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  2. Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Wikipedia

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    In 1987, the Texas State Board of Corrections voted to build two new 2,250-inmate maximum-security prisons in Gatesville and Amarillo and several 1,000-inmate medium-security prisons in Liberty County, Marlin, Snyder, and Woodville. The TDC units in Amarillo and Snyder were the first ones located outside of Central Texas and East Texas. [14]

  3. List of Texas state prisons - Wikipedia

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    1.5 Pre-release facilities. 1.6 Substance abuse felony punishment facilities. 1.7 Psychiatric facilities. ... This is a list of state prisons in Texas.

  4. Huntsville Unit - Wikipedia

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    Huntsville Unit's yard during the 1870s. The prison's first inmates arrived on October 2, 1849. [5] The unit was named after the County of Huntsville. [6] Robert Perkinson, the author of Texas Tough: The Rise of America’s Prison Empire, wrote that the unit was, within Texas, "the first public work of any importance".

  5. 1974 Huntsville Prison siege - Wikipedia

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    Siege. From July 24 to August 3, 1974, Federico "Fred" Gomez Carrasco and two other inmates laid siege to the education/library building of the Walls Unit. Fred Carrasco was a powerful heroin kingpin in South Texas who was serving a life sentence for the attempted murder of a police officer. [ 2] He was also suspected in the murder of dozens of ...

  6. Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles ( BPP) [ 1] is a state agency that makes parole and clemency decisions for inmates in Texas prisons. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas . The BPP was created by constitutional amendment in 1935. It determines which prisoners are to be released on parole or discretionary mandatory supervision and under ...

  7. Ellis Unit - Wikipedia

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    O. B. Ellis Unit ( E1, previously Ellis I Unit[ 1]) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in unincorporated Walker County, Texas, [ 2] 12 miles (19 km) north of Huntsville. The unit, with about 11,427 acres (4,624 ha) of space,‌ now houses up to 2,400 male prisoners. [ 3] Ellis is situated in a wooded area shared with the ...

  8. Texas Prison Rodeo - Wikipedia

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    The Texas Prison Rodeo was a rodeo and an annual celebration event for inmates in the Texas Prison System, held in a stadium in Huntsville, Texas. [1] The stadium was located at the Huntsville Unit. [2] The events included bareback basketball, bronco riding, bull riding, calf roping, and wild cow milking. [1]

  9. Allan B. Polunsky Unit - Wikipedia

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    Allan B. Polunsky Unit ( TL, formerly the Terrell Unit) is a prison in West Livingston, unincorporated Polk County, Texas, United States, located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Livingston along Farm to Market Road 350. [ 1][ 2] The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the facility. The unit houses the State of Texas ...

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