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State prison operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. TDCJ Region II. Capacity ~4,139. Custody levels housed: G1-G4, Security Detention, Outside Trusty.

Background

The H. H. Coffield Unit (CO) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas. 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. With a capacity of 4,139 inmates, Coffield is the TDCJ's largest prison. Coffield opened in June 1965.

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Capacity

4,139

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1965

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Population held

male

Opened

1965

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

2661 FM 2054, Tennessee Colony 75884

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Compared to other facilities in United States

3134 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 4139 · peers avg: 1566 (+164%)

Data completeness

68%

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