Coffield Unit

{{Short description|Men's prison in Texas, United States}}

{{Infobox prison

| prison_name = H. H. Coffield Unit

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| location = 2661 FM 2054
Tennessee Colony, Texas 75884

| coordinates = {{Coord|31.7906000|-095.8932667|display=inline}}

| status = Operational

| classification = G1-G4, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty

| capacity = Unit: 3,818 Trusty Camp:321

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| opened = June 1965

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| managed_by = TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division

| director =

| governor =

| warden = Jamadre Enge

| county = Anderson County

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| country = United States

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| website = {{URL|http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/co.html}}

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The H. H. Coffield Unit (CO) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st48_tx/county/c48001_anderson/DC20BLK_C48001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Anderson County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-08-14|pages=17-18 (PDF p. 18-19/41)|quote=H H Coffield Unit}} The prison, near Tennessee Colony, is along Farm to Market Road 2054. The unit, on a {{convert|20518|acre|ha}} plot of land, is co-located with Beto, Gurney, Michael, and Powledge units."[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/co.html Coffield Unit]." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on August 23, 2010. With a capacity of 4,139 inmates, Coffield is the TDCJ's largest prison.Williams, Vergil L. Dictionary of American Penology. Second Edition. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2U4ydD8dpVIC&dq=%22is+Coffield+Unit+at+Tennessee+Colony.+The+Gatesville+Unit%22&pg=PA219 219]. Retrieved from Google Books on August 23, 2010. {{ISBN|0-313-26689-1}}, {{ISBN|978-0-313-26689-8}}. Coffield opened in June 1965.

In 2011 the Stiles Unit metal products plant closed. Its operations were consolidated with those of Coffield and Powledge Unit.Ward, Mike. "[http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/prison-industry-programs-a-victim-of-economic-recession-1820020.html?viewAsSinglePage=true Prison industry programs a victim of economic recession] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120911191334/http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/prison-industry-programs-a-victim-of-economic-recession-1820020.html?viewAsSinglePage=true |date=2012-09-11 }}." Austin American-Statesman. Sunday September 4, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.

Coffield has employee housing.Quan, Doris. "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D399746EF69B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Man who escaped E. Texas prison through ventilation shaft is caught]." The Dallas Morning News. July 8, 1993. Retrieved on August 27, 2010. "Prison officials believe that Mr Smith made his way to the roof at the Coffield Unit and ended up near the employee housing area about 1 am Wednesday"

In early 2019 Gateway Church opened its first prison campus inside Coffield.{{Cite web | url=https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2019/february/gateway-church-seeing-revival-500-salvations-at-its-new-prison-church-campus | title=Gateway Church Seeing Revival, 500 Salvations at Its New Prison Church Campus | date=4 February 2019 }}

On September 19, 2023, two time convicted murder and alleged serial killer Billy Chemirmir was killed in the prison. The alleged attacker was Wyatt Busby, who was serving a 50 year sentence for murder in connection with the 2016 stabbing death of a man in the Houston area.{{cite news|url=https://abc13.com/billy-chemirmir-texas-prisoner-murdered-wyatt-busby-coffield-unit/13866925/|title=Slain Texas prisoner who was accused of killing 22 older women was stabbed by cellmate, report says|last=Stengle|first=Jamie|work=The Associated Press|agency=KTRK-TV|accessdate=March 31, 2025}}