[3] Most of the unit is in an unincorporated area, while a portion is in the city limits of Sandy Point.

The prison has the Region III Administrative Office of the Windham School District.

The state of Texas kept the name of the plantation when they opened the prison, designating it the Darrington Unit.

[5] The song "Wasn't That a Mighty Storm" was first recorded by John A. Lomax in 1934 at Darrington, sung by "Sin-Killer" Griffin who claimed authorship.

[10] Later in the year, TDCJ changed the name of the prison to the Memorial Unit in honor of the agency's deceased employees.