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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 facility is from central Sugar Land on U.S. Highway 90A. The unit first opened in April 1909.〔"(Central Unit )." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.〕 The unit had 950 beds for men.〔Lowman, John. "(Talk of prison move preliminary )." ''Brazosport Facts''. Wednesday June 6, 2007. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.〕 The unit was adjacent to Sugar Land Regional Airport, with the runway between two parts of the prison property.〔"(WEB0425central_unit_391623k.jpg )." ''Austin American-Statesman''. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.〕 The Central Unit was the only state prison within the city limits of Sugar Land.〔Hanson, Eric. "(Historic prison may be closed )." ''Houston Chronicle''. March 22, 2008. Retrieved on April 30, 2011.〕 In August 2011, the TDCJ announced that it would be the first prison in Texas to close and not be replaced.〔Goodwin, Liz. ("Texas to close prison for first time in state history" ). Retrieved on Aug. 4, 2011.〕 Today, most of the former prison plantation land at its largest extent makes up the Telfair master planned community, which the real estate development company Newland Communities bought from the State of Texas in 2002. ==History== Correctional facilities first opened in the Imperial Sugar property in 1878, when the state convict lease to private companies. The State of Texas bought the area in 1908.〔Ward, Mike. "(As prison closes, could others be next? )" ''Austin American-Statesman''. Thursday August 11, 2011. Updated on Friday August 12, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.〕 The Imperial State Prison Farm, one of the first penal institutions owned by the State of Texas opened in 1909 in the Imperial Sugar plantation.〔〔''Texas Department of Criminal Justice''. Turner Publishing Company, 2004. (61 ). ISBN 1-56311-964-1, ISBN 978-1-56311-964-4.〕 The state had purchased the land from Imperial Sugar in 1908.〔"(Convict Leasing and State Account Farming (1883-1909) )." Texas State Library and Archives. Retrieved on April 29, 2011.〕 Originally it had and was the hub of the Texas state correctional agriculture production.〔 In 1930 the facility was renamed the Central State Prison Farm.〔 The name "Central" originates from the prison's status as the central farming and distribution point of agricultural goods from correctional facilities for many years.〔"(1995 Annual Report )." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on July 21, 2010.〕 Construction of a new unit of the Central Farm funded by the 41st Texas Legislature began in late 1930. The $350,000 unit was completed in late 1932 and consisted of of land, including a main building with administration and inmate housing and an industrial facilities building with a canner, meatpacking plant, and powerhouse.〔 The state intended for Central to become the central intake and rehabilitation prison in the prison system.〔 In the mid-1930s Central had nearly 700 prisoners.〔 In 1935 Central housed White and African American prisoners.〔Trulson, Chad R., James W. Marquart, and Ben M. Crouch. ''First Available Cell: Desegregation of the Texas Prison System''. University of Texas Press, 2009. (81 ). Retrieved from ''Google Books'' on July 16, 2010. ISBN 0-292-71983-3, ISBN 978-0-292-71983-5.〕 In the 1950s the prison had over 1,000 inmates.〔 In 1963, before racial desegregation occurred, the facility housed first offenders and white male prisoners under 25 years of age, and Central Unit II housed male African American second offenders under the age of 25.〔Trulson, Chad R., James W. Marquart, and Ben M. Crouch. ''First Available Cell: Desegregation of the Texas Prison System''. University of Texas Press, 2009. (82 ). Retrieved from ''Google Books'' on July 16, 2010. ISBN 0-292-71983-3, ISBN 978-0-292-71983-5.〕 In 1991 of land was transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation for the construction of Texas State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) and other highways; much of that land included territory that was originally a part of the Central Unit.〔"(State to study sale of Central Unit prison )." Associated Press at ''The Dallas Morning News''. June 5, 2007. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.〕 By 2007 surrounding development over the years reduced the prison to .〔 In 2000 the prison had the "Texas Fresh Approach" program, a collaborative developed by the TDCJ, Miller Brewing Co., and the Texas Association of Second Harvest Food Banks. As part of the program, prisoners grew vegetables which were sent to food banks throughout Texas. The TDCJ officials said that prisoners learned about the value of hard work and helping others. Miller paid for the transportation of vegetables in the "Fighting Hunger in Texas" program.〔"'Stros open Enron stadium in 'Classic' business decision." ''Houston Business Journal''. Sunday December 17, 2000. (3 ). Retrieved on February 6, 2012.〕 In March 2007 39-year-old David Shane Roberts escaped from the Central Unit.〔Garay, Mark. "(Search underway for escaped prisoner from Sugar Land unit )." ''KTRK-TV''. March 26, 2007. 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