John B. Connally Unit

John B. Connally Unit
Location 899 FM 632
Kenedy, TX 78119
Coordinates 28°46′30″N 97°50′04″W / 28.7750000°N 097.8344444°W / 28.7750000; -097.8344444
Status exceptional
Security class G1-G5, Administrative Segregation
Capacity 2,232
Opened July 1995
Managed by TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
Warden Jesus Peralta
County Karnes County
Country USA
Website www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../cy.html

The John B. Connally Unit is a maximum-security prison for males located in unincorporated Karnes County, Texas, United States. It is located on Farm to Market Road 632, just east of U.S. Highway 181 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the city of Kenedy,[1] and southeast of San Antonio.[2] The prison, with about 813 acres (329 ha) of space, is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, administered as within Region IV.[1] The unit is named for former Governor and United States Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, Jr.

History

The prison opened in July 1995.[1] On December 13, 2000, the prison became infamous after seven inmates staged an elaborate breakout that was successful; this group later became known as the Texas Seven. During the subsequent crime spree, the seven fugitives killed a police officer in Irving. Six of the inmates were later recaptured in January 2001, while the seventh committed suicide before being captured; the six who were recaptured were sentenced to death.[3]

Notable inmates

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Connally Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.
  2. "Timeline of Texas Prison Escape." (Archive) City of Irving. Retrieved on March 27, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "The Escape." The Daring Escape of the Texas 7. Crime Library. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.

External links

Coordinates: 28°46′30″N 97°50′04″W / 28.77500°N 97.83444°W / 28.77500; -97.83444

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