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Phone
  
+1 936-295-2155

Founded
  
1989

Texas Prison Museum

Address
  
491 State Hwy 75 N, Huntsville, TX 77320, USA

Hours
  
Closed now Wednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday(Cesar Chavez Day)10AM–5PMHours might differSaturday10AM–5PMSunday12–5PMMonday10AM–5PMTuesday10AM–5PMSuggest an edit

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The Texas Prison Museum is located in Huntsville, Texas.

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The non-profit museum features the history of the prison system in Texas (Huntsville is the home of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and several prisons including the Ellis Unit which previously housed death row, and Huntsville Unit which houses the execution chamber). There are many different artifacts in the museum, including an electric chair named "Old Sparky" that was formerly used from 1924 to 1964 as the primary means of execution.

The museum was founded in 1989 and originally located in downtown Huntsville. It was relocated to its current location (on Texas State Highway 75 at Interstate 45 Exit 118) in 2002.

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References

Texas Prison Museum Wikipedia