The Gregory S. Coleman Unit, formerly known as the Lockhart Unit, is a state prison for women located in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, operated (as of September 2015) by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[1]
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| Location | 1400 E Martin Luther King Jr Industrial Blvd Lockhart, Texas |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | G1, G2 |
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Opened | January 1993 |
| Managed by | Management and Training Corporation |
Lockhart was previously operated by the GEO Group. This facility was opened in January 1993, and has a maximum capacity of 1000 female inmates held at lower security levels.
In 2021, the unit was renamed the Gregory S. Coleman Unit to honor a former member of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Texas Department of Criminal Justice Awards MTC Contracts to Operate Lockhart and Cleveland Correctional Centers". Management & Training Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "TDCJ to rename three facilities". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved November 25, 2021.