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Gurney Unit — News, Resources & Community
October 28, 2026 — Prison Health and Conditions
TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas — Water service has been restored at the Beto and Gurney units after a waterline rupture knocked out the well that supplies both East Texas prisons for nearly a week, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said. The two units lost water on Wednesday, Oct. 21, when a ruptured line affected the […]
August 20, 2026 — County Jail Watch, Prison Health and Conditions
A newly released Texas crash report says the driver of a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transport bus fell asleep before the vehicle struck a guardrail and rolled over near Groesbeck on July 1, 2026. The bus was carrying 26 incarcerated people from county jails to the Gurney Unit in Palestine, along with three TDCJ […]
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