Clemens Unit

Clemens Unit (CN)
Location11034 Highway 36, Brazoria County, Texas 77422
Coordinates28°59′22″N 95°31′06″W / 28.98944°N 95.51833°W / 28.98944; -95.51833
StatusOperational
Security classG1–G4, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty
CapacityUnit: 894 Trusty Camp: 321
Opened1893
Managed byTexas Department of Criminal Justice
WardenMichael Bates
CountyBrazoria County, Texas
CountryUS
Websitewww.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../cn.html

Clemens Unit (CN) is a prison farm of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, in Greater Houston. The prison, with about 8,008 acres (3,241 ha), is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2004 and Texas State Highway 36. The prison, in the Texas Gulf Coast region, is in proximity to the City of Brazoria, and it is in proximity to the Velasco community, now a part of Freeport. The prison is situated south of Houston.