L.V. Hightower Unit

{{short description|Prison in Texas, United States}}

{{Infobox prison

| name = L.V. Hightower Unit

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| pushpin_map = USA Texas

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Texas

| location = 902 FM 686
Dayton, Texas 77535

| coordinates = {{Coord|30.1044333|-94.9334833|region:US-TX_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}

| status = Operational

| classification = G1, G2, G4

| capacity = 1,384[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../hi.html "Hightower Unit (HI), Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Retrieved on 2014-01-09] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109213044/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../hi.html |date=2014-01-09 }}

| population =

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| opened = {{start date and age|March 1990}}

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| managed_by = TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division

| warden = Kilven Cuba

| county = Liberty County

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| country = USA

| website = {{URL|http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../hi.html}}

| prisoners =

}}

The L. V. Hightower Unit (HI) or Hightower Unit is a prison in Texas, United States, within the Texas Department of Corrections system. It is located in unincorporated Liberty County,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st48_tx/county/c48291_liberty/DC20BLK_C48291.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Liberty County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-08-14|page=20 (PDF p. 21/43)|quote=L V Hightower Unit}} near Dayton, Texas. It is named for Lockhart V. Hightower, former sheriff and county clerk of Liberty County.