Coleman Unit Explained

Prison Name:	Gregory S. Coleman Unit
Location:	1400 E Martin Luther King Jr Industrial Blvd Lockhart, Texas
Status:	open
Classification:	G1, G2
Capacity:	1000
Opened:	January 1993
Managed By:	Management and Training Corporation

The Gregory S. Coleman Unit, formerly known as the Lockhart Unit, is a state prison for women located in Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas, operated (as of September 2015) by Management and Training Corporation under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.^[1]

Lockhart was previously operated by the GEO Group. This facility was opened in January 1993, and has a maximum capacity of 1000 female inmates held at lower security levels.

In 2021, the unit was renamed the Gregory S. Coleman Unit to honor a former member of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.^[2]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Texas Department of Criminal Justice Awards MTC Contracts to Operate Lockhart and Cleveland Correctional Centers. Management & Training Corporation. 6 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911203713/https://www.mtctrains.com/texas-department-criminal-justice-awards-mtc-contracts-operate-lockhart-and-cleveland-correctional. 11 September 2016. dead.
2. Web site: TDCJ to rename three facilities . Texas Department of Criminal Justice . November 25, 2021.