United States · TX · Dilley
Briscoe
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State prison operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. TDCJ Region IV. Capacity ~1,216. Custody levels housed: G1, G2, G4.
Background
The Dolph Briscoe Unit (DB) or Briscoe Unit is a Texas state prison located near the town of Dilley in Frio County, Texas. The unit opened in January 1992 and is named for former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe. As of August 31, 2013 Briscoe Unit employs 233 people of which 165 are security related employees, 42 non security and 14 are employees of the Windham School District Offenders in the unit may have access to literacy education, as well as adult education and GED courses through the Windham School District programs, as well as English as a second language, special education and pre-release courses. The unit also runs career and technology programs for inmates including: construction carpentry, electrical trades, landscape design, construction and maintenance. Offenders may also have the opportunity of working with local community works projects such as with the local food bank, Habitat for Humanity and other local organizations.
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Capacity
1,216
Current population
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Occupancy
—
Year opened
1992
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
1992
Region
TX
Security level
High
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.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
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Sources
- TDCJ unit page â Briscoe
- TDCJ unit directory
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice â unit directory — State of Texas
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q16991925)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Briscoe. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/dolph-briscoe-unit
"Briscoe." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/dolph-briscoe-unit.
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