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
- Laura Hall, perpetrator of the murder of Jennifer Cave[5]
- Lisa Warzeka, one perpetrator of the 1999 Kingwood robbery incidents[6]
- Alexandria Vera, Texas teacher, 24, who had sex repeatedly with her 13-year-old student and got pregnant with his child currently serving 10 years.
- Stephanie Raleen Forbes, Texas Teacher convicted of having an improper relationship with a student and sexual assault of a child. [1]
References
- ^ "Plane Unit Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.
- ^ a b Horswell, Cindy. "For hard-hit economy of Liberty County, crime officially pays" (). Houston Chronicle. Thursday June 29, 1995. A30. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/us/in-texas-arguing-that-heat-can-be-a-death-sentence-for-prisoners.html?_r=0
- ^ http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Report-recommends-A-C-for-Texas-prisoners-5419486.php
- ^ "Laura Hall's bid for parole denied." KXAN. Friday November 4, 2011.
- ^ 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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