James H. Byrd Jr. Unit

The James "Jay" H. Byrd Jr. Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in , . The 93 acres diagnostic unit, established in May 1964, is 1 mile north of Downtown Huntsville on Farm to Market Road 247.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison in Huntsville, Texas
  • Also known as: “Byrd prison”, “James ‘Jay’ H. Byrd Unit”, “James H. Byrd, Jr. Unit”, and “TDCJ Byrd”
  • Address: 21 Farm-to-Market Road 247, Huntsville, TX 77320

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Huntsville Unit and Wynne Unit.

Prison
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Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or , nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state located in , United States. is situated 1¼ miles southeast of James H. Byrd Jr. Unit.

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

Museum
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is situated 1½ miles south of James H. Byrd Jr. Unit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntsville.

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is a small city of about 45,000 residents, located in Walker County, part of the region of . 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.

James H. Byrd Jr. Unit

Latitude
30.73739° or 30° 44′ 15″ north
Longitude
-95.55541° or 95° 33′ 20″ west
Operator
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division
Open location code
8626PCPV+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 288833627
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q6135106
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In Other Languages

“James H. Byrd Jr. Unit” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “چيمس اتش بيرد الابن”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pizzo Lake and Eastham Thomason North Park.

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