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The Central Unit (C, previously the Imperial State Prison Farm and the Central State Prison Farm) was a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) men's prison in Sugar Land, Texas. The approximately 325.8-acre (131.8 ha) facility is 2 miles (3.2 km) from the central part of the city of Sugar Land on U.S. Highway 90A .
Jester IV Unit was renamed to Wayne Scott Unit in 2021. [16] ... the Central Prison Farm, and Sugar Land Regional Airport, July 1, 1990, U.S. Geological Survey.
The unit was originally named Ramsey II Prison Unit. [29] C. T. Terrell Unit - The unit is co-located with Ramsey and Stringfellow. [30] It was originally known as the Ramsey III Unit. [31] In 2007, TDCJ officials said discussions to move the Central Unit from Sugar Land to Brazoria County were preliminary. [20] Former units:
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The TDCJ operated the Central Unit in Sugar Land. [73] [74] The Central Unit was the only state prison within the city limits of Sugar Land. [75] The Sugar Land Distribution Center, a TDCJ men's correctional supply warehouse, was inside the Central Unit compound. [76]
The prison's fate was sealed in 1986 when the West Virginia State Supreme Court ruled that confinement to a 5-by-7-foot cell was considered cruel and unusual punishment.