The Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility or Joe F. Gurney Unit ( ND ) was a Texas Department of Criminal Justice men's Transfer Unit located in unincorporated Anderson County, Texas . The unit is along Farm to Market Road 2054 , 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Tennessee Colony . The unit, on 20,518 acres (8,303 ha) of land, is co-located with the Beto (directly across the road), Coffield , Michael and Powledge prison. The unit closed temporarily in December 2020.
2-450: It is named for Sergeant Joe F. Gurney. While working at Beto, Sergeant Gurney was killed when his horse fell and rolled over him. 31°45′32″N 95°49′22″W / 31.75889°N 95.82278°W / 31.75889; -95.82278 This article about a building or structure in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This law enforcement –related article
4-986: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Outline of law enforcement The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to law enforcement: Law enforcement – subsystem of society that promotes adherence to the law by discovering and punishing persons who violate rules and norms governing that society. Although the term may encompass entities such as courts and prisons , it most frequently applies to those who directly engage in patrols or surveillance to dissuade and discover criminal activity, and those who investigate crimes and apprehend offenders. The reasons law enforcement exists: Law enforcement agency ( list ) – government agency responsible for enforcement of laws. Outside North America, such organizations are called police services. In North America, some of these services are called police while some have other names (e.g. sheriff's office/department; investigative police services in
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