Status Operational Opened 1933 | Phone +1 281-595-3465 | |
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Location 59 Darrington Road
Rosharon, Texas 77583 Security class G1-G5, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty, Transient Capacity Unit: 1,610 Trusty Camp: 321 Managed by TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division Warden Mark Jones, Assistant Warden Keith Atchison, Assistant Warden James Danhiem Address 59 Darrington Rd, Rosharon, TX 77583, USA Hours Closed today FridayClosedSaturday7AM–5PMSunday7AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosedWednesdayClosedThursdayClosed Similar Brazoria County Jail, Central Unit, FDC Houston, Houston Police Departme | ||
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The Darrington Unit (DA) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) men's prison located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, near Sandy Point, The unit is along Farm to Market Road 521, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Rosharon, and south of Houston. The prison has about 6,770 acres (2,740 ha) of land. The prison has the Region III Administrative Office of the Windham School District.
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History
The unit opened in 1917. The TDCJ believes that the unit was named after the original landowners of the area occupied by the prison. The "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm" was first recorded by John A. Lomax in 1934 at Darrington, sung by "Sin-Killer" Griffin who claimed authorship. In 1935 Darrington housed African American prisoners.
In 1963, before racial desegregation occurred, the facility housed white second offenders. In the late 1980s, Darrington housed a lot of leaders of prison gangs. In 1986 and 1987 a 12-foot (3.7 m) high gunwalk was built, overseeing 13 recreation yards; the walk allows prison guards to easily shoot and kill raging prisoners.
Operations
The Darrington Unit is within the attendance zone of the Alvin Community College. Darrington was included through H.B. No. 2744, filed on March 6, 2007.