Dalhart Unit
Prison in Texas, United States
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The Dalhart Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in unincorporated Hartley County, Texas.[2] 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.[3] It is located next to Dalhart Municipal Airport. As of 2000 Dalhart serves minimum and medium security inmates.[4]
  Location in Texas | |
| Location | 11950 FM 998 Dalhart, Texas 79022 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36.0230556°N 102.5591667°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | G1, G2, G4 |
| Capacity | 1,040[1] |
| Opened | February 1995 |
| Managed by | TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division |
| Warden | Billy Thompson |
| County | Hartley County |
| Country | USA |
| Website | www |
History
The unit opened in February 1995.[3] 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.[5] 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.[6] Staffing is a constant problem, press reports indicated that in 2018, the facility was at 51% staffing.[7]
