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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. On November 24, 1959, FM 230 was extended east ...
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.
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 ...
Clyde Vernon Thompson (1910–July 1, 1979 [1]) was an American prisoner turned chaplain.He is most noted for being cited and labeled as The Meanest Man in Texas. The film titled The Meanest Man in Texas has been filmed and is currently in the post production process and is based on the true story and book of the same title (ISBN 978-0-9714958-6-9), written by Don Umphrey.
The William P. Hobby Unit (HB) is a prison for women in unincorporated Falls County, Texas, United States. Named after William P. Hobby, Lieutenant Governor of Texas, it is a part of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). It is located on Texas Farm to Market Road 712, off Texas Business Highway 6 and 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of ...
Pearson's Chapel was an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States, now a ghost town, 6 miles (10 km) west of Lovelady. [1] Only a Baptist church remains in the area. It was located at the intersection of FM 1280 , FM 3151 , and the old Huntsville Road