Mark Stiles Unit
| Location |
3060 FM 3514 Beaumont, Texas 77705 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 29°59′36″N 94°03′01″W / 29.9932333°N 094.0503167°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | List of security classification of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| Capacity | 2,981 |
| Opened | June 1993 |
| Managed by | TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division |
| Warden | Christopher Carter |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Country | United States |
| Website |
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Mark W. Stiles Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's prison located in an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Texas, near Beaumont. The unit, located along Farm to Market Road 3514, is 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of downtown Beaumont. The approximately 776 acres (314 ha) unit is co-located with the Gist Unit and the LeBlanc Unit.[1]
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.[1] As a result, the Stiles facility houses many HIV positive prisoners.[2] A hospice for people with HIV opened at Stiles in 1997.[3]
In 2011 the metal products plant closed; its operations were consolidated to the plants at the Coffield Unit and the Powledge Unit.[4]
The unit offers Buddhist meditation classes.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Stiles Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
- ↑ Bass, Emily. "Separate but Equal?" HIV Positive. December/January 2000. No. 6. Here Publishing. 30. Retrieved from Google Books on July 20, 2010. ISSN 1522-3086.
- ↑ "Providing Services To Inmates Living With HIV." Centers for Disease Control. August 2001. 3 (3/3). Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
- ↑ Ward, Mike. "Prison industry programs a victim of economic recession." Austin American-Statesman. Sunday September 4, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
- ↑ Turner, Allan. "Meditation helps inmates reach 'natural awareness'." Houston Chronicle. Saturday September 3, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
External links
- "Stiles Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice
- Rodriguez, Brenda. "For ill prisoners, time at Beaumont's 'death camp' can be for life." San Antonio Express-News. September 14, 1997. 14A.
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