Dr. Lane Murray Unit
{{Short description|Prison in Texas, U.S.}}
{{Infobox prison
| name = Dr. Lane Murray Unit
| image = Entrance to Lane Murray Unit.jpg
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Texas
| location = 1916 North Hwy 36 Bypass
Gatesville, Texas 76596
| coordinates = {{coord|31|28|35|N|97|43|35|W|scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| status = Operational
| classification = G1-G4, Administrative Segregation
| capacity = 1,341
| population =
| populationdate =
| opened = November 1995
| closed =
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| managed_by = TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
| warden = Audrey England
| county = Coryell County
| country = USA
| website = [https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/unit_directory/lm.html Dr. Lane Murray Unit]
| prisoners =
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Dr. Lane Murray Unit is a women's prison of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in Gatesville, Texas. The prison is located on Texas State Highway 36, between Farm to Market Road 215 and Farm to Market Road 929. The {{convert|1317|acre|ha}} unit, which opened in November 1995, is co-located with the Christina Crain Unit, the Hilltop Unit, the Patrick O'Daniel Unit, and the Woodman Unit."[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lm.htm Murray Unit] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201355/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lm.htm |date=July 25, 2010 }}." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 10, 2010. The unit is named after Lane Murray, who was the first superintendent of the Windham School District.
History
The State of Texas, in 1997, passed a law criminalizing any sexual relations between a prisoner and prison guard after, in the 1990s, prosecutors were unable to have a prison guard at Murray convicted for coercing inmates into sexual interactions. The prison guard stated that the sexual interactions were consensual.Santo, Alysia (The Marshall Project). "[https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/preying-texas-prisoners-when-guards-demand-sex/ Preying on Texas Prisoners: When Guards Demand Sex]." Texas Tribune. June 17, 2015. Retrieved on June 2, 2016. [http://www.newsweek.com/texas-prison-rape-capital-us-344729 Also at] Newsweek as "Texas: The Prison Rape Capital of the U.S."
In 2010 the Murray Unit began to host a faith-based dormitory rehabilitation program.Pari, Ursula. "[http://www.ksat.com/news/23438707/detail.html Gatesville Prison Operates 'Faith Dorm' Rehab Program] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611041635/http://www.ksat.com/news/23438707/detail.html |date=June 11, 2011 }}." KSAT-TV. Monday May 3, 2010. Retrieved on May 4, 2010.
Notable prisoners
=Current=
=Former=
- Kimberly Saenz- (Intake) Moved to Mountain View Unit.
- Karla Faye Tucker - American woman executed February 3, 1998, for killing two people with a pickaxe during a burglary. She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since Velma Barfield in 1984, and the first in Texas since Chipita Rodriguez in 1863.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory/lm.html Murray Unit] Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Category:Prisons in Gatesville, Texas
Category:Women's prisons in Texas
Category:Buildings and structures in Coryell County, Texas
Category:1995 establishments in Texas
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