Goree Unit

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The Thomas J Goree Unit was built in 1907, in honor of Thomas Jewett Goree. [2,3] Originally the unit was called the Goree State Farm, just four miles outside of Huntsville Texas. [4] The farm originally housed only exclusively female inmates. [4] The focus of the farm was agricultural work and garment work. [4] The Goree State Farm, then changed its name to the Goree Unit around the 1980s, and the women inmates were transferred to a former youth facility in Gatesville. [4] Today, the unit is a male inmate unit and houses around 1,231 male inmates. [3] Additionally, the unit features a special program for sex offenders. [3] | Source: [1] Wikipedia Contributors. 2025. “Thomas Goree Unit.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. October 7, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Goree_Unit.
[2] Goree, Langston, and Deborah Hardin. 2020. “Thomas Jewett Goree: Confederate Officer and Prison Reformer.” Texas State Historical Association. June 9, 2020. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/goree-thomas-jewett.
[3] “Unit Directory.” 2023. Texas.gov. 2023. https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/unit_directory/gr.html.
[4] “The Goree State Farm for Women - Texas Prisons | Texas State Library.” 2016. Texas.gov. 2016. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/prisons/reform/goree.html.
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[1] Wikipedia Contributors. 2025. “Thomas Goree Unit.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation. October 7, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Goree_Unit.
[2] Goree, Langston, and Deborah Hardin. 2020. “Thomas Jewett Goree: Confederate Officer and Prison Reformer.” Texas State Historical Association. June 9, 2020. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/goree-thomas-jewett.
[3] “Unit Directory.” 2023. Texas.gov. 2023. https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/unit_directory/gr.html.
[4] “The Goree State Farm for Women - Texas Prisons | Texas State Library.” 2016. Texas.gov. 2016. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/exhibits/prisons/reform/goree.html.
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