▁program . ▁Most ▁male ▁students ▁stay ▁at ▁Ron ▁Jackson ▁for ▁orientation ▁for ▁about ▁four ▁to ▁six ▁weeks . ▁ ▁A ▁public ▁road ▁separ ates ▁Units ▁I ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Ron ▁Jackson ▁Unit ▁II , ▁which ▁operated ▁independently ▁from ▁Unit ▁I ▁under ▁the ▁Texas ▁Youth ▁Commission . ▁The ▁facility ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁former ▁T Y C ▁director ▁Ron ▁Jackson . ▁ ▁Unit ▁I ▁houses ▁the ▁gateway ▁program ▁for ▁females ▁entering ▁the ▁T Y C ▁system . ▁Most ▁females ▁in ▁T Y C ▁remain ▁at ▁Ron ▁Jackson ▁S J CC ▁I . ▁Some ▁girls ▁may ▁be ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁W ING S ▁mother - child ▁and ▁pre gn ant ▁girl ▁program ▁and ▁contract ▁facilities . ▁Unit ▁I ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁female - only ▁complex ▁since ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Mc L enn an ▁County ▁State ▁Ju ven ile ▁Cor re ction al ▁Fac ility ▁( Unit ▁I ▁and ▁Unit ▁II ) ▁- ▁un in cor por ated ▁Mc L enn an ▁County , ▁near ▁Mart ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁units ▁I ▁and ▁II ▁were ▁combined ▁into ▁one ▁facility . ▁The ▁T Y C ▁gover ning ▁board ' s ▁original ▁ag enda ▁had ▁plans ▁to ▁close ▁both ▁Mc L enn an ▁County ▁units , ▁but ▁the ▁board ▁changed ▁its ▁plans . ▁The ▁units ▁are ▁about ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁W aco . ▁ ▁It ▁formerly ▁hous ed ▁adm issions ▁and ▁orientation ▁for ▁male ▁T J J D ▁in m ates . ▁ ▁Half way ▁houses :