Wayne Scott Unit facts for kids
 Location in Texas
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| Location | 6999 Retrieve Angleton, Texas 77515 |
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| Coordinates | 29°05′30″N 95°28′53″W / 29.0916667°N 095.4813889°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | G1-G4, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty |
| Capacity | Unit: 809 Trusty Camp: 321 |
| Opened | September 1919 |
| Former name | Retrieve Unit |
| Managed by | TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division |
| Warden | Donald Muniz, Assistant Warden Richard Waldron |
| County | Brazoria County |
| Country | USA |
Aerial view of the Retrieve Unit and Brazoria County Airport, January 23, 1995 - U.S. Geological Survey
The Wayne Scott Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison farm located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas. The unit, southwest of Houston, is along County Road 290, 8 miles (13 km) south of Angleton. Scott, which was established in September 1919, has about 5,766 acres (2,333 ha) of land.
History
The prison was formerly known as the Retrieve Unit. The prison opened on the grounds of the former Retrieve Plantation, which opened in 1839.
In 1935 Retrieve housed White prisoners. In 1963, before racial desegregation occurred, the facility housed second offenders, habitual criminals, and African Americans over the age of 25. A post office in the nearby community of Snipe served the prison farm from 1921 to 1949.
- "Scott Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.
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