TDCJ - George Beto Unit (B)

TDCJ - George Beto Unit (B) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 903-928-2217

The inmates housed at Beto Unit located at 1391 FM 3328 in Tennessee Colony, TX are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

George Beto Unit is a maximum security state prison operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) located in Anderson County Texas. Beto Unit houses about 3,500 inmates (3,150 in the unit and 321 in the trust camp). The facility is located on over 20,000 acres with several other institutions including Gurney, Michael, Coffield and Powledge units. Beto Unit has a reputation of being a hardcore prison and is often referred to as a prison for 'gladiators' as inmates there usually fight because they like to or because they have to.

The majority of inmates are young and range from twenty to thirty years old. Inmates are housed in wings which include A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, T, U, O and X. F wing houses gang members, X wing houses solitary and segregation inmates, and O-wing houses transient offenders. Inmates incarcerated in Beto Unit can receive literacy courses, adult basic education, GED, and ESL classes.

Additional vocational courses are provided to teach offenders a new skill in milling/cabinetmaking, masonry, carpentry, plumbing, welding, computers, drafting, electrical trades, and electronics repair. Inmates are encouraged to participate in substance abuse education, parenting and life skill courses, and support groups. Beto Unit provides a sex offender treatment program (referred to as SOTP) for all inmates who have been convicted of a sexual crime. Inmates can work within the institution in a metal sign manufacturing plant, in facility maintenance, laundry, in cattle production, pig farming, poultry egg operation, feed and grain storage, meat processing plant, and in gardens that produce edible crops.

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Maximum Capacity*: Unit: 3,150
Trusty Camp: 321 Custody Levels Housed: G1-G4, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty, Transient Approximate Acreage: 20,528 (Co-located with Coffield, Gurney, Michael, and Powledge) Agricultural Operations: Beto, Coffield, Gurney, Michael, and Powledge work in cooperation: Feedmill and Grain Storage, Farm Shop, Cow/Calf Operation, Poultry Laying Operation, Swine Farrowing/ Nursery/Finishing Operations, Pork Processing Plant, Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, Edible and Field Crops, and Unit Garden. Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: Metal Sign Plant Facility Operations: Region II (Northern Region) Maintenance Headquarters, Unit Maintenance Additional Operations: Northern Region Offender Transportation; Scent-Specific Canines; Narcotic Canines; Laundry services provided for the Gurney Unit. Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours, seven days a week. Forty-six bed assisted living infirmary, including two respiratory isolation rooms. Physical therapy, brace and limb clinic, chronic care clinic, Telemedicine, and Digital Medical Services (DMS) available. All services on a single level, including CPAP accommodating housing. Managed by UTMB. Special Treatment Programs: Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP) Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), Special Education, CHANGES/Pre-Release, English as a Second Language, Cognitive Intervention Career and Technology Programs: Mill and Cabinetmaking; Bricklaying/Stone Masonry; Construction Carpentry; Piping Trades/Plumbing; Welding Trinity Valley Community College Vocational: Business Computers; Drafting; Electrical Technology; Electronics Additional Programs/Services: Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Life Decisions Program, Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative, Community Tours Community Work Projects: Services provided to area school districts and local organizations.