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Robertson

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State prison operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. TDCJ Region V. Capacity ~2,978. Custody levels housed: G1-G5, Security Detention, Transient.

Background

The French M. Robertson Unit is a maximum-security state prison located on Farm to Market Road 3522 in Abilene, Texas, United States, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Downtown Abilene in Jones County. The prison for males, classified as a "prison," is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, administered as within Region VI. The Robertson Unit has space for 1,244 inmates in General Population, plus a large Restricted Housing facility. The Unit has a large garment manufacturing facility, which makes garments for several other State and local corrections facilities. Also notable, is the Robertson Unit's kennel of tracking dogs, and horses for mounted operations. The unit is named after French M. Robertson, a lawyer and oil businessman from Abilene, Texas.

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Capacity

2,978

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1992

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Population held

male

Opened

1992

Region

TX

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

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

12071 FM 3522, Abilene 79601

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Compared to other facilities in United States

3134 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 2978 · peers avg: 1572 (+89%)

Data completeness

68%

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