Day 19: Sugar Land's Prison a Casualty of Budget Cuts
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Day 19: The historic Central Unit is closing, the first time Texas has shuttered a prison.
SUGAR LAND — Across the street from a neatly manicured subdivision and just down the road from a growing regional airport is one of the oldest prisons in Texas, its stark white exterior and razor wire jutting out from a maze of oak trees.
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Comments (2)
Nirav Patel
Not bad to see a prison have to close, but I have feeling that the city of Sugarland will tear down these historic architectural buildings and put up the same "sub par" strip malls and master planned suburbs, which is Sugarland, TX. Even in your own neighborhoods in Sugarland, you drive to your local pool and parks. Please don't let Regina Morales' future business growth plans get to Austin. Please.
Star Loving
I for one am so happy for this historical event! I know they will transfer employees to other units but I would like to see MORE prison closures! The money could be used for education and mental health community support services, which Texas is (or the last I know of) 49th in the Union in Education and 46th in Health Care System! Come ya'll when are, we the people of Texas, going to wake up and demand our state put families before Corporations?