Search Mark W. Michael Unit Records Online
Jail Name:
Mark W. Michael Unit
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Texas
County:
ANDERSON
City:
Tennessee Colony
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
The Mark W. Michael Unit (MI) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's prison located in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas. The unit is along Farm to Market Road 2054, 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Tennessee Colony. The unit, on 20,518 acres (8,303 ha) of land, is co-located with the Beto, Coffield, and Powledge prison units and the Gurney Transfer Unit.[1] The unit is in proximity to Palestine and the Rusk ironworks,[2] and it is in about a one-hour driving distance from Dallas.[3] The Michael Unit opened in September 1987.[1] Texas officials referred to the facility as "model for the future."[4] Robert Perkinson, author of Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire, described Michael as "one of the meanest lockups" in Texas
Opened:
1987
Security Class:
G1-G5, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty, Safekeeping
Address:
2664 FM 2054
Zip Code:
75886
Location:
Four miles south of Tennessee Colony on FM 2054 in Anderson County
Employees:
816
Phone 1:
903-928-2311 **036
Imate Gender:
Male Offenders
Capacity:
Unit: 2984 Trusty Camp: 321
Judicial District:
Tennessee Colony, TX
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name, TDCJ ID Number Michael Unit 2664 Farm to Market Road 2054 Tennessee Colony, TX 75886
Notable Inmates:
Elmer Wayne Henley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer_Wayne_Henley Michael Morton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Morton_(criminal_justice) Steven Jay Russell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Jay_Russell
2664 FM 2054, 75886, Tennessee Colony, Texas
Visiting Saturday:
7am to 5pm
Visiting Sunday:
7am to 5pm
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