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Connally

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State prison operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. TDCJ Region IV. Capacity ~2,496. Custody levels housed: G1-G5, Security Detention, Mental Health.

Background

The John B. Connally Unit is a maximum-security prison for males located in unincorporated Karnes County, Texas, United States. It is located on Farm to Market Road 632, just east of U.S. Highway 181 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the city of Kenedy, and southeast of San Antonio. The prison, with about 813 acres (329 ha) of space, is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, administered as within Region IV. The unit is named for former governor and United States treasury secretary John B. Connally, Jr.

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Capacity

2,496

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1995

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Population held

male

Opened

1995

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

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

899 FM 632, Kenedy 78119

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Compared to other facilities in United States

3134 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 2496 · peers avg: 1574 (+59%)

Data completeness

68%

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