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2. Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery - Wikipedia

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   The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is the main prison cemetery in Texas, located in Huntsville and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The colloquial name for the cemetery is Peckerwood Hill. The name originates from "Peckerwood", an insult towards poor white people, [1] because many of those buried at the cemetery were poor.

3. J. Dale Wainwright Unit - Wikipedia

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   Wainwright Unit. /  30.97750°N 95.63250°W  / 30.97750; -95.63250. The J. Dale Wainwright Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison for men, located in unincorporated Houston County, Texas. [1] [2] Formerly called the Eastham Unit or "The Ham," the prison was renamed the J. Dale Wainwright Unit after a former chairman ...

4. Allan B. Polunsky Unit - Wikipedia

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   Allan B. Polunsky Unit ( TL, formerly the Terrell Unit) is a prison in West Livingston, unincorporated Polk County, Texas, United States, located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Livingston along Farm to Market Road 350. [1] [2] The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates the facility. The unit houses the State of Texas ...

5. C. A. Holliday Transfer Facility - Wikipedia

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   The Holliday Transfer Facility (TDCJ Identification Code: NF, also referred to as the Holliday Transfer Unit ), [1] is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transfer facility for men located in Huntsville, Texas. Holliday is along Interstate 45 and .5 miles (0.80 km) north of Texas State Highway 30.

6. James V. Allred Unit - Wikipedia

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   Country. USA. Website. www .tdcj .state .tx .us /unit _directory /ja .html. The James V. Allred Unit [1] is a prison for males located on Farm to Market Road 369 in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States, [2] 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of downtown Wichita Falls. [3] [4] The prison is near Iowa Park. [5] The prison, with about 320 acres (130 ha) of ...

7. James H. Byrd Jr. Unit - Wikipedia

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   The James "Jay" H. Byrd Jr. Unit (DU) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in Huntsville, Texas. The 93 acres (38 ha) diagnostic unit, established in May 1964, is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Downtown Huntsville on Farm to Market Road 247. The prison was named after James H. Byrd, a former prison warden. [citation needed]