# 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" (such as Andrea Yates) 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 I
* Eastham Unit
* Ellis Unit
* W.J. Estelle Unit
* Ferguson Unit
* Thomas Goree Unit
* Huntsville Unit – Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville
* Gib Lewis Unit
* Allan B. Polunsky Unit
* Wynne Unit
Region II
* George Beto Unit
* William R. Boyd Unit
* Coffield Unit
* Mark W. Michael Unit
* Louie C. Powledge Unit
* Barry Telford Unit
Region III
* Clemens Unit
* Darrington Unit
* L.V. Hightower Unit
* Jester III Unit (formerly Harlem III)
* Ramsey Unit (formerly W. F. Ramsey I Unit)
* Mark W. Stiles Unit
* Richard P. LeBlanc Unit
* Stringfellow Unit (formerly W. F. Ramsey II Unit)
* Terrell Unit (formerly W. F. Ramsey III Unit)
* Carol Vance Unit (formerly Harlem II and Jester II)
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 (Includes a Boot Camp)
* Preston E. Smith Unit
* Daniel Webster Wallace Unit
Region VI
* Crain Unit (Female) (Formerly the Gatesville Unit)
* Hilltop Unit (Female)
* William P. Hobby Unit (Female)
* Alfred D. Hughes Unit
* O.L. Luther Unit
* Bartlett State Jail
* Mountain View Unit (Female)
* Dr. Lane Murray Unit (Female)
* Wallace Pack Unit
* French M. Robertson Unit

### State jails

Region II
* Buster Cole State Jail
* Hutchins State Jail
Region III
* Larry Gist State Jail
* Dempsie Henley State Jail (Female)
* Pam Lychner State Jail (originally Atascocita Unit)
* Lucille G. Plane State Jail (Female)
Region IV
* Fabian Dale Dominguez State Jail
* Renaldo V. Lopez State Jail
* Joe Ney State Jail (originally the Hondo Unit)
* Rogelio Sanchez State Jail
Region V
* Marshall Formby State Jail
* J.B. Wheeler State Jail
Region VI
* Travis County State Jail
* Linda Woodman State Jail (Female)

### Transfer facilities

Region I
* Glen Ray Goodman UnitC.A. Holliday Unit in Huntsville
* Joe F. Gurney Unit
* Reverend C.A. Holliday Unit
Region II
* Choice Moore Unit
Region III
* Cotulla Unit
* Fort Stockton Unit
* Garza East Unit (Originally Chase Field East Unit)
* Garza West Unit (Originally Chase Field West Unit)
Region V
* Jim Rudd Unit, named for former State Representative Jim Rudd of Brownfield
* Tulia Unit
* Dick Ware Unit
Region VI
* Marlin Unit
* John W. Middleton Unit
* San Saba Unit

### Medical facilities

Region III
* Hospital Galveston (Co-gender)
* Carole S. Young Medical Facility Complex (Female) (formerly Texas City Regional Medical Unit)

### 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
* Jester I Unit
Region IV
* Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit
Region VI
* Ellen Halbert Unit (Female)
* Walker Sayle Unit

### Psychiatric facilities

Region II
* Skyview Unit (Co-gender)
Region III
* Wayne Scott Unit (formerly Beauford H. Jester IV Unit), renamed in 2021
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

* Bridgeport Unit
* Kyle Unit (previously known as the Kyle New Vision Unit)
* Lockhart Unit (female only)
* Billy Moore Unit

### Private state jails

* Bradshaw State Jail
* Jesse R. Dawson Unit (Co-gender; closed)
* John R. Lindsey Unit
* Willacy County State Jail

### Private pre-parole transfer facilities

* Bridgeport Unit
* Mineral Wells Unit

### Private work programs

* Lockhart Unit

### Private multi-use facilities

* East Texas Multi-Use Facility (Co-gender)

## Parole confinement facilities

Region III
* Joe Kegans State Jail
Region V
* William P. "Bill" Baten Unit
Private
* Burnet Unit (Co-gender)
* South Texas Unit (Closed)
* West Texas Unit

## Former facilities

* Bowie County Unit
* Central Unit (Closed 2011)
* Dickens County Unit
* Don Hutto Unit
* Jefferson County Unit
* Gregg County Unit
* Limestone County Unit
* North Texas Intermediate Sanctions Facility (closed 2011)
* Retrieve Unit (later Wayne Scott Unit) - Main prison closed in 2020
* Western Regional Medical Unit