- The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is the main prison cemetery in Texas, located in Huntsville and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
- The cemetery was badly maintained and had no written records until the 1970s. In 1962, the assistant warden for the Walls Unit, Captain Joe Byrd, undertook a...
- The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is open to the public and is one of the most well maintained cemeteries that you'll find anywhere.
- The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is open to the public and is one of the most well maintained cemeteries that you'll find anywhere.
- Located in Huntsville, TX, Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery provides a peaceful final resting place for individuals and families in the community.
- Yes, there is a prison graveyard, the Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in Huntsville, TX. It has existed since the mid-1800s when the first prisoner was buried there.
- Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery. prison cemetery in Huntsville, Texas, USA. ... Entrance to Capt Joe Byrd Cemetery, Huntsville, TX.jpg 3,668 × 2,480; 10.77 MB.
- It was then that the assistant warden of the Huntsville Unit, Captain Joe Byrd, cleaned up the grounds with his crew and discovered 900 graves at the cemetery.
- Named for the assistant warden who was in charge of clearing the cemetery of debris and locating over 900 graves, Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is the only active...