Joe F. Gurney Unit

Aerial view of the Coffield Prison Farm Property (The Gurney, Beto, Coffield, Michael, and Powledge units)

The Joe F. Gurney Unit (ND) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's Transfer Unit located in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas. 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.

It is named for Sergeant Joe F. Gurney. While working at Beto, Sergeant Gurney was killed when his horse fell and rolled over him.^[1]

Gallery

1977 United States Geological Survey map of the land which now houses the Gurney Unit

References

↑ "Sergeant Joe F. Gurney: Texas Department of Criminal Justice Texas". The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc. Retrieved 2010-09-01.

External links

Gurney Unit - Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Texas Department of Criminal Justice-Correctional Institutions Division transfer units

Region I	Goodman Gurney Holliday

Region II	C. Moore

Region IV	Cotulla Fort Stockton Garza East Garza West

Region V	Tulia Ware

Region VI	Marlin Middleton San Saba

All above facilities are male-only

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

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