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  Location in Texas | |
| Location | 1697 FM 980 Huntsville, Texas 77343 |
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| Coordinates | 30°53′05″N 95°27′18″W / 30.88472°N 95.45500°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | G1-G5, Administrative Segregation, GRAD/ ASDP, Outside Trusty |
| Capacity | Unit: 2,073 Trusty Camp: 409 |
| Opened | July 1965 |
| Former name | Ellis I Unit |
| Managed by | TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division |
| Director | Daniel Dickerson |
| Warden | Bruce Johnson |
| County | Walker County |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www |
O. B. Ellis Unit (E1, previously Ellis I Unit[1]) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in unincorporated Walker County, Texas,[2] 12 miles (19 km) north of Huntsville. The unit, with about 11,427 acres (4,624 ha) of space, now houses up to 2,400 male prisoners.[3] Ellis is situated in a wooded area shared with the Estelle Unit, which is located 3 miles (4.8 km) away from Ellis.[4] From 1965 to 1999 it was the location of the State of Texas men's death row.
- ^ "Inmate escapes Ellis I prison". Associated Press. Austin American-Statesman. June 10, 1989. B6. Retrieved August 22, 2010. "Authorities were searching for a state prison inmate serving time for burglary convictions who apparently escaped from the Ellis I Unit on".
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Walker County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 4 (PDF p. 5/26). Retrieved August 12, 2022.
O B Ellis Unit
- ^ "Ellis Unit". Archived January 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ Ward, Mike. "Hunt is on for escaped killer". Austin American-Statesman. June 29, 1999. A1. Retrieved November 27, 2010.