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Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility

Coordinates: 31°45′32″N 95°49′22″W / 31.75889°N 95.82278°W / 31.75889; -95.82278
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Aerial view of the Coffield Prison Farm Property (The Gurney, Beto, Coffield, Michael, and Powledge units)

The Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility or Joe F. Gurney Unit (ND) was a Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's Transfer Unit located in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas.[1] The unit is along Farm to Market Road 2054, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Tennessee Colony. The unit, on 20,518 acres (8,303 ha) of land, is co-located with the Beto (directly across the road), Coffield, Michael and Powledge prison. The unit closed temporarily in December 2020.[2][3]

It is named for Sergeant Joe F. Gurney. While working at Beto, Sergeant Gurney was killed when his horse fell and rolled over him.[4]

Notable Inmates

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Anderson County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 18 (PDF p. 19/41). Retrieved 2022-08-14. Joe F Gurney Transfer Facility
  2. ^ https://www.ktre.com/2020/12/03/texas-department-criminal-justice-is-temporarily-closing-prisons/
  3. ^ https://www.palestineherald.com/covid-19/tdcj-to-idle-local-prison-unit/article_3546f5e8-341b-11eb-baf5-8b0657c5b11c.html
  4. ^ "Sergeant Joe F. Gurney: Texas Department of Criminal Justice Texas". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-01.

31°45′32″N 95°49′22″W / 31.75889°N 95.82278°W / 31.75889; -95.82278