Barry Telford Unit

Barry B. Telford Unit
Location in Texas
Location3899 State Hwy 98
New Boston, Texas 75570
Coordinates33°25′17″N 94°28′35″W / 33.4214167°N 094.4764833°W / 33.4214167; -094.4764833
StatusOperational
Security classSecurity classification of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice|G1-G5, Administrative segregation, safekeeping.
Capacity2,872
OpenedJuly 1995
Managed byTDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
WardenBalden Polk
CountyBowie County
CountryUS
Websitewww.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/to.html

The Barry B. Telford Unit (TO) a.k.a. Telford Unit (opened July 1995) is a Texas state prison located in unincorporated Bowie County, Texas. The facility, along Texas State Highway 98, is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Interstate 30. It has a "New Boston, Texas" mailing address, and is in proximity to Texarkana. The Telford Unit is operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division, administered within Region II.