John B. Connally Unit

John B. Connally Unit
Location in Texas
Location899 FM 632
Kenedy, Texas postal address
78119
Coordinates28°46′30″N 97°50′04″W / 28.77500°N 97.83444°W / 28.77500; -97.83444
Security classG1-G5, Administrative Segregation
Capacity2,232
OpenedJuly 1995
Managed byTDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
WardenPhonso Rayford
CountyKarnes County
CountryUSA
Websitewww.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../cy.html

The John B. Connally Unit is a maximum-security prison for males located in unincorporated Karnes County, Texas, United States. It is located on Farm to Market Road 632, just east of U.S. Highway 181 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the city of Kenedy, and southeast of San Antonio. The prison, with about 813 acres (329 ha) of space, is operated by the Correctional Institutions Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, administered as within Region IV. The unit is named for former Governor and United States Treasury Secretary John B. Connally, Jr.