Dalhart Unit

Dalhart Unit
	Location in Texas
Location	11950 FM 998; Dalhart, Texas79022
Coordinates	36°01′23″N102°33′33″W/ 36.0230556°N 102.5591667°W
Status	Operational
Security class	G1, G2, G4
Capacity	1,040
Opened	February 1995
Managed by	TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
Warden	Billy Thompson
County	Hartley County
Country	USA
Website	www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../dh.html

TheDalhart Unitis aTexas Department of Criminal Justiceprison for men located inunincorporated Hartley County, Texas.^[2]The unit is alongFarm to Market Road 998and nearU.S. Highway 54,4 miles (6.4 km) west and 1 mile (1.6 km) south ofDalhart.^[3]It is located next toDalhart Municipal Airport.As of 2000 Dalhart serves minimum and medium security inmates.^[4]

History

The unit opened in February 1995.^[3]The unit was named in memory of R.C. Johnson, a longtime sheriff ofDallam County,and Steve Booth, aTexas 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]

References

^https://templeton1.org/texas/state/dalhart-unit/^{[bare URL]}
^"2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hartley County, TX"(PDF).U.S. Census Bureau.p. 4 (PDF p. 5/28).Retrieved2022-08-15.Dalhart Unit
^^a ^b"Dalhart Unit Archived2010-07-25 at theWayback Machine."Texas Department of Criminal Justice.Retrieved on June 4, 2010.
^"Dalhart prison fight leads to lockdown."Amarillo Globe-News.Saturday August 19, 2000. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.
^"1995 Annual Report."Texas Department of Criminal Justice.Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
^Ward, Mike. "Corrections officers to press state officials for pay raises to help with staff shortage.Archived2011-06-07 at theWayback Machine"Austin American-Statesman.Thursday January 10, 2008. Retrieved on June 4, 2010.
^Blakinger, Keri (9 August 2018)."After $9 million in hiring bonuses, Texas prisons still face 14 percent guard vacancy".Houston Chronicle.Retrieved11 August2018.

External links

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[1] ttps://templeton1.org/texas/state/dalhart-unit/^{[bare URL]}

[2] "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Hartley County, TX"(PDF).U.S. Census Bureau.p. 4 (PDF p. 5/28).Retrieved2022-08-15.Dalhart Unit

[Profile-3] "Dalhart Unit Archived2010-07-25 at theWayback Machine."Texas Department of Criminal Justice.Retrieved on June 4, 2010.

[4] "Dalhart prison fight leads to lockdown."Amarillo Globe-News.Saturday August 19, 2000. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.

[5] "1995 Annual Report."Texas Department of Criminal Justice.Retrieved on July 21, 2010.

[6] Ward, Mike. "Corrections officers to press state officials for pay raises to help with staff shortage.Archived2011-06-07 at theWayback Machine"Austin American-Statesman.Thursday January 10, 2008. Retrieved on June 4, 2010.

[7] Blakinger, Keri (9 August 2018)."After $9 million in hiring bonuses, Texas prisons still face 14 percent guard vacancy".Houston Chronicle.Retrieved11 August2018.

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