United States · Texas · Waco
Jack Harwell Detention Center
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Jack Harwell Detention Center is a multi-jurisdictional facility located in Mclennan County, Texas. Rated capacity: 816. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
816
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Texas
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
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersData completeness
68%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Jack Harwell Detention Center. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jack-harwell-detention-center
"Jack Harwell Detention Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jack-harwell-detention-center.
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title = {Jack Harwell Detention Center},
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