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Hodge Unit is a state prison located in Cherokee County, Texas. Rated capacity: 989. Reported population: 939. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Jerry H. Hodge Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a state prison for men in Rusk, Texas; it is on Farm to Market Road 2972, west of Texas State Highway 69 North. It opened in March 1995. It is on a 58-acre (23 ha) lot, co-located with the Skyview Unit. It has a capacity of 989 prisoners. The inmates live in traditional prison cells.
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Capacity
989
Current population
939
Occupancy
95%
Year opened
1995
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Operator
Texas Department of CorrectionsPopulation held
male
Opened
1995
Region
Texas
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
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t God wanted him to make amends. He helped his mother into his truck and drove three hours north, past the pine forests that dot rural east Texas, to the state prison known as the Hodge Unit. Through a window in the visitation room, Sidney saw a man shuffling toward them, escorted by officers. That can’t be Allen, he thought. Prisoners often live without air-conditioning in areas where
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World Prisons. (2026). Hodge Unit. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hodge-unit
"Hodge Unit." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hodge-unit.
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title = {Hodge Unit},
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