Pam Lychner State Jail is a

Texas Department of Criminal Justice The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, ...

state jail for men located in

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northeast Harris County,

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, east of Humble.Lychner (AJ)
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. In July 1995,State Jail Evaluation Summary Report Lychner State Jail

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. October 2000. Retrieved on July 2, 2010. the jail, initially the Atascocita State Jail, opened. After

Pam Lychner Pamela Sue Rogers Lychner (November 9, 1958 – July 17, 1996) was an American real estate agent from Greater HoustonGray, Lisa. "After the Crash." ''Houston Press''. October 23, 19971 who promoted the "Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Iden ...

, a victim's rights activist, died on board

TWA Flight 800 Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (TWA800) was a Boeing 747-100 that exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York, on July 17, 1996, at about 8:31pm. Eastern Daylight Time, EDT, 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. K ...

with her daughters on July 17, 1996, the TDCJ board unanimously voted to rename the facility to Pam Lychner State Jail.''Texas Dept of Criminal Justice''. ''

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The Pam Lychner State Jail, along with the

Joe Kegans State Jail Joe Kegans Intermediate Sanctions Facility is an Intermediate Sanctions facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located along the northeast edge of Downtown Houston, Texas.Hanson, Eric.Halfway house for inmates opens downtown / Nonviol ...

, serves state jail offenders from Harris County. Lychner and Kegans have the same wardens and management. As of 2001 Lychner serves higher risk and special needs offenders. By classification the unit has low risk, medium risk, high risk, and security risk offenders. A statue of Lychner and her daughters is located outside of the state jail grounds.Saluting Employees January/February 2003
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