Ramsey Unit


The W. F. Ramsey Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison farm located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, with a Rosharon postal address; it is not inside the Rosharon census-designated place. The prison is located on Farm to Market Road 655, west of Farm to Market Road 521, and south of Houston. The unit is co-located with the Stringfellow Unit and the Terrell Unit.

History

The unit opened in July 1908. The Ramsey Prison Farm consisted of five former plantations. In 1935, Ramsey housed African American prisoners. In 1963, before racial desegregation took place, the Ramsey I Unit housed white prisoners.
In 2011, the Central Unit closed. The former truck distribution center at Central moved to Ramsey.

Operations

The Ramsey Unit is within the attendance zone of the Alvin Community College. Ramsey was included through H.B. No. 2744, filed on March 6, 2007.
The University of Houston–Clear Lake offers a master's degree program at Ramsey. Prisoners may pay the State of Texas after their release.

Notable inmates

Notable inmates of the Ramsey Unit include:
Current :
Former: