McConnell Unit

William G. McConnell Unit (ML) is a Texas state prison located in unincorporated Bee County, Texas, along Texas State Highway 181, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the city limits of Beeville. It is a part of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).

The unit, in proximity to Corpus Christi, was named after William G. "Bill" McConnell, the former chief of police of Beeville; he died in 1987.

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