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[1] [2] Formerly called the Eastham Unit or "The Ham," the prison was renamed the J. Dale Wainwright Unit after a former chairman of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice. [3] The 12,789 acres (5,176 ha) prison is located on Farm to Market Road 230 , [ 4 ] near Lovelady and 13 miles (21 km) west of Trinity .
Lovelady is perhaps best known for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice – Eastham Unit, a medium security penitentiary housing some 2,400 inmates for various offenses. The local economy is dependent on the employment of the local workforce at the prison, which has a current staff of 718 employees.
FM 230 was designated on June 8, 1945; the original route began at what was then SH 45 (now SH 19) in Lovelady and traveled 3.5 miles (5.6 km) westward. The route was extended 9.2 miles (14.8 km) to past Weldon on November 23, 1948 and then 2.7 miles (4.3 km) to the Eastham Unit on April 21, 1954.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice J. Dale Wainwright Unit (previously Eastham Unit), which has employee housing, [3] is located within the Lovelady district. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] On April 13, 2014, there was minor damage at the High School after a tornado ripped through the town.
Ashley Eastham (born 1991), English footballer; George R. Eastham (1914–2000), English footballer; George E. Eastham (1936–2024), English footballer and son of the George R. Eastham; Harry Eastham (1917–1998), English footballer and brother of George R. Eastham; Michael Eastham (1920–1993), British barrister and judge
The rodeo originated in the Eastham Unit. [3] Johnny Cash played his first-ever concert at the Texas Prison Rodeo in 1956. [4] Women participated in the rodeo until 1981, when they were moved from the Goree Unit in Huntsville to the prisons in Gatesville. In 1986, structural problems with the rodeo arena caused the facility to close. [1]
Austonio Baptist Church off Texas State Highway 21 in Houston County. Eastham Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men, is located in an unincorporated area in the county. [13] The Crockett State School, a Texas Youth Commission juvenile correctional facility for boys, was located in Crockett. [14] but was closed on August 31 ...
Texas: Memorial Unit (formerly Darrington Unit) Farming, Cow/Calf Operations, Egg Operations, and Swine Finishing Operations [52] Texas: J. Dale Wainwright Unit (formerly Eastham Unit) Cow/Calf Operations, Egg Operations, Farming, and Swine Operations [53] Texas: O.B. Ellis Unit : Cotton Gin, Cow/Calf Operations, Farming, and Swine Operations [54]