Beauford H. Jester Complex

Harlem
Beauford H. Jester Complex
Harlem is located in Texas
Harlem
Harlem
Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 29°35′57″N 95°42′46″W / 29.59917°N 95.71278°W / 29.59917; -95.71278
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyFort Bend
Elevation
79 ft (24 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
77406
Area code(s)713, 281, and 832
GNIS feature ID1378416[1]

The Beauford H. Jester Complex,[2] formerly the Jester State Prison Farm, refers to a complex of Texas Department of Criminal Justice prisons for men in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.[3] Individually they are Jester I Unit, Carol Vance Unit (Jester II Unit), Jester III Unit, and Wayne Scott Unit (Jester IV Unit).

Texas State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) bisects the prison property.[4] Cornfields surround the Jester property.[5]

A portion of the property is within the Pecan Grove CDP.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Harlem, Texas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "PREA Audit Report" (PDF). Texas Department of Criminal Justice. 2017-06-25. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Fort Bend County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 15, 23 (PDF p. 16, 24/63). Retrieved 2022-08-12. Jester Correctional Complx
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Bookman, Marc. "How Crazy Is Too Crazy to Be Executed?" Mother Jones. Tuesday February 12, 2013. 3. Retrieved on March 23, 2013.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Pecan Grove CDP, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved 2022-08-12. Jester Correctional Complx
  7. ^ "Page-541." Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved on October 5, 2011.