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Texas
Answers based on the directory data for Texas, United States: how many facilities there are, in which municipalities, of what type and how to contact them.
How many prisons are there in Texas?
Texas (United States) has 223 facilities in 127 localities. By type: Local and county jails (97), Prisons and penitentiaries (94), Juvenile detention centers (18), Immigration detention (10), Forensic psychiatric facilities (3), Women's prisons (1). The municipalities with the most facilities are Beaumont, Gatesville, Houston.
In which municipalities of Texas are there correctional facilities?
The directory lists facilities in 127 localities of Texas. Open the municipality you are interested in to see the profile of each facility.
- Abilene 3
- Albany 1
- Alvarado 1
- Amarillo 3
- Anderson County 3
- Anson 1
- Anthony 1
- Austin 5
- Ballinger 1
- Bandera County 1
- Bartlett 1
- Bastrop County 1
- Beaumont 8
- Bee County 1
- Beeville 3
- Bellville 1
- Big Spring 4
- Brazoria County 2
- Brenham 1
- Bridgeport 2
- Brownfield 2
- Brownsville 1
- Brownwood 2
- Bryan 4
- Burnet 2
- Cameron 1
- Canton 1
- Childress 1
- Cleburne 1
- Cleveland 1
- Coldspring 1
- Colorado City 2
- Conroe 2
- Corsicana 1
- Cotulla 2
- Dalhart 1
- Dallas 1
- Dayton 2
- Del Rio 1
- Denton 1
- Dilley 2
- Dimmit County 1
- Donna 1
- Eagle Pass 1
- Eden 1
- El Paso 2
- El Paso County 3
- Encinal 1
- Falfurrias 1
- Fort Stockton 3
- Fort Worth 4
- Gainesville 1
- Gatesville 6
- George West 1
- Georgetown 3
- Giddings 1
- Gilmer 1
- Goldthwaite 1
- Gonzales 1
- Granbury 1
- Greenville 1
- Harris County 2
- Haskell 1
- Henderson 2
- Hillsboro 1
- Hondo 2
- Houston 6
- Houston County 1
- Huntsville 6
- Iowa Park 1
- Jacksboro 1
- Jefferson County 1
- Karnes City 3
- Kenedy 1
- Kent County 1
- Kerrville 1
- Kilgore 1
- Kyle 1
- La Grange 1
- La Villa 1
- Laredo 4
- Live Oak County 2
- Livingston 2
- Lockhart 1
- Los Fresnos 1
- Lubbock 3
- Marfa 1
- Marlin 1
- Mart 1
- Mason 1
- McKinney 3
- Midway 1
- Mount Pleasant 1
- Navasota 1
- New Braunfels 1
- Olmito 1
- Palestine 3
- Palo Pinto 1
- Pampa 2
- Paris 1
- Pearsall 1
- Pecos 3
- Plainview 3
- Post 2
- Raymondville 2
- Robstown 1
- Rosharon 1
- Rusk 2
- San Angelo 4
- San Antonio 4
- San Marcos 1
- San Saba 1
- Seagoville 1
- Sierra Blanca 1
- Snyder 1
- Taylor 1
- Teague 1
- Texarkana 3
- Texas City 2
- Tyler 3
- Uvalde 1
- Venus 1
- Waco 2
- Walker County 1
- Waxahachie 1
- Weatherford 1
- Woodville 1
What types of facility are there in Texas?
Texas has these categories: Local and county jails (97), Prisons and penitentiaries (94), Juvenile detention centers (18), Immigration detention (10), Forensic psychiatric facilities (3), Women's prisons (1). Examples: Alfred D. Hughes Unit, Allan B. Polunsky Unit, Bartlett State Jail, Baten Transfer Facility.
Local and county jails 97
Prisons and penitentiaries 94
- Alfred D. Hughes Unit
- Allan B. Polunsky Unit
- Baten Transfer Facility
- Ben A. Reid Community Corrections Center
Juvenile detention centers 18
- Bexar Juvenile Detention Center
- Brazos County Juvenile Justice
- Collin County Juvenile Detention
- Gainesville State Juvenile Correctional Facility
Immigration detention 10
- Bluebonnet Detention Facility
- Camp East Montana
- El Paso Service Processing Center
- Houston Processing Center
Forensic psychiatric facilities 3
Women's prisons 1
How do I contact a facility in Texas?
Of the facilities in Texas listed in the directory, 36 show a phone number, 96 a website and 12 an email address. Visiting hours and requirements are set by each prison administration and change often: always confirm them by phone or on the official website before you travel.
- Alfred D. Hughes Unit · +1-254-865-6663 · https://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/ah.html
- Carole S. Young Medical Facility · +1 409 948 0001 · https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/unit_directory/gc.html
- Coastal Bend Detention Center · +1 361 767 3400 · https://www.geogroup.com/facilities/coastal-bend-detention-center/
- Darrington Unit · +1 281 595 3465 · http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/da.html
- Eagle Pass Detention Facility · +1 830 971 6500 · https://www.geogroup.com/facilities/eagle-pass-detention-facility/
- East Hidalgo Detention Center · +1 956 262 4511 · https://www.geogroup.com/facilities/east-hidalgo-detention-center/
- Eden Detention Center · +1 325-869-2704 · https://www.bop.gov/locations/ci/edn/
- Federal Correctional Institution Bastrop · +1-512-321-3903 · https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/bas/