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George Beto Unit

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Background

The George Beto Unit (B) is a men's maximum security prison of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas, US. The unit is located along Farm to Market Road 3328, 6 miles (10 kilometers) south of Tennessee Colony. The prison, co-located with Coffield Unit, Michael Unit, and Powledge Unit prisons and the Gurney Unit transfer facility, has 20,518 acres (8,303 ha) of land. The unit currently houses over 3,400 offenders. The unit opened in June 1980. It has the Correctional Institutions Division Region II Maintenance headquarters.

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Year opened

1980

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1980

Region

TX

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Death-row facility

No

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1391 Farm-to-Market Road 3328, Palestine 75880
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@misc{worldprisons-george-beto-unit,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {George Beto Unit},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/george-beto-unit},
  urldate = {2026-10-23}
}