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Marlin Unit
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Marlin Unit is a state prison located in Falls County, Texas. Rated capacity: 606. Reported population: 544. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
606
Current population
544
Occupancy
90%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Texas Department of CorrectionsPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Texas
Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
The Marlin Unit has been reported to have issues with basic infrastructure, including broken toilets and insufficient bedding for inmates, alongside poor food quality.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
Staffing shortages at the Marlin Unit have forced officers to work excessive hours, with reports of only one person turning up for a day shift, leading to coverage of basic security needs by remaining staff.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersReports
- marshall-project19 Feb 2021
of the men and women behind bars. One officer, who asked not to be named for fear he would be fired, complained that only one person turned up for work during a day shift at the Marlin Unit, which forced others to stay and cover the facility’s basic security needs. Across the state, officers were sometimes forced to work 16 or more hours and threatened with write-ups if they didn’t come in, said
Data completeness
84%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
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q85678098)
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Marlin Unit. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/marlin-unit
"Marlin Unit." World Prisons. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/marlin-unit.
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title = {Marlin Unit},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-10-24}
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