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Barry Telford Unit

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Background

The Barry B. Telford Unit (TO) a.k.a. Telford Unit (opened July 1995) is a Texas state prison located in unincorporated Bowie County, Texas. The facility, along Texas State Highway 98, is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Interstate 30. It has a "New Boston, Texas" mailing address, and is in proximity to Texarkana.

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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1995

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1995

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Known issues

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Data completeness

24%

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