Christina Melton Crain Unit
The Christina Melton Crain Unit (formerly the Gatesville Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for females in Gatesville, Texas. The prison is along Texas State Highway 36, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of central Gatesville. The unit, with about 1,317 acres (533 ha) of space, is co-located with the Hilltop Unit, the Dr. Lane Murray Unit, and the Linda Woodman Unit. Nearby also is the Mountain View Unit, which houses all Texas female inmates on death row. Crain Unit's regular program houses around 1,500 women, and it is one of Texas's main prisons for women. Female prison offenders of the TDCJ are released from this unit. With a capacity of 2,013 inmates, Crain is the TDCJ's largest female prison.
Location in Texas | |
| Location | 1401 State School Road Gatesville, Texas 76599-2999 |
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| Coordinates | 31.4713889°N 097.7405556°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | G1-G5, Transient, Outside Trusty, Developmentally Disabled, Substance Abuse |
| Capacity | Unit: 1,498; Boot Camp: 8 SAFP: 288; Trusty Camp: 321 |
| Opened | August 1980 |
| Former name | Gatesville Unit |
| Managed by | TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division |
| Warden | Kimberly Garza |
| County | Coryell County |
| Country | United States |
| Website | Official website |
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