James H. Byrd Jr. Unit

The James "Jay" H. Byrd Jr. Unit (DU) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in Huntsville, Texas. The 93 acres (38 ha) diagnostic unit, established in May 1964, is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Downtown Huntsville on Farm to Market Road 247.^[1] The prison was named after James H. Byrd, a former prison warden.^{[citation needed]}

James "Jay" H. Byrd Unit

Aerial photograph of the Byrd, Holliday, and Wynne units, and the Huntsville Municipal Airport - U.S. Geological Survey - January 23, 1995
Location in Texas
Location	21 FM 247 Huntsville, Texas 77320
Coordinates	30.7374333°N 095.5556000°W / 30.7374333; -095.5556000
Status	Operational
Security class	G1, G2, Transient
Capacity	1,365
Opened	May 1964
Managed by	TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
Warden	Charles Landis
County	Walker County
Country	USA
Website	www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../du.html

The facility is the TDCJ's primary prisoner intake facility in Huntsville.^[2] All male death row offenders and male offenders with life imprisonment without parole enter the TDCJ system through Byrd. From there, the inmates with life without parole sentences go on to their assigned facilities.^[3] Male death row offenders go on to the Allan B. Polunsky Unit, and female death row offenders go on to the Mountain View Unit.^[4]