Stringfellow Unit
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The A. M. "Mac" Stringfellow Unit (previously Ramsey II Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, with a Rosharon, Texas postal address it is not inside the Rosharon census-designated place. The prison is located on Farm to Market Road 655, west of Farm to Market Road 521, and about south of Houston. The unit is co-located with the Ramsey Unit and the Terrell Unit on a plot of land.
]] The A. M. "Mac" Stringfellow Unit (previously Ramsey II Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, with a Rosharon, Texas postal address it is not inside the Rosharon census-designated place. The prison is located on Farm to Market Road 655, west of Farm to Market Road 521, and about south of Houston. The unit is co-located with the Ramsey Unit and the Terrell Unit on a plot of land. ==History== The unit opened in July 1908. The Ramsey Prison Farm consisted of five former plantations. In 1963, before racial desegregation occurred, the Ramsey II Unit housed African-American prisoners over the age of 25. 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. ==Operations== The Stringfellow Unit is within the attendance zone of the Alvin Community College. Stringfellow was included through H.B. No. 2744, filed on March 6, 2007. ==References== ==External links== "Stringfellow Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Map of Stringfellow Unit: Texas Tribune
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