The unit was named after Governor of TexasBeauford H. Jester, the namesake for the entire prison farm. Jester III opened in 1982. The land that Jester III sits on was purchased in 1885 by the state.[2]
In 2011 the prison's garment plant closed, and its operations were consolidated with the garment plant at Eastham Unit.[3]
In 2011 a middle school, James Bowie Middle School, and a strip commercial center opened across the street from Jester III and Jester IV Unit.[4][5]
^Ward, Mike. "Prison industry programs a victim of economic recession." Austin American-Statesman. Sunday September 4, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
^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.
^"FBISD names the district’s 14th middle school campus opening in August 2011 – James Bowie Middle School 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved on September 23, 2011. "James Bowie Middle School (Middle School #14), located at 700 Plantation Drive, in Richmond, Texas. "
jester, unit, beauford, texas, department, criminal, justice, tdcj, prison, farm, located, unincorporated, fort, bend, county, texas, united, states, unit, along, highway, miles, east, central, richmond, unit, which, opened, july, 1982, with, about, acres, lan. The Beauford H Jester III Unit J3 is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice TDCJ prison farm located in unincorporated Fort Bend County Texas United States The unit is along U S Highway 90A 4 miles 6 4 km east of central Richmond The unit which opened in July 1982 with about 940 acres 380 ha of land is co located with Jester I Unit Carol Vance Unit and Jester IV Unit 1 Together with its trusty camp it houses 1 131 inmates Beauford H Jester III UnitLocation3 Jester Road Richmond Texas 77406Coordinates29 37 22 N 95 42 12 W 29 6227167 N 095 7034667 W 29 6227167 095 7034667StatusOperationalSecurity classG1 G3 Outside TrustyCapacityUnit 810 Trusty Camp 321OpenedJuly 1982Managed byTDCJ Correctional Institutions DivisionWardenLonnie TownsendCountyFort Bend CountyCountryUSAWebsitewww wbr tdcj wbr texas wbr gov wbr unit wbr directory wbr j3 wbr htmlAerial view of the Jester State Prison Farm January 27 2002 U S Geographic Survey The unit was named after Governor of Texas Beauford H Jester the namesake for the entire prison farm Jester III opened in 1982 The land that Jester III sits on was purchased in 1885 by the state 2 In 2011 the prison s garment plant closed and its operations were consolidated with the garment plant at Eastham Unit 3 In 2011 a middle school James Bowie Middle School and a strip commercial center opened across the street from Jester III and Jester IV Unit 4 5 Gallery Edit Topographical map of the Jester Prison Farm to the west of the Central Prison Farm and Sugar Land Regional Airport July 1 1990 U S Geological SurveyReferences Edit Jester III Unit Archived 2008 08 21 at the Wayback Machine Texas Department of Criminal Justice Retrieved on May 9 2010 Texas Dept of Criminal Justice Texas Department of Criminal Justice Turner Publishing Company 2004 91 Ward Mike Prison industry programs a victim of economic recession Austin American Statesman Sunday September 4 2011 Retrieved on September 23 2011 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 FBISD names the district s 14th middle school campus opening in August 2011 James Bowie Middle School Archived 2011 07 11 at the Wayback Machine Fort Bend Independent School District Retrieved on September 23 2011 James Bowie Middle School Middle School 14 located at 700 Plantation Drive in Richmond Texas External links Edit Texas portal Jester III Unit Texas Department of Criminal Justice Retrieved on May 9 2010 This article about a building or structure in Texas is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jester III Unit amp oldid 967096579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
