General Discussion

C Moon

(13,734 posts)

4. Not 100% sure, but this article says it's run by the state of Texas.

Wed Oct 1, 2014, 07:24 PM

Oct 2014

http://www.inmateaid.com/prisons/tdcj-wallace-pack-unit

Wallace Pack Unit is a low security correctional facility. Inmates are housed together in dormitories or cubicle housing. They are provided with access to programs and training that will help to rehabilitate them so that they’re ready to get their lives back on track when released. As a low security facility, TDCJ - Wallace Pack Unit has a lower staff to inmate ratio than medium or high security jails.

TDCJ - Wallace Pack Unit is a state prison. This facility is operated by the state of Texas and is used to house and rehabilitate criminals. Inmates at TDCJ - Wallace Pack Unit are generally housed in locked cells during the night and are provided certain privileges such as the use of a recreation area, TV, phones and in some cases may have a job within the prison.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

9 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

I'd always wondered how prisonsers survive in U.S. prisons during heat waves...it sounds awful: [View all] C Moon Oct 2014 OP

I'm an unashamed "bleeding heart liberal" on this issue. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #1

I totally agree! gopiscrap Oct 2014 #3

A-fucking-men! Hippo_Tron Oct 2014 #8

I couldn't tell from the article...are these private/for profit prisons? nt logosoco Oct 2014 #2

Not 100% sure, but this article says it's run by the state of Texas. C Moon Oct 2014 #4

This is torture. surrealAmerican Oct 2014 #5

Yep. Their punishment is supposed to be incarceration. Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #6

A woman prisoner died in Arizona in an outside holding cell in Joe Arpaio's hellhole. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2014 #7

Jesus! This is what I was wondering about. That's horrible! C Moon Oct 2014 #9