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Jails
Plane/Henley State Jail Housing Women in Texas PDF Print E-mail
by James Phelps   

Assistant Warden Lacy, Major Flippo, and Warden Howard
Assistant Warden Lacy, Major Flippo, and Warden Howard
While taking at a quick glance the Bureau of Justice Statistics on incarceration, a change in trends caught the attention of this author and the editorial staff of CJI. The number of females under correctional supervision, in particular those held in U.S. jails, has increased significantly in comparison to the number of males held in similar facilities. This trend demanded further investigation. Who were these women? What provisions were being made to house this increase in females? What facilities were holding them? Were there any treatment provisions in female jail facilities and did they differ from the provisions for male jail inmates? Putting on our best imitation of Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. Watson, this author and the editor of CJI donned our sleuth hats and proceeded to investigate one of the Texas state jail facilities for housing females.

Warden II Wilhelmenia Howard, director of the Plane/Henley State Jail near Dayton, Texas, opened the doors of her facility to us in May 2007. Assisted by her capable staff and accompanied by Warden Howard, Assistant Warden Detrah Lacy, and Major Kristi Flippo, we were first briefed on the facilities, staff, inmates, and programs, and then provided a tour of the state jail. Our visit was enlightening, to say the least.
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