Diboll Unit

{{Short description|State prison for men in Texas, US}}

{{Infobox Prison

| prison_name = Diboll Unit (Diboll Correctional Center)

| image = File:Diboll Correctional Center - Texas - aerial 1.jpg

| location = 1604 South 1st Street
Diboll, Texas

| coordinates = {{coord|31.173443|-94.806073|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:landmark}}

| status = open

| classification = G1, G2

| capacity = 518

| opened = June 1995

| closed =

| managed_by = Texas Department of Criminal Justice

| director =

}}

The Diboll Unit (or Diboll Correctional Center) is a state prison for men located in Diboll, Angelina County, Texas, which is operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice.{{cite web|title=Diboll (DO)|url=https://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/do.html|website=Texas Department of Criminal Justice|accessdate=14 August 2016}}

This facility was opened in June 1995, and a maximum capacity of 518 male inmates. Diboll is adjacent to the Rufus H. Duncan Geriatric Facility at 1502 South First Street, owned and operated by the state.

Notable inmates

  • George Floyd{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Michael|date=May 31, 2020|title=The Houston Years of George Floyd|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/houston-years-george-floyd-dj-screw/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604191745/https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/houston-years-george-floyd-dj-screw/|archive-date=June 4, 2020|access-date=June 5, 2020|website=Texas Monthly|language=en}}

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