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Billy Moore Unit

Coordinates: 32°19′00″N 94°57′59″W / 32.316733°N 94.966299°W / 32.316733; -94.966299
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Billy Moore Unit
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Location8500 FM 3053 North
Overton, Texas
Statusopen
Security classG1, G2 (medium and minimum)
Capacity513
OpenedJune 1995
Managed byManagement and Training Corporation

The Billy Moore Unit a.k.a. the Billy Moore Correctional Center is a private state prison for men located in Overton, Rusk County, Texas, operated (since October 2008) by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[1]

The facility holds a maximum of 513 inmates at medium and minimum security levels.[2] Prior to October 2008 the prison was operated by Corrections Corporation of America.

References

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  1. ^ "Billy Moore Unit". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Billy Moore Correctional Center" (PDF). Management and Training Corporation fact sheet. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

32°19′00″N 94°57′59″W / 32.316733°N 94.966299°W / 32.316733; -94.966299