Billy Moore Unit
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Background
The Billy Moore Unit a.k.a. the Billy Moore Correctional Center is a state prison for men located in Overton, Rusk County, Texas, operated (since September 2025) by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The facility holds a maximum of 513 inmates at medium and minimum security levels. Prior to October 2008 the prison was operated by Corrections Corporation of America.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1995
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 22 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1995
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Data completeness
20%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q26831356)
- Wikipedia
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Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Billy Moore Unit. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/billy-moore-unit
"Billy Moore Unit." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/billy-moore-unit.
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