Search Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility Inmates

Joe F. Gurney Inmate Overview

TDCJ lists Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility at 1385 FM 3328 in Palestine, six miles south of Tennessee Colony on FM 3328. The unit is inside Anderson County, but it is operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice rather than the Anderson County Sheriff's Office. TDCJ identifies the site as a Correctional Institutions Division transfer facility. That label matters because Gurney is not a local jail, a city lockup, or a public county roster. It is part of the state prison system and holds male prisoners moving through TDCJ custody.

Senior Warden Nicole Sandifer is listed for the unit in the research source. TDCJ reports a capacity of 1,130 and custody levels of G1 through G3 plus transient custody. G1, G2, and G3 are TDCJ general-population custody levels, while transient status usually points to prisoners being moved, classified, or temporarily housed in the prison system. A person arrested in Palestine or elsewhere in Anderson County does not become a Gurney inmate just because the arrest occurred nearby. Fresh arrests and booking reports start with county jail channels; sentenced or transferred state prisoners are searched through TDCJ.

The official unit page was captured for this project in the image manifest. The source is the TDCJ Gurney unit directory page.

The screenshot helps identify the official unit source, but inmate custody confirmation still comes from the TDCJ Inmate Information Search and the unit phone line.

Joe F. Gurney Inmate Capacity

The facility map and TDCJ unit detail list Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility with a rated capacity of 1,130. Research did not identify a current day-by-day population count for Gurney, so the capacity figure should not be read as a live head count. Anderson County's county jail population is reported through the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, while TDCJ prison unit capacity comes from the state unit directory. Those two populations serve different record systems and should not be merged when checking custody.

Gurney also has a staffing profile that reflects prison operations. TDCJ lists 434 total employees, including 361 security employees, 46 non-security employees, 11 Windham Education employees, and contract medical, dental, and mental-health staff. Those staffing figures support the state-prison identity of the facility. They do not create a county booking desk, a public county mugshot gallery, or an Anderson County jail roster search for Gurney.

Look Up Joe F. Gurney Inmates

The correct lookup path for Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility is the TDCJ Inmate Information Search. TDCJ says the locator covers inmates currently incarcerated in a TDCJ facility, updates on working days, and is at least 24 hours old. It is the right system for sentenced state prisoners at Gurney, Beto, Coffield, Michael, and Powledge. It is not the right system for a person newly booked into the Anderson County Jail.

1. Open the TDCJ Inmate Information Search and choose a search method. Use a TDCJ number or SID number if one is known.
2. If searching by name, enter the exact last name plus at least the first initial. Gender and race filters may narrow common names.
3. Review the result for the current facility. Confirm that the listed unit is Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility before planning a visit or sending mail.
4. Call the unit if the result is stale, the person is in transient movement, or a time-sensitive pickup, visit, or release question depends on current status.

TDCJ records are prison records, not local arrest records. A TDCJ profile may show identifiers, current unit, gender and race filters, custody status, offense or sentence data, and release or parole-related information where available. Booking charges, bond, and local court settings are different records. For a fresh county arrest, the Anderson County jail process is covered on the jail inmate records page.

Joe F. Gurney Address

Use the unit phone for facility-level questions such as whether a TDCJ locator result is current, how visitor approval applies, and which mail or property rules are in effect. The official unit page is the source for the address, phone, warden, and unit type. General county jail staff should not be expected to confirm state prison details for Gurney.

Joe F. Gurney Visitation

Visiting someone at Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility follows the TDCJ visitation framework, not the Anderson County Jail scheduler. Prison visits normally require the visitor to be approved and scheduled under TDCJ rules. Because Gurney is a transfer facility with transient custody, a person may move before a planned visit. The safest sequence is to confirm the TDCJ locator result, check visitor approval, then contact the unit if travel depends on the visit going forward.

County jail visitation details such as Tarmactech scheduling, JailATM deposits, and NCIC mail scanning belong to the Anderson County Jail. They are not the Gurney process. Prison visits can be more sensitive to custody level, disciplinary status, transfer status, and unit operations. Note: Confirm custody and visit status with TDCJ before traveling, especially when the inmate is listed as transient.

Joe F. Gurney Mail and Money

Mail, phone access, trust deposits, and eCommDirect for Gurney follow TDCJ statewide prison rules and the unit's directions. The research file specifically warns that TDCJ prison facilities use TDCJ systems rather than Anderson County Jail's JailATM and NCIC local jail process. That distinction prevents misdirected deposits and mail. A person housed at Gurney should be addressed as a TDCJ inmate, with TDCJ identifiers included when required by current rules.

If the person has just left Anderson County Jail for TDCJ, wait for the TDCJ locator to show the current unit before sending funds or mail. Transfer status can change quickly, and Gurney's role as a transfer facility makes the current facility field especially important.

Joe F. Gurney Intake

Gurney intake is a state-prison transfer process, not a street-arrest booking process. A person normally reaches TDCJ after conviction, sentencing, and transfer paperwork. Anderson County Jail may hold some people who are sentenced or paper-ready for TDCJ transfer, but once a person enters the state system, the public lookup path moves to TDCJ. The transfer facility can house male prisoners while TDCJ manages classification, movement, and placement.

Classification terms are easy to confuse. G1 through G3 are TDCJ custody levels. Transient means the prisoner may be in movement or temporary placement. Detainer means another agency has a hold or request. Paper-ready usually describes a county jail inmate ready for state transfer after required paperwork is complete. These terms affect where to search and who can answer a status question.

About Joe F. Gurney

Joe F. Gurney Transfer Facility came on line in December 1993. Its Anderson County location places it near the larger Tennessee Colony and Palestine prison cluster, which includes Beto, Coffield, Michael, and Powledge. The research file notes that Anderson County is unusual because it has one local sheriff-run jail and five TDCJ facilities in the same county. That mix is useful for geography, but it can mislead searches unless county jail custody and state prison custody stay separate.

Programs and services documented for Gurney include Windham Education staffing and contract medical, dental, and mental-health staffing listed on the TDCJ unit page. The research did not locate a county-level reform, construction, or litigation item specific to Gurney. Current operational questions should be verified through TDCJ because warden listings, visit rules, and transfer status can change.