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This penitentiary has held Kiowa chiefs Satanta and Big Tree, infamous gunslinger John Wesley Hardin, and Federal prisoners of war during the Civil War. As headquarters of the Texas prison system until 1989, the Walls Unit is the facility from which capital punishment was carried out from 1924 until 1964, and then again after 1982.
Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville or Huntsville Unit (HV), nicknamed "Walls Unit", is a Texas state prison located in Huntsville, Texas, United States. The approximately 54.36-acre (22.00 ha) facility, near downtown Huntsville, is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice . [ 1 ]
The Texas Prison Museum held a program July 27, 2024, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the tragic Huntsville Unit (Walls) Prison Hostage Siege that began at approximately 1:00 p.m. on July 24, 1974 and lasted 11 days ending on August 3, 1974.
During the Civil War, prisoners made fabric for tents and uniforms for the Confederacy. A convict lease system operated from 1866 to 1910 for prisoner work in the private sector. Administrative headquarters for the Texas Prison System is in Huntsville, along with the death chamber.
The Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville opened in 1849, one year after the state legislature created the penitentiary system. As the first state prison in Texas, the Huntsville site soon became known as the "Walls Unit" for the 15-foot brick wall that surrounds the prison yard.
1 Ιουλ 1995 · Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, also known as the Walls unit of the state prison system, was the state's first enclosed penitentiary for convicted felons. On March 13, 1848, the Texas legislature passed the bill to establish a state prison.
On March 23, 2008, the Walls Unit of the Texas prison system in Huntsville, Texas, was the site of a significant event. The main building of the facility was the location of this notable occurrence, which had a profound impact on the lives of those affected. - generated by AI
