Louis C. Powledge Unit

The Louie C. Powledge Unit (B2, originally the Beto II Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison for men located in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas.

The facility is located off of Farm to Market Road 645, 7 miles (11 km) west of Palestine.

[3] It was originally named after former Texas Department of Corrections (TDC) head George Beto.

Construction of a 200-person trusty camp facility began in 1987 and ended in January 1989.

In October 1988 the bus repair facility was converted into a manufacturer of dump beds and spreader boxes for the Highway Department dump trucks and of jail steel products for the construction of additional TDCJ units.

Aerial view of the Coffield Prison Farm Property (The Powledge, Beto , Coffield , Gurney , and Michael units)
1977 United States Geological Survey map of the land which now houses the Powledge Unit