James H. Byrd Jr. Unit
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.- Prison
- …is operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division
- Description: prison in Huntsville, Texas
- Address: 21 Farm-to-Market Road 247, Huntsville, TX 77320
- Also known as“Byrd prison”“James ‘Jay’ H. Byrd Unit”“TDCJ Byrd”
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James H. Byrd Jr. Unit
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Latitude
30.73739° or 30° 44′ 15″ north
Longitude
-95.55541° or 95° 33′ 20″ west
Open location code
8626PCPV+XR
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چيمس اتش بيرد الابنEgyptian Arabic
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