Hilltop Unit
The Hilltop Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for women located in Gatesville, Texas. Originally opened in September of 1981 as a Male first offender Unit, it is headed by Warden Jerry Gunnels. Hackberry School was the first opened then in October Sycamore was opened and housed SAT IV Construction inmates who were working on Gatesville Unit and Hilltop repairing and buildings and facilities. Until May 1982, when the Hilltop Unit proper was opened.
Location in Texas | |
| Location | 1500 State School Road Gatesville, Texas 76598-2996 |
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| Coordinates | 31.4753°N 97.7344°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | G1-G3, Outside Trusty |
| Capacity | Unit: 341 Trusty Camp: 212 |
| Opened | April 1981 |
| Managed by | TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division |
| Warden | Andrea Lozada |
| County | Coryell, County |
| Country | United States |
| Website | Official website |
It is located on Business Texas State Highway 36, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Downtown Gatesville. Hilltop sites on an approximately 1,317-acre (533 ha) plot of land and is co-located with the Crain, Murray, and Woodman units. The Hilltop Unit uses buildings from the former Gatesville State School, making the Hilltop Unit's prison facility the third oldest facility still-used in Texas after the Huntsville Unit and the Jester I Unit.