 The unit opened in June 1992 and was transferred to the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) in May 1995.When it was a part of TYC, the facility, then called the Marlin Orientation and Assessment Unit, served as the place of orientation for minors of both sexes being committed into the TYC's care, from the facility's opening in 1995 to its transfer out of TYC in 2007.In September 2007, the facility was transferred back to the TDCJ.