L.V. Hightower Unit

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L.V. Hightower Unit
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Location in Texas
Location902 FM 686
Dayton, Texas 77535
Coordinates 30°06′16″N94°56′01″W / 30.1044333°N 94.9334833°W / 30.1044333; -94.9334833
StatusOperational
Security class G1, G2, G4
Capacity1,384 [1]
OpenedMarch 1990;33 years ago (March 1990)
Managed by TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
Warden Stacey Leblanc
County Liberty County
Country USA
Website www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../hi.html

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, [2] near Dayton, Texas. It is named for Lockhart V. Hightower, former sheriff and county clerk of Liberty County.

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References

  1. "Hightower Unit (HI), Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Retrieved on 2014-01-09 Archived 2014-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Liberty County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 20 (PDF p. 21/43). Retrieved 2022-08-14. L V Hightower Unit