Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 4 Dolph Briscoe Unit

The Dolph Briscoe Unit or Briscoe Unit is a Texas state prison located near the town of in , . The unit opened in January 1992 and is named for former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison near the town of Dilley in Frio County, Texas
  • Also known as: Briscoe prison”, “Dolph Briscoe Unit”, and “TDCJ Briscoe
  • Address: 1459 West Highway 85, Dilley, TX 78017

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Texas Family Residential Center.

Prison
The is the largest immigrant detention center in the United States. First opened in December 2014 in , it has a capacity of 2,400 and is intended to detain mainly women and children from Central America. is situated 1 mile west of Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 4 Dolph Briscoe Unit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dilley.

Town
is a town in , , United States. The population was 3,274 at the 2020 census. It is located off Interstate 35, south of the county seat in .

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Region 4 Dolph Briscoe Unit

Latitude
28.6597° or 28° 39′ 35″ north
Longitude
-99.18893° or 99° 11′ 20″ west
Elevation
577 feet (176 metres)
Operator
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division
Open location code
76W2MR56+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 426372446
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Geo­Names ID
9680148
Wiki­data ID
Q16991925
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  • Egyptian Arabic: وحدة دولف بريسكو

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