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Boerne (Prison Town)
Prison Type	6
Operation Years	1862
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	350
Escapes	0
Deaths	0

Camp Ford
Prison Type	6
Operation Years	1863-1865
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	4,900
Escapes	4+
Deaths	232+

Camp Groce (Hempstead)
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1863
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	500+
Escapes	??
Deaths	20

Camp Van Dorn (Salado Camp)
Prison Type	7
Operation Years	1861
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	??
Escapes	??
Deaths	??

Camp Verde
Prison Type	7
Operation Years	1861-1862
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	350
Escapes	0
Deaths	0

Galveston
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1863
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	100
Escapes	0
Deaths	0

Prison Types:
1) Existing jail/prison;
2) Coastal fortification;
3) Old buildings converted into prisons;
5) Cluster of tents enclosed by high fences;
6) Barren stockades;
7) Barren ground

Houston
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1863
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	100
Escapes	0
Deaths	0

Huntsville (Texas State Penitentiary)
Prison Type	1
Operation Years	1863
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	232
Escapes	0
Deaths	??

San Antonio
Prison Type	3
Operation Years	1861
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	360+
Escapes	??
Deaths	0

San Pedro Springs
Prison Type	7
Operation Years	1862
Maximum Capacity	??
Most Prisoners Held	350+
Escapes	0
Deaths	??