Lucile Plane State Jail

Lucile Plane State Jail is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice state jail for women located in unincorporated Liberty County, Texas. It is located on Texas State Highway 321, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Dayton. The facility, on an approximately 394-acre (159 ha) plot of land, is co-located with the Hightower Prison Unit and the Henley State Jail.[1] Plane is designed to hold 2,144 prisoners.[2] Plane, the first women's state jail to be opened in Texas, was dedicated in June 1995.[2]

Conditions

Plane State Jail is one of the many Texas State jails under scrutiny for inhumane care and deficient medical support for prison population. [3] Federal Judge has ordered TDCJ to install air conditioning. TDCJ has been slow to comply. [4]

Notable prisoners

References

  1. ↑ "Plane Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Horswell, Cindy. "For hard-hit economy of Liberty County, crime officially pays." Houston Chronicle. Thursday June 29, 1995. A30. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.
  3. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/us/in-texas-arguing-that-heat-can-be-a-death-sentence-for-prisoners.html?_r=0
  4. ↑ http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Report-recommends-A-C-for-Texas-prisoners-5419486.php
  5. ↑ "Laura Hall's bid for parole denied." KXAN. Friday November 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ Wood, Stefanie. "Robbery Queens: Where are they now?" (Archive). Houston Community Newspapers. Thursday October 12, 2000. Retrieved on February 15, 2016.

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Coordinates: 30°06′33″N 94°55′57″W / 30.10917°N 94.93250°W / 30.10917; -94.93250


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