Mark W. Stiles Unit
Mark Stiles Unit is located in Texas
Mark Stiles Unit
Location in Texas
Location3060 FM 3514
Beaumont, Texas 77705
Coordinates29°59′36″N 94°03′01″W / 29.9932333°N 094.0503167°W / 29.9932333; -094.0503167
StatusOperational
Security classList of security classification of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Capacity2,981
OpenedJune 1993
Managed byTDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
WardenCalvin Tucker
CountyJefferson County
CountryUnited States
Websitetdcj.texas.gov/unit_directory/st.html

Mark W. Stiles Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's prison located in an unincorporated area of Jefferson County, Texas,[1] 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.[2]

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.[2] As a result, the Stiles facility houses many HIV positive prisoners.[3] A hospice for prisoners with HIV opened at Stiles in 1997.[4]

The unit has offered Buddhist meditation classes since 2003.[5]

In 2011 the metal products plant closed; its operations were consolidated to the plants at the Coffield Unit and the Powledge Unit.[6]

Notable prisoners

References

  1. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Jefferson County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 14 (PDF p. 15/50). Retrieved August 14, 2022. Mark W Stiles Unit
  2. 1 2 "Stiles Unit Archived January 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Providing Services To Inmates Living With HIV," Centers for Disease Control. August 2001. 3 (3/3). Retrieved on July 20, 2010.
  5. ↑ Turner, Allan. "Meditation helps inmates reach 'natural awareness'." Houston Chronicle. Saturday September 3, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ Ward, Mike. "Prison industry programs a victim of economic recession," Austin American-Statesman. Sunday September 4, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Henley, Elmer Wayne Jr" Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on November 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ https://vimeo.com/143798965 The Dewberry brothers’ case: on the trail of the secrets


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