The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates six state prisons for men and its Region III office in unincorporated Brazoria County.
As of 2007,1,495 full-time correctional job positions were in the county.
In 1995, of the counties in Texas, Brazoria had the second-highest number of state prisons and jails, after Walker County.
In 2003, a total of 2,572 employees were employed at the six TDCJ facilities.
The TDCJ units are:
Clemens Unit, near Brazoria
Darrington Unit, near Rosharon - The Windham School District Region III office is within the unit.

Wayne Scott Unit, near Angleton.

(The following 3 are co-located in Otey, near Rosharon.)

Ramsey Unit - The unit is co-located with Stringfellow and Terrell.
The TDCJ Region III Maintenance Headquarters is within this unit.

Stringfellow Unit, near Rosharon - The unit is co-located with Ramsey and Terrell.
The unit was originally named Ramsey II Prison Unit.

C. T. Terrell Unit - The unit is co-located with Ramsey and Stringfellow.
It was originally known as the Ramsey III Unit.

In 2007, TDCJ officials said discussions to move the Central Unit from Sugar Land to Brazoria County were preliminary.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) operates six state prisons for men and its Region III office in unincorporated Brazoria County. As of 2007,1,495 full-time correctional job positions were in the county. In 1995, of the counties in Texas, Brazoria had the second-highest number of state prisons and jails, after Walker County. In 2003, a total of 2,572 employees were employed at the six TDCJ facilities. The TDCJ units are:
Clemens Unit, near Brazoria
Darrington Unit, near Rosharon - The Windham School District Region III office is within the unit.
Wayne Scott Unit, near Angleton.
(The following 3 are co-located in Otey, near Rosharon.)
Ramsey Unit - The unit is co-located with Stringfellow and Terrell. The TDCJ Region III Maintenance Headquarters is within this unit.
Stringfellow Unit, near Rosharon - The unit is co-located with Ramsey and Terrell. The unit was originally named Ramsey II Prison Unit.
C. T. Terrell Unit - The unit is co-located with Ramsey and Stringfellow. It was originally known as the Ramsey III Unit.
In 2007, TDCJ officials said discussions to move the Central Unit from Sugar Land to Brazoria County were preliminary.
Brazoria County, Texas