My son was at Gurney and was transferred to Byrd, why would that happen?

In the TDCJ, Byrd and Gurney are similar institutions. There are various potential reason why your son was moved within the first week. There might be a program at Gurney that was not available at Byrd. There might be an issue where another inmate is related in some way to your son's case and they have to keep them separated. We don't think there is anything to be overly concerned with regarding the quick move. To get a transfer, the offender wishing to move must serve at least nine months with no incident reports to be considered.