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 ...
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Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
. It is located on
Texas State Highway 321
State Highway 321 (SH 321) is a north–south highway in southeastern Texas, starting at US 90 in Dayton and ending at Loop 573 in Cleveland. The route was designated on October 30, 1939.
In Cleveland, SH 321 is also known as Houston Stree ...
, north of
Dayton
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...
Houston Chronicle
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''. Thursday June 29, 1995. A30. Retrieved on July 23, 2010. Plane, the first women's state jail to be opened in Texas, was dedicated in June 1995.
Conditions
Plane State Jail is one of the many Texas State jails under scrutiny for inhumane care and deficient medical support for prison population. Federal Judge has ordered TDCJ to install air conditioning. TDCJ has been slow to comply.
Notable prisoners
* Laura Hall, perpetrator of the
murder of Jennifer Cave
The murder of Jennifer Cave occurred in the West Campus, Austin, Texas, West Campus area of Austin, Texas, Austin, Texas. On August 18, 2005, Cave's body was discovered.Laura Hall's bid for parole denied " ''
KXAN
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''. Friday November 4, 2011.
* Lisa Warzeka, one perpetrator of the
1999 Kingwood robbery incidents
In May to July 1999 four teenage girls from the Kingwood region of Houston, Texas engaged in a robbery spree, robbing four grocery stores and a bakery.Jerome, Richard.The Lost Girls (). ''People''. September 13, 1999 Vol. 52 No. 10. Retrieved on F ...
. Houston Community Newspapers. Thursday October 12, 2000. Retrieved on February 15, 2016.
* 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