Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility
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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]
Gallery
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1977 United States Geological Survey map of the land which now houses the Gurney Unit
Notable Inmates
[edit]- Scott Freeman, former voice actor for Funimation.
References
[edit]- ^ "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
- ^ "Texas Department of Criminal Justice is temporarily closing prisons". 4 December 2020.
- ^ "TDCJ to idle local prison unit". December 2020.
- ^ "Sergeant Joe F. Gurney: Texas Department of Criminal Justice Texas". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
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