Outside the Walls: Sanctuary for families visiting the Huntsville, Texas Prison (opens in new tab)

Less than a mile from the red-brick walls of the Huntsville Unit, where some of Texas’ most serious sentences are carried out, there is a place built entirely on compassion. In Huntsville, the Hospitality House offers something rarely associated with the prison system—peace. Founded in 1986 after local churches learned that families were sleeping in their cars just to be close to incarcerated loved ones, the house provides free lodging, warm meals, and a safe place to rest for visitors trave...