The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the facility. It was originally the Terrell Unit. The unit houses the State of Texas death row, and it has a maximum capacity of 2,900. Polunsky was named after Allan B. Polunsky, a former chairperson of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
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The unit, along the Big Thicket, is 60 miles (97 km) east of Huntsville.