The unit opened in July 1908.[3] The Ramsey Prison Farm consisted of five former plantations.[5] In 1935, Ramsey housed African American prisoners.[6] In 1963, before racial desegregation took place, the Ramsey I Unit housed white prisoners.[7]
In 2011, the Central Unit closed. The former truck distribution center at Central moved to Ramsey.[8]
Operations
The University of Houston–Clear Lake offers bachelor's and master's degree programs at Ramsey. Prisoners may pay the State of Texas after their release.[9]
The Texas Legislature designated portions of Angleton ISD that by September 1, 1995 had not been annexed by Alvin Community College as in the Brazosport College zone.[10] As Ramsey Unit is not in the maps of Alvin CC, it is in the Brazosport College zone.[11] There was a section of H.B. No. 2744,[12] filed on March 6, 2007,[13] which would have changed the boundary between Alvin CC and Brazosport CC to put the Ramsey Unit in the Alvin CC service boundary.
Notable inmates
Notable inmates of the Ramsey Unit include:
Current (As of 2015[update]):
Feanyichi Ezekwesi Uvukansi - Perpetrator of 2012 shooting outside a southwest Houston nightclub that left three people dead and rapper Trae tha Truth injured.[42][43]
Former:
David Ruíz, plaintiff of Ruiz v. Estelle, served time at the historic Ramsey Farm.
Michael Morton - Exonerated of the crime which he was convicted of. He had requested a transfer to Ramsey so he could complete a master's degree program there.[44]
^"Texas Department of Criminal Justice offers gang members chance for new life." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. September/October 2009. Retrieved on November 19, 2010.
^Ward, Mike. "Texas closing prison as part of cutbacks" (Archive). Austin American-Statesman at the Killeen Daily Herald. Wednesday August 3, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.
^Stevens, Wesley. Learning to Sing in a Strange Land: When a Loved One Goes to Prison. Wipf and Stock Publishers, January 8, 2009. ISBN 1621897966, 9781621897965. p. 83 (Google Books PT97).
^Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170. BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.: "(2) the Angleton Independent School District, except the part annexed by the Alvin Community College District before September 1, 1995."
^The Taxation Map and College Zone map of Alvin Community College do not show Ramsey Unit, and based upon Texas Education Code Sec. 130.170. it would be in the Brazosport College zone.
^"H.B. No. 2744." Texas Legislature. Retrieved on March 11, 2011. "(3) the territory located in Brazoria County, situated to the west of the Alvin Community College District boundary as it existed on January 1, 2003, extending west to the eastern border of Fort Bend County, and south to County Roads 49, 34, and 255, including the City of Rosharon and the Darrington and Ramsey Units of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice."
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^Keys, Perryn. "JASPER: THE ROAD BACK: Did prison time turn man into one of Byrd's killers?" Beaumont Enterprise. June 9, 2008. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.
^Fernandez, Manny; Haag, Matthew (2017-05-05). "Police Officer Who Fatally Shot 15-Year-Old Texas Boy Is Charged With Murder". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
^"Jury sentences former officer Roy Oliver to 15 years in death of teen". NBC News. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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^Gimbel, Annie; Scharfetter, Raegan (2022-12-20). "Aaron Dean sentenced to 11 years for manslaughter in fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson - CBS Texas". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
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^Billboard Staff (2002-06-03). "Rapper South Park Mexican Sentenced For Assault". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
^"Steven Hobbs, longest current serving Harris Co. inmate, sentenced to life for 2 murders". ABC13 Houston. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
^"Steven Alexander Hobbs sentenced to two life sentences after pleading guilty to capital murder charges". khou.com. 2022-05-02. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
^Hensley, Nicole. "Steven Hobbs pleads guilty, handed life sentence in sex worker killings". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
^"Border Patrol agent accused of serial killings wanted to 'commit suicide by cop,' officials say". NBC News. 2018-09-17. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
^Sandoval, Edgar (8 December 2022). "Border Patrol Agent Found Guilty of Killing Four Women". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
^"Ex-Border Patrol agent Juan David Ortiz convicted in slayings of four sex workers - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
^Jervis, Rick. "Juan David Ortiz found guilty, sentenced to life in Border Patrol serial killing of 4 women". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
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