The unit, in proximity to Corpus Christi,[3] was named after William G. "Bill" McConnell, the former chief of police of Beeville; he died in 1987.
Cannady beat Bonal with a steel lock attached to a belt and then kicked and stomped him repeatedly.
[7] The State of Texas accused prisoner Robert Lynn Pruett (TDCJ death row ID #999411) of committing the crime.
On August 1, 2004, prisoner Micah "Mike" Burrell died of an asthma attack.
According to Texas Civil Rights Project attorney Scott Medlock, the prison guards decided not to assist him, and 15 other people (by 2007) had died due to negligence issues.
The cells, divided into pods labeled by letters of the alphabet, included members of the Mexican Mafia.
Rodeen referred to the McConnell ad seg section as being among the most dangerous in Texas.