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  Location in Texas | |
| Location | 815 12th Street Huntsville, Texas 77342 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°43′19″N 95°32′44″W / 30.722027°N 95.545596°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | G1–G3, Security Detention, Transient |
| Capacity | 1,705 |
| Opened | 1849 |
| Managed by | Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| Warden | Kelly Strong |
| County | Walker County |
| Country | USA |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Chad Butler ("Pimp C"), Duane "Dog" Chapman, John Wesley Hardin, Satanta, Doc Middleton Seth Wayne Campbell (first marriage on unit) | |
Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit (HV), nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States. The approximately 54.36-acre (22.00 ha) facility, near downtown Huntsville, is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[1] The facility, the oldest Texas state prison, opened in 1849.[2]
The unit houses the execution chamber of the State of Texas. It is the most active execution chamber in the United States, with 591 (as of October 1, 2024)[3] executions since 1982, when the death penalty was reinstated in Texas (see Lists of people executed in Texas).[4]
- ^ "Huntsville Unit Archived 2008-03-30 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.
- ^ "Huntsville Prison Blues". PBS.org. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
- ^ NPR https://www.npr.org/2024/10/02/nx-s1-5136517/texas-man-executed-fatally-stabbing-twins-1989.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Death Row Information". Tdcj.state.tx.us. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-04-22.