	1,321	Male
Mitchell	Wallace	Colorado City	1,373	Male
	Ware	Colorado City	896	Male
Parker	Mineral Wells PPT*	Mineral Wells	2,002	Male
Pecos	Fort Stockton	Fort Stockton	593	Male
	Lynaugh	Fort Stockton	1,367	Male
Polk	Polunsky	Livingston	2,844	Male
Potter	Clements	Amarillo	3,643	Male
	Neal	Amarillo	1,676	Male
Rusk	B. Moore	Overton	498	Male
	Bradshaw	Henderson	1,963	Male
	East Texas Treatment	Henderson	1,808	Male
San Saba	San Saba	San Saba	593	Male
Scurry	Daniel	Snyder	1,310	Male
Stephens	Sayle	Breckenridge	432	Male
Swisher	Tulia	Tulia	582	Male
Terry	Rudd	Brownfield	572	Male
Travis	Travis County	Austin	1,089	Male
Tyler	Lewis	Woodville	2,164	Male
Walker	Byrd	Huntsville	955	Male
	Ellis	Huntsville	2,301	Male
	Estelle	Huntsville	3,057	Male
	Goree	Huntsville	41 974	Female Male
	Holliday	Huntsville	2,100	Male
	Huntsville	Huntsville	1,573	Male
	Wynne	Huntsville	2,598	Male
Wichita	Allred	Iowa Park	3,634	Male
Willacy	Willacy County	Raymondville	1,067	Male
Williamson	Bartlett	Bartlett	1,041	Male
Wise	Bridgeport	Bridgeport	519	Male
	Bridgeport PPT*	Bridgeport	199	Female
Wood	Johnston	Winnsboro	309	Male
*PPT – Pre-Parole Transfer.

Source: Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

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