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.[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]

Conditions

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]

Notable prisoners

  • Laura Hall, perpetrator of the murder of Jennifer Cave[6]
  • Lisa Warzeka, one perpetrator of the 1999 Kingwood robbery incidents[7]
  • 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.[8]
  • Stephanie Raleen Forbes, Texas Teacher convicted of having an improper relationship with a student and sexual assault of a child.[9]
  • Jessica Vega, known as the bride who faked cancer in New York, or the cancer bride, in 2009. Convicted in 2023 of attempted kidnapping of a child.
  • Zephaniah Renee “Zephi” Trevino, one of three people charged in connection with a 2019 robbery that led to the fatal shooting of Carlos Murillo
  • Kaitlin Armstrong, 36, yoga teacher convicted of murdering rising cycling star Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson, 25, over a friendship with her then boyfriend and professional cyclist Colin Strickland. The case caught national attention after Armstrong fled to Costa Rica beneath a stolen identify and underwent plastic surgery to conceal her appearance. She is currently serving 90 years.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Liberty County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 20 (PDF p. 21/43). Retrieved 2022-08-14. Lucile Plane State Jail
  2. ^ "Plane Unit Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Fernandez, Manny (28 July 2012). "In Texas, Arguing That Heat Can be a Death Sentence for Prisoners". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Report recommends A/C for Texas prisoners". 22 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Laura Hall's bid for parole denied." KXAN. Friday November 4, 2011.
  7. ^ Wood, Stefanie. "Robbery Queens: Where are they now?" (Archive). Houston Community Newspapers. Thursday October 12, 2000. Retrieved on February 15, 2016.
  8. ^ Aldine ISD teacher impregnated by student sentenced to 10 years in prison, abc13.com, 14 January 2017
  9. ^ Husband defends Clear Creek ISD teacher going to prison for sex with student, abc13.com, 22 October 2015
  10. ^ "Jury finds Kaitlin Armstrong guilty of murdering Mo Wilson". kxan.com. 2023.

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