25—The Huntsville Unit, better known as the historic "Walls" Unit, has been standing ... at the Unit from an unknown caller. Over 655 Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) inmates had ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KTRK) -- A fire at the Texas State ... flames and smoke coming from the prison, also known as the "Walls Unit." The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said the fire started ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (Nexstar ... TDCJ evacuated more than 650 inmates from the Walls Unit after an attic fire broke out, damaging the west side of its cellblocks and some administrative areas ...

Prisoners in Texas were considered so until ... living conditions in Huntsville remained vicious and cramped. In 1935 the Walls Unit housed 1,000 men in 350 cells, each built to accommodate ...

About 655 inmates were evacuated from their cells when a fire erupted early Friday morning at the state prison in Huntsville, according to the Texas Department ... Unit or Walls Unit and is ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KBTX) -An inmate’s recent escape from the Huntsville Unit has sparked questions ... using a makeshift rope to scale the prison walls. Moments later, he allegedly stole a ...

Fifty years ago last month, prisoner Fred Gomez Carrasco and an accomplice, Rudolfo Dominguez, died in a shoot-out during an attempted prison break at the Huntsville “Walls” Unit. Tragically ...

Authorities shared an update after a fire at the Walls Unit at the Huntsville, Texas, prison on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court halted ... cell a few feet from America’s busiest death chamber at the Walls Unit in Huntsville, waiting for certainty over whether he would be ...