United States · TX · Midway
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This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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n math, languages and physical fitness. He also teaches fellow incarcerated people music and participates in a book club he founded. Pierce is serving 33 years for murder at the Jim Ferguson Unit, Texas. Our reporting has real impact on the criminal justice system View All Impact Our video series, Inside Story, serves an audience that no other major media outlet has treated as a priority: people
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World Prisons. (2026). Jim Ferguson Unit. Retrieved July 24, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jim-ferguson-unit
"Jim Ferguson Unit." World Prisons. Accessed July 24, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jim-ferguson-unit.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Jim Ferguson Unit},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jim-ferguson-unit},
urldate = {2026-07-24}
}