The Charles T. Terrell Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, with a Rosharon, Texas postal address; it is not inside the Rosharon census-designated place."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Rosharon CDP, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 21, 2018. The facility is located on Farm to Market Road 655, west of Farm to Market Road 521. The prison, has about of land, is co-located with Ramsey Unit and Stringfellow Unit."Terrell Unit ." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 9, 2010. The prison is in Rosharon,Staff and Wire Reports. "Parts of Houston join evacuation." Houston Chronicle. September 21, 2005. Retrieved on May 10, 2010. and about south of Houston."Rapper Pimp C released from prison" (). KTRK-TV. Friday December 20, 2005. Retrieved on November 19, 2010.
History The prison opened in September 1983. The Terrell Unit was originally the Ramsey III Unit. After the previous Terrell Unit (now the Polunsky Unit) in West Livingston, Texas"West Livingston CDP, Texas ." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 9, 2010. began to receive death row inmates, the facility's namesake, a Dallas insurance executive named Charles Terrell, wanted his name off of the prison; as a result his name was transferred to another prison.Timms, Ed. "Uneasy about death row, Terrell wants name off unit Prison expected to be renamed." The Dallas Morning News. July 14, 2001. Retrieved on May 9, 2010. "Another prison the Ramsey III unit in Brazoria County probably will be renamed for Mr Terrell""Ramsey III Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. August 23, 2000. Retrieved on May 9, 2010. The Texas Board of Criminal Justice voted to rename the Ramsey III Unit on July 20, 2001.Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Turner Publishing Company, 2004. 103. , .
In 2008 a state investigation began in regards to accusations that a cabal of prison guards is organizing large scale smuggling of goods into the unit. A prison guard at the unit sent a complaint to Jerry Madden, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, saying that corruption was occurring at the unit. TDCJ investigators searched the entire unit. There were also allegations of officers having sex with inmates. After the investigation on the matter, Anthony Collins, the senior warden, lost his job. TDCJ investigators searched the entire prison to find evidence of corruption. The Texas Senate ordered prison officials to testify in a hearing related to the incident.Dean, Stephen and Brian Sasser. "Texas Senate Calls Hearings Over Prison Corruption." KPRC-TV. 2008. Retrieved on September 28, 2011.
Recent Developments In 2024 and 2025, the Terrell Unit was included in a state-funded initiative by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to expand climate control systems across its facilities. This project involves the installation of permanent air conditioning infrastructure to address heat-related safety concerns for both staff and the inmate population. These upgrades are part of a broader legislative allocation aimed at modernizing older units within the state prison system. Notable prisoners Current: Inmate NameRegister NumberStatusDetails Trey Eric Sesler 50028655 / 01799527 Serving a life sentence without parole. YouTuber who went by the account name "Mr. Anime" convicted of the 2012 murders of his parents and brother.
Former: David Owen Brooks (1975–2020) Pimp C (2002–2005)
References
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External links
"Terrell Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Map of Terrell Unit: Texas Tribune