Status Operational Former name Ramsey II Unit Opened July 1908 | Security class G1-G4, Outside Trusty Phone +1 281-595-3413 | |
Capacity Unit: 893 Trusty Camp: 319 Managed by TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division Address 1200 Farm to Market 655, Rosharon, TX 77583, USA Hours Closed today WednesdayClosedThursdayClosedFriday(Cesar Chavez Day)ClosedSaturday8AM–5PMSunday8AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesdayClosedSuggest an edit Similar Brazoria County Jail, Central Unit, Skydive Spaceland Houston, FDC Houston, Alvin Police Departme | ||
The A. M. "Mac" Stringfellow Unit (previously Ramsey II Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in Rosharon, Brazoria County, Texas. The prison is located on Farm to Market Road 655, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Farm to Market Road 521, and about 30 miles (48 km) south of Houston. The unit is co-located with the Ramsey Unit and the Terrell Unit on a 16,369-acre (6,624 ha) plot of land.
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History
The unit opened in July 1908. The Ramsey Prison Farm consisted of five former plantations. In 1963, before racial desegregation occurred, the Ramsey II Unit housed African-American prisoners over the age of 25.
Operations
The Stringfellow Unit is within the attendance zone of the Alvin Community College. Stringfellow was included through H.B. No. 2744, filed on March 6, 2007.