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William G. McConnell Unit (ML) is a Texas state prison located in unincorporated Bee County, Texas, along Texas State Highway 181, east of the city limits of Beeville.〔"(McConnell (ML) )." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on September 27, 2015.〕 It is a part of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The unit was named after William G. "Bill" McConnell, the former chief of police of Beeville; he died in 1987.〔Hallinan, Joseph T. "(Chapter One )" ((Archive )). ''Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation''. 2001. Retrieved on September 27, 2015.〕 ==History== On December 17, 1999, prison guard Daniel Nagle was murdered at McConnell. It was the first murder of a prison guard in Texas state prisons committed by a prisoner since 1985.〔Blakeslee, Nate. "(Shades of Gray )" ((Archive )). ''Austin Chronicle''. Friday April 28, 2000. Retrieved on September 27, 2015.〕 As of 2001, the unit's warden was Leslie W. Woods. That year it had 2,806 prisoners. Many of the prisoners were Hispanic and Latino since the prison is in the South Texas region. As of 2001 the prison had 570 prison guards and 273 other employees.〔 In 2013, in federal court, 14 prison guards at McConnell and 11 other individuals pleaded guilty to operating a smuggling ring in the prison. The individuals convicted of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) act got federal prison. Others got prison and/or probation time.〔Connelly, Richard. "(Fourteen Prison Guards Plead Guilty to Running Inmate-Drug Empire )." ''Houston Press''. Friday November 1, 2013. Retrieved on September 27, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「McConnell Unit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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