2 Central Texas prisons will return to state control from private prison contractor

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or TDCJ, will take control and staff two prisons in Central Texas later this year thanks to a legislative funding allocation, according to an email TDCJ spokesperson Monday.

The facilities are the Kyle Correctional Center in Hays County and the Gregory S. Coleman Unit in Caldwell County.

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