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The Ruben M. Torres Unit is a state prison for men located in Hondo, Medina County, Texas, owned and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. This facility was opened in January 1993, and a maximum capacity of 1384 male inmates held at various security levels.

Stand-up comedian Ali Siddiq have been locked up in there.

References

1. "Ruben M. Torres Unit". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

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Prison units	Region I Byrd Ellis Estelle (formerly Ellis II) Ferguson Goree Huntsville Lewis Polunsky (formerly Terrell) Wainwright (formerly Eastham) Wynne Region II Beto Boyd Coffield Hodge Michael Powledge Telford Region III Clemens Hightower Jester III Memorial (formerly Darrington) Ramsey Stiles Stringfellow Terrell (formerly Ramsey III) Vance Region IV Briscoe Connally Lynaugh McConnell Stevenson Torres Region V Allred Clements Dalhart Daniel Jordan Neal Roach Rudd Smith Wallace Region VI Crain♀ Hilltop♀ Hobby♀ Hughes Luther Mountain View♀ Murray♀ Pack Robertson Private Bridgeport Cleveland Diboll Estes Kyle Lockhart♀ B. Moore Former units Central Retrieve (later Wayne Scott)
State jail units	Region II Cole Hutchins Region III Gist Henley♀ Kegans Lychner Plane♀ Region IV Dominguez Lopez Ney Sanchez Region V Formby Wheeler Region VI Travis County Woodman♀ Private Bartlett (closed 2017) Bradshaw (closed 2020) Dawson♂♀ (closed 2013) Lindsey Willacy County
Transfer units	Region I Goodman Gurney Holliday Region II C. Moore Region IV Cotulla Fort Stockton Garza East (closed 2020) Garza West Region V Tulia Ware Region VI Marlin Middleton San Saba
Psychiatric units	Region III Wayne Scott (formerly Jester IV)
Above facilities are male-only unless noted by ♀(female-only) or ♂♀ (cogender)

• Prisons in Texas
• Buildings and structures in Medina County, Texas
• 1993 establishments in Texas