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Dalhart

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State prison operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. TDCJ Region V. Capacity ~780. Custody levels housed: G1, G2, G4.

Background

The Dalhart Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in unincorporated Hartley County, Texas. The unit is along Farm to Market Road 998 and near U.S. Highway 54, 4 miles (6.4 km) west and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Dalhart. It is located next to Dalhart Municipal Airport. As of 2000 Dalhart serves minimum and medium security inmates.

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Capacity

780

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1995

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Population held

male

Opened

1995

Region

TX

Security level

High

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

11950 FM 998, Dalhart 79022

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Compared to other facilities in United States

3134 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 780 · peers avg: 1582 (51%)

Data completeness

68%

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