Dalhart Unit

The Dalhart Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in unincorporated Hartley County, Texas. The unit is along Farm to Market Road 998 and near U.S. Highway 54, 4 miles (6.4 km) west and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Dalhart.[1] It is located next to Dalhart Municipal Airport. As of 2000 Dalhart serves minimum and medium security inmates.[2]

Dalhart Unit
Location in Texas
Location11950 FM 998
Dalhart, Texas 79022
Coordinates36.0230556°N 102.5591667°W / 36.0230556; -102.5591667
StatusOperational
Security classG1, G2, G4
Capacity1,520
OpenedFebruary 1995
Managed byTDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
WardenBilly Thompson
CountyHartley County
CountryUSA
Websitewww.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../dh.html

History

The unit opened in February 1995.[1] The unit was named in memory of R.C. Johnson, a longtime sheriff of Dallam County, and Steve Booth, a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper who was killed.[3] In September 2007 62% of the prison's job positions were filled, making the Dalhart Unit among the most under-staffed units in the state. In October 2007 an entire wing of the prison was closed because there were too few officers to properly monitor the wing.[4] Staffing is a constant problem, press reports indicated that in 2018, the facility was at 51% staffing.[5]

References
  1. "Dalhart Unit Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on June 4, 2010.
  2. "Dalhart prison fight leads to lockdown." Amarillo Globe-News. Saturday August 19, 2000. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.
  3. "1995 Annual Report." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
  4. Ward, Mike. "Corrections officers to press state officials for pay raises to help with staff shortage." Austin American-Statesman. Thursday January 10, 2008. Retrieved on June 4, 2010.
  5. Blakinger, Keri (9 August 2018). "After $9 million in hiring bonuses, Texas prisons still face 14 percent guard vacancy". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 11 August 2018.


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