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O'Daniel Unit — News, Resources & Community
October 28, 2026 — Reentry, Advocacy and Resources
GATESVILLE, Texas — In the back of a women’s prison in Gatesville, about 90 incarcerated women spend their days turning textbooks into braille for blind students across Texas and beyond. Many of them leave prison with a skill that can pay $45,000 a year or more. The Billman Braille Center at the Patrick O’Daniel Unit […]
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