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The Preston E. Smith Unit is a state prison for men located in Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, owned and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [1] This facility was opened in October 1992, and a maximum capacity of 2234 male inmates held at various security levels. The prison was named for Texas governor Preston Smith.
[1] [2] The county seat is Lamesa. [3] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1905. [4] It is named for Nicholas Mosby Dawson, [5] a soldier of the Texas Revolution. Dawson County comprises the Lamesa, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), and it is, by population, the smallest Micropolitan Statistical Area in the United States.
Lamesa (/ l ə ˈ m iː s ə / lə-MEE-sə) [5] is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States. [6] The population was 8,674 at the 2020 census, down from 9,952 at the 2000 census. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. Most of its economy is based on cotton farming.
In 2021, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that tablets would “fundamentally change” communication for the state’s more than 100,000 prison ...
Lamesa Dodgers players (2 P) Lamesa Indians players (3 P) ... Pages in category "Dawson County, Texas" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
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Texas: County: Dawson: Elevation. 2,900 ft (900 m) ... Midway is located on Farm to Market Road 178, 12 mi (19 km) southeast of Lamesa in southeastern Dawson County. [2]