<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3Yrtaa_0utqR0OG00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Yrtaa_0utqR0OG00" width="980" height="721" ><figcaption>Renee Raven</figcaption></figure><p>When a Texas inmate dies while still incarcerated, two things can happen to their remains.</p><p>The first is that a family member retrieves the body, and then either buries or cremates their loved ones per their preference or religious beliefs.</p><p>But what if no one comes to get the inmate's body? Or simply can't afford services for their family member? What happens then?</p><h2>Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery</h2><p><a href="https://federalcriminaldefenseattorney.com/texas-prison-burialsarticle-225/#:~:text=If%20a%20Texas%20state%20prisoner,around%20100%20times%20each%20year">Captain Joe Byrd Cemetary</a>, named for, "an assistant warden at the Huntsville Unit who helped clean and restore the 22-acre graveyard in the 1960s," is the largest prison cemetery in the U.S. and is located in Huntsville.</p><p>Around 100 burials happen yearly at Captain Joe Byrd, known as "The Walls" for its 19th-century brick walls.</p><p>Even if no family can attend, the inmate doesn't go into the ground alone, as the warden or assistant warden from their facility attends the burial.</p><p>"The Walls" is staffed by prisoners who dig the graves, maintain the ground and even chisel names onto headstones. They will also frequently join the mourners at the gravesite to express their condolences.</p><p>The state of Texas spends about $2000 per burial and does bury the inmate in civilian clothing—no need to go on the next world with the shackles of the last.</p><p>The cemetery is very old, Victorian-era old, so the total number of prisoners buried there can only be estimated- over 3000. Officially, there are 2,100 graves on record but many more headstones.</p><p>To live in prison is lonely, to die there profoundly so. At least in the afterlife, they are surrounded by people who care.</p><h2>Texas Death Row: A Look At Notable Last Meals (And One Pile Of Dirt) </h2><p>As of 2011, Texas no longer honors last-meal requests because of one very expensive and elaborate meal that went untouched. We take a look at that final meal, along with other notable ones, including the guy who requested a pile of dirt.</p><h2>A Look At The Life &amp; Crimes Of Every Woman On Texas Death Row</h2><p>Texas Death Row currently only has seven women waiting to be executed. Here is a look at the shocking and brutal crimes they were convicted of that landed them in line for the needle.</p></div></body>

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Where Do Texas Inmates Get Buried When They Die In Prison?

When a Texas inmate dies while still incarcerated, two things can happen to their remains. The first is that a family member retrieves the body, and then either buries or cremates their loved ones per their preference or religious beliefs. But what if no one comes to get the inmate's...