Stringfellow Unit

The A. M. "Mac" Stringfellow Unit (previously Ramsey II Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas,^[1] with a Rosharon, Texas postal address it is not inside the Rosharon census-designated place.^[2] The prison is located on Farm to Market Road 655, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Farm to Market Road 521,^[3] and about 30 miles (48 km) south of Houston.^[4] The unit is co-located with the Ramsey Unit and the Terrell Unit on a 16,369-acre (6,624 ha) plot of land.^[3]

A.M. "Mac" Stringfellow Unit

Location in Texas
Location	1200 FM 655 Rosharon, Texas 77583
Coordinates	29°17′56″N 95°32′21″W
Status	Operational
Security class	G1-G4, Outside Trusty
Capacity	Unit: 893 Trusty Camp: 319
Opened	July 1908
Former name	Ramsey II Unit
Managed by	TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
Warden	Bridgette Hayes, Senior Warden
County	Brazoria County
Country	USA
Website	www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../r2.html

Aerial photograph of the Ramsey Units, January 23, 1995, United States Geological Survey

Topographical map of the Ramsey Units, July 1, 1984, United States Geological Survey

History

The unit opened in July 1908.^[3] The Ramsey Prison Farm consisted of five former plantations.^[5] In 1963, before racial desegregation occurred, the Ramsey II Unit housed African-American prisoners over the age of 25.^[6]

In 2006, the Ramsey II facility was renamed in honor of Alfred McIntyre "Mac" Stringfellow, a former TDCJ board chairman. Stringfellow served from January 2000 to February 2003. ^[7]

Operations

The Stringfellow Unit is within the attendance zone of the Alvin Community College. Stringfellow was included through H.B. No. 2744,^[8] filed on March 6, 2007.^[9]