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 jai ...
(TDCJ) is a co-gender state prison in
Rusk, Texas
Rusk is a city and the county seat of Cherokee County in the U.S. state of Texas. At the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 5,285.
History
The town was established by an act of the Texas Legislature on April 11, 1846. It was nam ...
; it is on
Farm to Market Road 2972
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, west of
Texas State Highway 69
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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 jai ...
. Retrieved on March 31, 2016.
It is on a lot, co-located with the
Hodge Unit 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.Cruel and Unusual " ''
Dallas Observer
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Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan ...
''. Thursday July 8, 1999. Retrieved on March 30, 2016.
The prison houses mentally ill inmates. Prison guards assigned to Skyview take special training to come to this prison. most prisoners stay for about 20-60 days before returning to a general purpose prison, but some stay long-term. Steve McVicker of the ''
Dallas Observer
''Dallas Observer'' is a free digital and print publication based in Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan ...
'' wrote that at Hodge and Skyview "both guards and prisoners seem more relaxed than their counterparts at other prisons". Unlike most TDCJ prisons Skyview is air conditioned, so the prison administrators turn away prisoners who they suspect are faking mental illnesses.
As of April 2020 there were 479 inmates.
Notable Inmates
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Diane Zamora
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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 jai ...