  Location in Texas | |
| Location | 3060 FM 3514 Beaumont, Texas 77705 |
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| Coordinates | 29°59′36″N94°03′01″W / 29.9932333°N 094.0503167°W /29.9932333; -094.0503167 |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | List of security classification of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
| Capacity | 2,981 |
| Opened | June 1993 |
| Managed by | TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division |
| Warden | Calvin Tucker |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Country | United States |
| Website | tdcj |
Mark W. Stiles Unit is aTexas Department of Criminal Justice men's prison located in anunincorporated area ofJefferson County, Texas,[1] nearBeaumont. The unit, located alongFarm to Market Road 3514, is 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of downtown Beaumont. The approximately 776 acres (314 ha) unit is co-located with theGist Unit and theLeBlanc Unit.[2]
The unit opened in June 1993. The unit serves as theUniversity of Texas Medical Branch hub site for treatment of HIV and other infectious diseases.[2] As a result, the Stiles facility houses many HIV positive prisoners.[3] Ahospice for prisoners with HIV opened at Stiles in 1997.[4]
The unit has offered Buddhist meditation classes since 2003.[5]
In 2011 the metal products plant closed; its operations were consolidated to the plants at theCoffield Unit and thePowledge Unit.[6]
Mark W Stiles Unit
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