List of Texas state prisons

This is a list of state prisons in Texas.

The list includes only those facilities under the supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and includes some facilities operated under contract by private entities to TDCJ. It does not include federal prisons or county jails, nor does it include the North Texas State Hospital; though the facility houses those classified as "criminally insane" (such as Andrea Yates) the facility is under the supervision of the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Facilities listed are for males unless otherwise stated.

Prisons
Region I


 * Eastham Unit
 * Ellis Unit
 * W.J. Estelle Unit
 * Ferguson Unit
 * Thomas Goree Unit
 * Huntsville Unit – Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville
 * Gib Lewis Unit
 * Allan B. Polunsky Unit
 * Wynne Unit

Region II
 * George Beto Unit
 * William R. Boyd Unit
 * Coffield Unit
 * Mark W. Michael Unit
 * Louie C. Powledge Unit
 * Barry Telford Unit

Region III
 * Clemens Unit
 * Darrington Unit
 * L.V. Hightower Unit
 * Jester III Unit (formerly Harlem III)
 * Ramsey Unit (formerly W. F. Ramsey I Unit)
 * Mark W. Stiles Unit
 * Richard P. LeBlanc Unit
 * Stringfellow Unit (formerly W. F. Ramsey II Unit)
 * Terrell Unit (formerly W. F. Ramsey III Unit)
 * Carol Vance Unit (formerly Harlem II and Jester II)

Region IV
 * Dolph Briscoe Unit
 * John B. Connally Unit
 * James Lynaugh Unit
 * William G. McConnell Unit
 * Clarence N. Stevenson Unit
 * Ruben M. Torres Unit

Region V
 * James V. Allred Unit
 * William P. "Bill" Clements Unit
 * Dalhart Unit
 * Price Daniel Unit
 * Rufe Jordan Unit
 * Nathaniel J. Neal Unit
 * It was previously the only unit for women in West Texas. In 1997 the TDCJ proposed changing it into a men's unit.
 * T.L. Roach, Jr. Unit (Includes a Boot Camp)
 * Preston E. Smith Unit
 * Daniel Webster Wallace Unit

Region VI
 * Crain Unit (Female) (Formerly the Gatesville Unit)
 * Hilltop Unit (Female)
 * William P. Hobby Unit (Female)
 * Alfred D. Hughes Unit
 * O.L. Luther Unit
 * Mountain View Unit (Female)
 * Dr. Lane Murray Unit (Female)
 * Wallace Pack Unit
 * French M. Robertson Unit

State jails
Region II Region III Region IV Region V Region VI
 * Buster Cole State Jail
 * Hutchins State Jail
 * Larry Gist State Jail
 * Dempsie Henley State Jail (Female)
 * Pam Lychner State Jail (originally Atascocita Unit)
 * Lucille G. Plane State Jail (Female)
 * Fabian Dale Dominguez State Jail
 * Renaldo V. Lopez State Jail
 * Joe Ney State Jail (originally the Hondo Unit)
 * Rogelio Sanchez State Jail
 * Marshall Formby State Jail
 * J.B. Wheeler State Jail
 * Travis County State Jail
 * Linda Woodman State Jail (Female)

Transfer facilities
Region I Region II Region III Region V Region VI
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 * Joe F. Gurney Unit
 * Reverend C.A. Holliday Unit
 * Choice Moore Unit
 * Cotulla Unit
 * Fort Stockton Unit
 * Garza East Unit (Originally Chase Field East Unit)
 * Garza West Unit (Originally Chase Field West Unit)
 * Jim Rudd Unit, named for former State Representative Jim Rudd of Brownfield
 * Tulia Unit
 * Dick Ware Unit
 * Marlin Unit
 * John W. Middleton Unit
 * San Saba Unit

Medical facilities
Region III
 * Hospital Galveston (Co-gender)
 * Carole S. Young Medical Facility Complex (Female) (formerly Texas City Regional Medical Unit )

Pre-release facilities
Region III Region IV Region VI
 * Richard J. LeBlanc Unit
 * Manuel A. Segovia Unit
 * Hamilton Unit
 * Thomas Havins Unit

Substance abuse felony punishment facilities
Region II Region III Region IV Region VI
 * Clyde M. Johnston Unit
 * Jester I Unit
 * Ernestine Glossbrenner Unit
 * Ellen Halbert Unit (Female)
 * Walker Sayle Unit

Psychiatric facilities
Region II Region III Region V
 * Skyview Unit (Co-gender)
 * Wayne Scott Unit (formerly Beauford H. Jester IV Unit), renamed in 2021
 * Montford Psychiatric Unit

Geriatric facilities
Region I
 * Rufus H. Duncan Geriatric Facility

Mentally challenged offender program
Region II
 * Jerry H. Hodge Unit

Private prisons

 * Bridgeport Unit
 * Kyle Unit (previously known as the Kyle New Vision Unit)
 * Lockhart Unit (female only)
 * Billy Moore Unit

Private state jails

 * Bartlett State Jail (closed)
 * Bradshaw State Jail
 * Jesse R. Dawson Unit (Co-gender; closed)
 * John R. Lindsey Unit
 * Willacy County State Jail

Private pre-parole transfer facilities

 * Bridgeport Unit
 * Mineral Wells Unit

Private work programs

 * Lockhart Unit

Private multi-use facilities

 * East Texas Multi-Use Facility (Co-gender)

Parole confinement facilities
Region III Region V Private
 * Joe Kegans State Jail
 * William P. "Bill" Baten Unit
 * Burnet Unit (Co-gender)
 * South Texas Unit (Closed)
 * West Texas Unit

Former facilities

 * Bowie County Unit
 * Central Unit (Closed 2011)
 * Dickens County Unit
 * Don Hutto Unit
 * Jefferson County Unit
 * Gregg County Unit
 * Limestone County Unit
 * North Texas Intermediate Sanctions Facility (closed 2011)
 * Retrieve Unit (later Wayne Scott Unit) - Main prison closed in 2020
 * Western Regional Medical Unit