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Hodge

Developmental disability programmeMediummaleHigh
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Developmental disability programme operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. TDCJ Region II. Capacity ~989. Custody levels housed: G1, G2, Developmentally Disabled.

Background

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

Occupancy

Year opened

1995

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Population held

male

Opened

1995

Region

TX

Security level

Medium

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

379 FM 2972 West, Rusk 75785-3666

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Compared to other facilities in United States

3276 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 989 · peers avg: 1424 (31%)

Data completeness

68%

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