Mark W. Stiles Unit is a
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, ...
men's prison located in an
unincorporated area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
of
Jefferson County, Texas, near
Beaumont. The unit, located along
Farm to Market Road 3514, is southeast of downtown Beaumont. The approximately unit is co-located with the
Gist Unit and the
LeBlanc Unit.
[Stiles Unit]
." Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, ...
. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
The unit opened in June 1993. The unit serves as the
University of Texas Medical Branch hub site for treatment of HIV and other infectious diseases.
As a result, the Stiles facility houses many HIV positive prisoners. A
hospice
Hospice care is a type of health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by ...
for prisoners with HIV opened at Stiles in 1997.
The unit has offered Buddhist meditation classes since 2003.
In 2011 the metal products plant closed; its operations were consolidated to the plants at the
Coffield Unit
The H. H. Coffield Unit (CO) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas. The prison, near Tennessee Colony, is along Farm to Market Road 2054. The unit, on a plot of land, is co-located ...
and the
Powledge Unit
The Louie C. Powledge Unit (B2, originally the Beto II Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison for men located in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas. The approximately unit, co-located with the Beto, Coffield, and M ...
.
Notable prisoners
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Elmer Wayne Henley
Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. (born May 9, 1956) is a convicted American serial killer and painter incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system. Henley was convicted in 1974 for his role as a participant in a series of murders ...
* John Curtis Dewberry
[https://vimeo.com/143798965 The Dewberry brothers’ case: on the trail of the secrets]
References
External links
*
Stiles Unit"
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, ...
* Rodriguez, Brenda.
For ill prisoners, time at Beaumont's 'death camp' can be for life" ''
San Antonio Express-News
The ''San Antonio Express-News'' is a daily newspaper in San Antonio, Texas. It is owned by the Hearst Corporation and has offices in San Antonio and Austin, Texas. The ''Express-News'' is the third largest newspaper in the state of Texas, with ...
''. September 14, 1997. 14A.
Prisons in Jefferson County, Texas
Buildings and structures in Jefferson County, Texas
1993 establishments in Texas
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