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Clemens

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State prison operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. TDCJ Region III. Capacity ~1,215. Custody levels housed: G1-G4, Security Detention, Outside Trusty, Youthful Offenders.

Background

Clemens Unit (CN) is a prison farm of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, in Greater Houston. The prison, with about 8,008 acres (3,241 ha), is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2004 and Texas State Highway 36. The prison, in the Texas Gulf Coast region, is in proximity to the City of Brazoria, and it is in proximity to the Velasco community, now a part of Freeport. The prison is situated south of Houston.

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Capacity

1,215

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1893

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Population held

male

Opened

1893

Region

TX

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

11034 Hwy 36, Brazoria 77422

Conditions Risk Score

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Compared to other facilities in United States

3134 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 1215 · peers avg: 1580 (23%)

Data completeness

68%

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