The Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility or Joe F. Gurney Unit (ND) was a

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men's Transfer Unit located in

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. The unit is along

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, south of

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. The unit, on of land, is co-located with the

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(directly across the road), Coffield,

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and Powledge prison. The unit shuttered December 2020. It is named for Sergeant Joe F. Gurney. While working at Beto, Sergeant Gurney was killed when his horse fell and rolled over him.

Gallery

File:CoffieldUnitTopographical.PNG, 1977

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map of the land which now houses the Gurney Unit

Notable Inmates

* Scott Freeman, former voice actor for Funimation.

References

External links

Gurney Unit
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