Lucile Plane State Jail is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice state jail for women located in unincorporated Liberty County, Texas.[1] 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.[2] Plane is designed to hold 2,144 prisoners.[3] Plane, the first women's state jail to be opened in Texas, was dedicated in June 1995.[3]
Plane State Jail is one of the many Texas State jails under scrutiny for inhumane care and deficient medical support for prison population.[4] Federal Judge has ordered TDCJ to install air conditioning. TDCJ has been slow to comply.[5]
Lucile Plane State Jail
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