Dr. Lane Murray Unit Explained

Dr. Lane Murray Unit
Pushpin Map:USA Texas
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Texas
Location:1916 North Hwy 36 Bypass
Gatesville, Texas 76596
Coordinates:31.4764°N -97.7264°W
Status:Operational
Classification:G1-G4, Administrative Segregation
Capacity:1,341
Opened:November 1995
Managed By:TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
Warden:Audrey England
County:Coryell County
Country:USA
Website:Dr. Lane Murray Unit

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 1317acres 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.[1] 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.[2]

In 2010 the Murray Unit began to host a faith-based dormitory rehabilitation program.[3]

Notable prisoners

Current

width=13%Inmate Namewidth=10%Register Numberwidth=28%Statuswidth=35%Details
Kaitlin Armstrong19482417 / 02475058Serving a 90-year sentence; eligible for parole in 2052.[4] Perpetrator of the 2022 Murder of Moriah Wilson, a professional cyclist.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Chante Jawan Mallard06849879 / 01183569Serving a 50 year sentence.[10] Eligible for parole in 2027.[11] Perpetrator of the 2001 Murder of Gregory Glenn Biggs in which Biggs struck the windshield of Mallard's car and then Mallard left Biggs to die while Biggs was still lodged in the glass pane.[12] [13] [14]
Edith Beebe06478363 / 01162441Scheduled for release in 2078; eligible for parole in 2033.[15] Convicted of physically abusing multiple children.[16] [17] [18]
Genene Jones03193016 / 02302131Serving a life sentence; eligible for parole in 2037.[19] Originally convicted in the 1980s of the murder of infant Chelsea McClellan when she was working as a licensed vocational nurse at the University Health System.[20] The amount of deaths Genene is responsible for is likely much higher, and in 2020, was convicted in the murder of infant Joshua Sawyer.[21] [22] [23] [24]
Diane Zamora05713081 / 00814993Serving a life sentence. Eligible for parole in 2036 [25] Convicted, along with her boyfriend David Graham, in the 1995 murder of Adrianne Jessica Jones.[26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

Former

External links

Notes and References

  1. "Murray Unit ." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.
  2. Santo, Alysia (The Marshall Project). "Preying on Texas Prisoners: When Guards Demand Sex." Texas Tribune. June 17, 2015. Retrieved on June 2, 2016. Also at Newsweek as "Texas: The Prison Rape Capital of the U.S."
  3. Pari, Ursula. "Gatesville Prison Operates 'Faith Dorm' Rehab Program ." KSAT-TV. Monday May 3, 2010. Retrieved on May 4, 2010.
  4. Web site: 2023-11-18 . Kaitlin Armstrong is sentenced to 90 years in prison for the murder of elite cyclist Moriah ‘Mo’ Wilson . 2024-02-01 . NBC News . en.
  5. Web site: Plohetski . Ryan Autullo and Tony . Texas woman in love triangle accused of killing pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, police say . 2024-02-01 . USA TODAY . en-US.
  6. Web site: A Texas woman accused in a pro cyclist's death is arrested in Costa Rica . 2024-02-01.
  7. Web site: 2022-06-30 . Suspect in Texas murder of elite cyclist Anna Moriah 'Mo' Wilson arrested in Costa Rica . 2024-02-01 . NBC News . en.
  8. Web site: Kaitlin Armstrong murder trial underway in slaying of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson . 2024-02-01 . ABC News . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-11-02 . Video captures final screams of pro cyclist Mo Wilson after accused killer Kaitlin Armstrong tracked her on fitness app, prosecutor says - CBS News . 2024-02-01 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2003-06-28 . Windshield Woman Gets 50 Years - CBS News . 2024-02-01 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: Mallard, Chante Jawan, Offender Information Details . Texas Department of Criminal Justice . October 16, 2020 . October 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201020212648/https://offender.tdcj.texas.gov/OffenderSearch/offenderDetail.action?sid=06849879 . dead .
  12. Web site: 2002-03-08 . Man Stuck in Windshield Left to Die . 2024-02-01 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  13. Web site: Woman who left man to die in windshield is convicted . 2024-02-01 . Tampa Bay Times . en.
  14. News: Texas Woman Guilty of Murder In Death of Man in Windshield . 2024-02-01 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  15. Web site: Beebe, Edith, Offender Information Details . Texas Department of Criminal Justice . October 16, 2020.
  16. News: Mother gets 75 years for abuse . Cindy . Horswell . Houston Chronicle . February 1, 2003 . October 16, 2020.
  17. Web site: 2018-04-15 . Survivor recalls ‘worst case of child abuse’ in Liberty County history . 2024-02-01 . AP News . en.
  18. Web site: Horswell . Cindy . 2016-04-03 . Survivor of childhood abuse moves forward by looking back . 2024-02-01 . Houston Chronicle . en.
  19. Web site: Jones, Genene, Offender Information Details . Texas Department of Criminal Justice . October 16, 2020 . May 25, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160525043220/https://offender.tdcj.texas.gov/OffenderSearch/offenderDetail.action?sid=03193016 . dead .
  20. News: 1984-02-16 . NURSE CONVICTED IN INFANT'S DEATH . 2024-02-01 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  21. Web site: Former nurse suspected of killing up to 60 children . 2024-02-01 . ABC News . en.
  22. Web site: Stanglin . Doug . She was suspected of killing dozens of children. Now, woman dubbed 'killer nurse' gets life sentence . 2024-02-01 . USA TODAY . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2020-01-17 . Former nurse suspected in the killing of dozens of children gets life sentence . 2024-02-01 . NBC News . en.
  24. Web site: 2020-01-16 . ‘Killer Nurse’ Genene Jones pleads guilty, gets life in prison . 2024-02-01 . KSAT . en.
  25. Web site: Zamora, Diane, Offender Information Details . Texas Department of Criminal Justice . January 13, 2024.
  26. News: Verhovek . Sam Howe . 1996-09-10 . A Tale of Love and Murder in a Small Town . 2024-02-01 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  27. News: Pressley . Sue Anne . 1998-02-18 . ZAMORA CONVICTED IN SLAYING . 2024-02-01 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  28. Web site: 1998-02-18 . Zamora found guilty of murder Former midshipman convicted in death of romantic rival . 2024-02-01 . Baltimore Sun . en-US.
  29. Web site: 2018-07-25 . What you need to know about the teenage love triangle that sent the Texas 'Cadet Killers' to prison 20 years ago . 2024-02-01 . Dallas News . en.
  30. The Killer Cadets . Skip . Hollandsworth . December 1, 1996 . Texas Monthly . 24 . 12 . October 16, 2020.

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