Pam Lychner State Jail is a
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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state jail for men located in
Atascocita,
unincorporated northeast
Harris County,
Texas
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,
United States
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, east of
Humble.
[Lychner (AJ)]
." ''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 ...
''. Accessed September 12, 2008. It is 20 miles northeast of
Downtown Houston
Downtown is the largest central business district in the city of Houston and the largest in the state of Texas, located near the geographic center of the metropolitan area at the confluence of Interstate 10 in Texas, Interstate 10, Interstate 45 ...
.
In July 1995,
[State Jail Evaluation Summary Report Lychner State Jail]
Archive
. 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 ...
. October 2000. Retrieved on July 2, 2010. the jail, initially the Atascocita State Jail, opened. After
Pam Lychner, a victim's rights activist, died on board
TWA Flight 800
Trans World Airlines Flight 800 (known as TW800 or TWA800) was a regularly scheduled international passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, United States, to Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, with a stopo ...
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''. '']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 ...
''. ''Turner Publishing Company''. 2004
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The Pam Lychner State Jail, along with the
Joe Kegans State Jail, 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
" ''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 ...
''. Accessed September 12, 2008.
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External links
Pam Lychner State Jail
Buildings and structures in Harris County, Texas
Prisons in Texas
1995 establishments in Texas
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