Search Beauford H. Jester III Unit Records Online
Jail Name:
Beauford H. Jester III Unit
Jail Type:
State Prison
State:
Texas
County:
FORT BEND
City:
Richmond
Source:
Wikipedia
Description:
The Beauford H. Jester III Unit (J3) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison farm located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The unit is along U.S. Highway 90A, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of central Richmond. The unit, which opened in July 1982 with about 940 acres (380 ha) of land, is co-located with Jester I Unit, Carol Vance Unit, and Jester IV Unit.[1] Together with its trusty camp, it houses 1,131 inmates. The unit was named after Governor of Texas Beauford H. Jester, the namesake for the entire prison farm. Jester III opened in 1982. The land that Jester III sits on was purchased in 1885 by the state.[2] In 2011 the prison's garment plant closed, and its operations were consolidated with the garment plant at Eastham Unit.[3] In 2011 a middle school, James Bowie Middle School, and a strip commercial center opened across the street from Jester III and Jester IV Unit
Opened:
1982
Security Class:
G1-G3, Outside Trusty
Address:
3 Jester Road
Zip Code:
77406
Location:
Four miles east of Richmond on Hwy 90A in Fort Bend County
Employees:
288
Phone 1:
281-277-7000 **030
Imate Gender:
Male Offenders
Capacity:
Unit: 810; Trusty Camp: 321
Judicial District:
Richmond, TX
Inmate Mail 1:
Inmate Name, ID Number Jester III Unit 3 Jester Road Richmond, TX 77406
3 Jester Road, 77406, Richmond, Texas
Visiting Saturday:
8am to 5pm
Visiting Sunday:
8am to 5pm
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