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(Redirected from Lockhart Unit) Prison in Lockhart, Texas, U.S.
Gregory S. Coleman Unit
Location1400 E Martin Luther King Jr Industrial Blvd
Lockhart, Texas
Statusopen
Security classG1, G2
Capacity1000
OpenedJanuary 1993
Managed byManagement 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.

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.

References

  1. "Texas Department of Criminal Justice Awards MTC Contracts to Operate Lockhart and Cleveland Correctional Centers". Management & Training Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. "TDCJ to rename three facilities". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

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