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State prison operated by Texas Department of Criminal Justice. TDCJ Region II. Capacity ~1,130. Custody levels housed: G1-G3, Transient.
Capacity
1,130
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1993
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Population held
male
Opened
1993
Region
TX
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
No conditions summary available yet.
No visiting information available.
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 10. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 8 points above national average.
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
loved ones died in hot prisons. They include Rodney Adams, a Dallas man sentenced to four years for driving while intoxicated who started convulsing shortly after arriving at the Gurney Unit in east Texas in 2012. He died less than two days after his arrival — his body temperature had reached 109.9. For Robert Allen Webb, death didn’t come as quickly. “I’m feeling dizzy, weary, cramps, muscle
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World Prisons. (2026). Gurney. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/gurney
"Gurney." World Prisons. Accessed July 24, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/gurney.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Gurney},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/gurney},
urldate = {2026-07-24}
}