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The George Beto Unit (B) is a men's maximum security prison of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas. The unit is located along Farm to Market Road 3328, south of Tennessee Colony. The prison, co-located with Coffield Unit, Michael Unit, and Powledge Unit prisons and the Gurney Unit transfer facility, has of land.〔"()." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on June 5, 2010.〕 The unit currently houses over 3,400 offenders. The unit opened in June 1980. It has the Correctional Institutions Division Region II Maintenance headquarters.〔 The unit was named after George Beto, who served as a prison director.〔"(1995 Annual Report )." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on July 21, 2010.〕 In 2008 Perryn Keys of the ''Beaumont Enterprise'' said that Beto "has been described as a gladiator’s playground — a hardcore joint, even as prisons go."〔Keys, Perryn. "(JASPER: THE ROAD BACK: Did prison time turn man into one of Byrd's killers? )" ''Beaumont Enterprise''. June 9, 2008. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.〕 That year, Ricardo Ainslie, an author and a professor in the educational psychology department of the University of Texas, said that when he toured Beto with the warden, he was "scared (expletive)."〔 Joyce King, author of the 2002 book ''Hate Crime: The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas'', said that Beto's reputation as a "gladiator" prison stems from the fact that most of its prisoners are in their mid-20s, relatively young. As of that year, some inmates are at the equivalent of a 4th year high school student (senior), and a few are near their 30s. King also said "The dubious distinction is also a warning—gladiators either fight because they must or because they like to."〔King, Joyce. ''Hate Crime: The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas''. Random House, Inc., 2002. (98 ). Retrieved from Google Books on November 3, 2010. ISBN 0-375-42132-7, ISBN 978-0-375-42132-7.〕 ==Facility== Beto has housing for its warden. The warden housing, in one duplex unit, is a part of three duplexes. One other duplex has housing for the warden of another unit, and one is unoccupied as of 2002.〔King, Joyce. ''Hate Crime: The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas''. Random House, Inc., 2002. (92 ). Retrieved from Google Books on November 3, 2010. ISBN 0-375-42132-7, ISBN 978-0-375-42132-7.〕 The prison places its confirmed gang members in the F Wing. The far southern wing, PTRC, is a pre-release wing.〔King, Joyce. ''Hate Crime: The Story of a Dragging in Jasper, Texas''. Random House, Inc., 2002. (97 ). Retrieved from Google Books on November 3, 2010. ISBN 0-375-42132-7, ISBN 978-0-375-42132-7.〕 The prison currently has three unoccupied wings that are kept for emergency overflow. The three wings are old Administrative Segregation Wings from when the unit housed MROP Offenders. Currently, the only occupied wings are A,B,C,D,E,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,P,T,U,O(Transient Wing),X(PHD,Seg,Solitary Wing) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Beto Unit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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