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The state of Texas purchased the prison farm property in 1885 or 1886. Previously several private plantations based here used convict leasing for labor. [ 8 ] This system has been called "slavery by another name", as lessees operated with little oversight by the state as to their treatment of convicts. [ 9 ]
In 2016 the Pasco Sheriff's Office developed a new hashtag called the "#9PMROUTINE" to remind people to lock their doors. This hashtag ended up being very successful for the sheriff's office as they saw thefts from vehicles drop by about 35% in just a few months. The hashtag became so popular that the sheriff's office copyrighted the hashtag.
The Beauford H. Jester III Unit (J3) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison farm located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The unit is along U.S. Highway 90A , 4 miles (6.4 km) east of central Richmond .
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The Wayne Scott Unit (J4), formerly known as the Beauford H. Jester IV Unit, is a psychiatric facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Richmond. It is a part of the Jester State Prison Farm property and it is located on U.S. Highway 90A. [1]
This is a list of state prisons in Texas. The list includes only those facilities under the supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and includes some facilities operated under contract by private entities to TDCJ.
A Pasco police officer is in trouble with the law after he allegedly held his wife against her will during a two-hour drunken argument. Lee Samuel “Sam” Guerrero is accused of kicking in a ...
Carol S. Vance Unit (J2, previously the Harlem II Unit and the Jester II Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison located in unincorporated central Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The unit, located in flatlands, [2] is along U.S. Highway 90A, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of central Richmond. [1]