Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 1 James Jay H Byrd Unit

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 1 James Jay H Byrd Unit is a building in Walker, Texas. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 1 James Jay H Byrd Unit is situated nearby to the prison James H. Byrd Jr. Unit.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include James H. Byrd Jr. Unit and Huntsville Unit.

James H. Byrd Jr. Unit

Prison

The James "Jay" H. Byrd Jr. Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in Huntsville, Texas. The 93 acres diagnostic unit, established in May 1964, is 1 mile north of Downtown Huntsville on Farm to Market Road 247.

Huntsville Unit

Prison

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Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit, nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States. Huntsville Unit is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 1 James Jay H Byrd Unit.

Wynne Unit

Prison

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The John M. Wynne Unit is a men's prison of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, located in northern Huntsville, Texas, at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2821 West and Texas State Highway 75 North. Wynne Unit is situated 1¼ miles west of Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 1 James Jay H Byrd Unit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntsville.

Huntsville

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Huntsville is a small city of about 45,000 residents, located in Walker County, part of the Piney Woods region of Texas. Huntsville is famous as the home of Texas hero, General Sam Houston with an enormous statue of Sam Houston next to Interstate 45, it's famous as a prison town, and is also home to Sam Houston State University.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 1 James Jay H Byrd Unit

Type: Building
Location: Walker, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.73739° or 30° 44′ 15″ north

Longitude

-95.55537° or 95° 33′ 19″ west

Elevation

305 feet (93 metres)

Open location code

8626PCPV+XV

GeoNames ID

9680112

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