Ellis Unit
O. B. Ellis Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in unincorporated Walker County, Texas, 12 miles north of Huntsville. The unit, with about 11,427 acres of space, now houses up to 2,400 male prisoners.Photo: Timo Ala-Rami, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Prison
- Description: Prison in Texas
- Also known as: “E1”, “Ellis prison”, “O. B. Ellis Unit”, and “TDCJ Ellis”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riverside.
Riverside
Village
Riverside is a small city in Walker County, Texas, United States. The population was 522 at the 2020 census. Two famous natives of Riverside are the singer-actress Jennifer Holliday, who is best known for her creation of the role of Effie in the successful Tony-award-winning Broadway musical "Dreamgirls", and Eugene C. Riverside is situated 4 miles southeast of Ellis Unit.
Ellis Unit
- Categories: geographical feature, building, and government building
- Location: Walker, Texas, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.88494° or 30° 53′ 6″ northLongitude
-95.45534° or 95° 27′ 19″ westOpen location code
8626VGMV+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 288841473OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=prisonOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q5366006
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Ellis Unit” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “وحدة اليس”
- Japanese: “エリスユニット”
- Spanish: “Unidad Ellis”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ellis Reservoir and Eastham and Thomason Ranches Lake.
Nearby Places
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