Coffield Unit
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| Location | 2661 FM 2054 Tennessee Colony, Texas 75884 |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | G1-G4, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty |
| Capacity | Unit: 3,818 Trusty Camp:321 |
| Opened | June 1965 |
| Managed by | TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division |
| Warden | Jamadre Enge |
| County | Anderson County |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www |
The H. H. Coffield Unit (CO) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas.[1] The prison, near Tennessee Colony, is along Farm to Market Road 2054. The unit, on a 20,518 acres (8,303 ha) plot of land, is co-located with Beto, Gurney, Michael, and Powledge units.[2] With a capacity of 4,139 inmates, Coffield is the TDCJ's largest prison.[3] Coffield opened in June 1965.[2]
In 2011 the Stiles Unit metal products plant closed. Its operations were consolidated with those of Coffield and Powledge Unit.[4]
Coffield has employee housing.[5]
In early 2019 Gateway Church opened its first prison campus inside Coffield.[6]
On September 19, 2023, two time convicted murder and alleged serial killer Billy Chemirmir was killed in the prison. The alleged attacker was Wyatt Busby, who was serving a 50 year sentence for murder in connection with the 2016 stabbing death of a man in the Houston area.[7]
Notable Inmates
[edit | edit source]| Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
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| Joshua Luke Bagwell | 05759612 / 00815991 | Serving a life sentence. Eligible for parole in 2036. | One of three perpetrators of the 1996 rape and Murder of Heather Rich.[8] The case experienced renewed attention after Bagwell, one of his co-defendants, and a few other inmates escaped custody in 2002, and after a 10 day manhunt were apprehended .[9][10] |
| Mel Hall | 06023953/01581384 | 40 year sentence. Eligible for parole in 2031. | Former Major League Baseball player (1981-92, 1996). Convicted of sexually assaulting two underage females. |
References
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- ^ a b "Coffield Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on August 23, 2010.
- ^ Williams, Vergil L. Dictionary of American Penology. Second Edition. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996. 219. Retrieved from Google Books on August 23, 2010. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- ^ Ward, Mike. "Prison industry programs a victim of economic recession Archived 2012-09-11 at archive.today." Austin American-Statesman. Sunday September 4, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
- ^ Quan, Doris. "Man who escaped E. Texas prison through ventilation shaft is caught." The Dallas Morning News. July 8, 1993. Retrieved on August 27, 2010. "Prison officials believe that Mr Smith made his way to the roof at the Coffield Unit and ended up near the employee housing area about 1 am Wednesday"
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External links
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- "Coffield Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
- Byrd, Sid Hawk. "Life and Death in a Cold, Lonely Cell." Texas Observer. Friday November 16, 2007.
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