Status Operational Warden Norvel Arnold Phone +1 806-249-8655 Opened February 1995 | Security class G1, G2, G4 Country USA Capacity 1,520 | |
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Location 11950 FM 998Dalhart, Texas 79022 Managed by TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division Hours Closed now Wednesday8AM–4:45PMThursday8AM–4:45PMFriday8AM–4:45PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–4:45PMTuesday8AM–4:45PM Similar Dallam County Jail, Dallam County Deputy, Dalhart Texan, Cargill Sweet Bran, XIT Museum | ||
Tdcj dalhart unit in need of employees
The Dalhart Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in unincorporated Hartley County, Texas. The unit is along Farm to Market Road 998 and near U.S. Highway 54, 4 miles (6.4 km) west and 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Dalhart. It is located next to Dalhart Municipal Airport. As of 2000 Dalhart serves minimum and medium security inmates.
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History
The unit opened in February 1995. The unit was named in memory of R.C. Johnson, a longtime sheriff of Dallam County, and Steve Booth, a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper who was killed. In September 2007 62% of the prison's job positions were filled, making the Dalhart Unit among the most under-staffed units in the state. In October 2007 an entire wing of the prison was closed because there were too few officers to properly monitor the wing.