Kyle Unit

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Kyle Unit (Kyle Correctional Center)
Kyle Unit
Location23001 I-35
Kyle, Texas
Statusopen
Capacity520
OpenedJune 1989
Managed by Management and Training Corporation

The Kyle Unit (or Kyle Correctional Center) is a private state prison for men located in Kyle, Hays County, Texas, which is operated by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [1]

This facility was opened in June 1989, and a maximum capacity of 520 prisoners in special therapeutic and substance abuse programs.

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References

  1. "Kyle (KY)". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

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