 Of the eight Texas Department of Criminal Justice general correctional facilities for women, which include five prisons and three state jails, five of the units, including four prisons and one state jail, are in the City of Gatesville.The Christina Crain Unit prison (formerly Gatesville Unit),
the Hilltop Unit prison,
the Dr. Lane Murray Unit prison,
and the Linda Woodman Unit state jail are co-located amongst one another.In addition the Mountain View Unit, a prison with the State of Texas female death row, is in Gatesville.