Garza West Unit is a correctional transfer unit on the grounds of
Chase Field Industrial Complex Chase Field Industrial Complex , formerly Naval Air Station Chase Field, is a former naval air station located in unincorporated Bee County, Texas, near Beeville, Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates a group of facilities collec ...
in
unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to:
* Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality
* Unincorporated entity, a type of organization
* Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...
Bee County, Texas
Bee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in South Texas and its county seat is Beeville.
As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,047. The Beeville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Bee County.
T ...
, near the city of
Beeville
Beeville is a city in Bee County, Texas, United States, with a population of 12,863 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bee County and home to the main campus of Coastal Bend College. The area around the city contains three prisons oper ...
. It is co-located with the
Garza East Unit Garza East Unit was a correctional transfer unit on the grounds of Chase Field Industrial Complex in unincorporated area, unincorporated Bee County, Texas, near Beeville, Texas, Beeville. It was co-located with the Garza West Unit. The facility clos ...
.
The facility is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, ...
, administered as withi
Region IV
The facility is classified as a Transfer Facility that houses adult male inmates convicted of felonies and state jail felonies. The inmates are housed temporarily after their transfer from county jails and are held no longer than two years, as per
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, ...
policy.
History
The Chase Field West Unit opened in 1994. It later received its current name.
[''Texas Department of Criminal Justice''. Turner Publishing Company, 2004]
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, . The facility and Garza West were named after Beeville city council member Raul "Rudy" Garza, Sr., who worked at the
Chase Field Industrial Complex Chase Field Industrial Complex , formerly Naval Air Station Chase Field, is a former naval air station located in unincorporated Bee County, Texas, near Beeville, Texas. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates a group of facilities collec ...
for many years.
1995 Annual Report
" Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, ...
. Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
See also
* McConnell Unit
William G. McConnell Unit (ML) is a Texas state prison located in unincorporated Bee County, Texas, along Texas State Highway 181, east of the city limits of Beeville. It is a part of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
The unit, in ...
- State prison near Beeville
References
External links
Garza West Transfer Facility
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Prisons in Texas
Buildings and structures in Bee County, Texas
1994 establishments in Texas