Video from Friday morning shows flames and smoke coming from the prison, also known as the "Walls Unit." The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said the fire started just before 2:30 a.m. Friday.

Fire at Huntsville state prison prompts evacuation of 600-plus inmates from their cells. ... which is known as the Huntsville Unit or Walls Unit and is located at 815 12 th St. in downtown ...

More than 600 inmates had to be evacuated after a fire erupted at the Huntsville Unit early Friday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

The longest operating prison in Texas, Huntsville Unit, caught fire Friday morning, August 25, and was forced to evacuate 655 inmates, according to a statement from Amanda Hernandez, director of ...

According to TDCJ Officials, Jesus Villarreal, 39, escaped from the Huntsville Unit early Sunday morning using a makeshift rope to scale the prison walls. Moments later, he allegedly stole a car ...

Fifty years ago last month, prisoner Fred Gomez Carrasco and an accomplice, Rudolfo Dominguez, died in a shoot-out during an attempted prison break at the Huntsville “Walls” Unit.

It’s almost noon on a Tuesday afternoon, and the sun is beating down on the pavement in front of the massive red brick walls of the Huntsville “Walls” Unit state penitentiary in Huntsville ...

A public information officer told KHOU 11's Katiera Winfrey they believe the inmate used a rope to climb down the wall of the prison before he robbed a nearby gas station just before 12:30 a.m ...

Thousands of inmates have walked the halls within Walls Unit. Executions of death row inmates are still held at the prison, and it was the home to ‘Old Sparky’, the electric chair that was ...

More than 600 inmates had to be evacuated after a fire erupted at the Huntsville Unit early Friday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

More than 600 inmates had to be evacuated after a fire erupted at the Huntsville Unit early Friday, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...