United States · TX · Rosharon
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State prison operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. TDCJ Region III. Capacity ~1,865. Custody levels housed: G1-G3, G5, Security Detention, Outside Trusty.
Capacity
1,865
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1908
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Population held
male
Opened
1908
Region
TX
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
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No mailing information available.
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No major issues documented in our database.
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What the score is responding to:
This facility scores 1. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 1 points below national average.
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
t in punishment or loss of privileges . What can you buy with prison wages? Choose someone to find out how much they earn. Courtney Sargent, 37 Job : Cook, cleaner Location : Ramsey Unit, Rosharon, Texas Monthly income : $0 Mostly I have worked as a cook in my 15 years in Texas prisons. Since I have a culinary art degree and a lot of experience in the restaurant industry, the administration loves
on the outside don’t always understand is that most of us in here will, one day, be released. Jeremy Busby is a 38-year-old inmate now incarcerated at another state prison called Ramsey Unit in Rosharon, Texas, where he’s serving a 75-year sentence for a murder he committed when he was 21. Our reporting has real impact on the criminal justice system View All Impact Our investigation into rampant
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World Prisons. (2026). Ramsey. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ramsey
"Ramsey." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ramsey.
@misc{worldprisons-ramsey,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Ramsey},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/ramsey},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}