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The Beauford H. Jester III Unit (J3) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison farm located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The unit is along U.S. Highway 90A, east of central Richmond. The unit, which opened in July 1982 with about of land, is co-located with Jester I Unit, Carol Vance Unit, and Jester IV Unit.〔"(Jester III Unit )." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.〕 The unit was named after Governor of Texas Beauford H. Jester. Jester III opened in 1982. The land that Jester III sits on was purchased in 1885 by the state.〔''Texas Dept of Criminal Justice''. ''Texas Department of Criminal Justice''. ''Turner Publishing Company''. 2004. (91 ).〕 In 2011 the prison's garment plant closed, and its operations were consolidated with the garment plant at Eastham Unit.〔Ward, Mike. "(Prison industry programs a victim of economic recession )." ''Austin American-Statesman''. Sunday September 4, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.〕 In 2011 a middle school, James Bowie Middle School, and a strip commercial center opened across the street from Jester III and Jester IV Unit.〔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.〕〔"(FBISD names the district’s 14th middle school campus opening in August 2011 – James Bowie Middle School )." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 23, 2011. "James Bowie Middle School (Middle School #14), located at 700 Plantation Drive, in Richmond, Texas. "〕 ==Gallery== File:JesterHarlemPrisonFarmFortBendCoTx.png|Topographical map of the Jester Prison Farm, the Central Prison Farm, and Sugar Land Regional Airport, July 1, 1990, U.S. Geological Survey 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「Jester III Unit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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