Coffield Unit

The H. H. Coffield Unit (CO) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas. The prison, near Tennessee Colony, is along Farm to Market Road 2054. The unit, on a 20,518 acres (8,303 ha) plot of land, is co-located with Beto, Gurney, Michael, and Powledge units. With a capacity of 4,139 inmates, Coffield is the TDCJ's largest prison. Coffield opened in June 1965.

H. H. Coffield Unit
Location2661 FM 2054
Tennessee Colony, Texas 75884
Coordinates31.7906000°N 095.8932667°W / 31.7906000; -095.8932667
StatusOperational
Security classG1-G4, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty
CapacityUnit: 3,818 Trusty Camp:321
OpenedJune 1965
Managed byTDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
WardenJuan Garcia
CountyAnderson County
CountryUnited States
Websitewww.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/co.html

In 2011 the Stiles Unit metal products plant closed. Its operations were consolidated with those of Coffield and Powledge Unit.

Coffield has employee housing.

In early 2019 Gateway Church opened its first prison campus inside Coffield.

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