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Dr. Lane Murray Unit
Location	1916 North Hwy 36 Bypass; Gatesville, Texas 76596
Coordinates	31°28′35″N 97°43′35″W / 31.476389°N 97.726389°W
Status	Operational
Security class	G1-G4, Administrative Segregation
Capacity	1,341
Opened	November 1995
Managed by	TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division
Warden	Judy Scott
County	Coryell County
Country	USA
Website	www.tdcj.state.tx.us/unit_directory../lm.html

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Aerial photograph of the prisons in Gatesville, January 13, 1996, United States Geological Survey

Topographical map of the Gatesville prison units, 1994, USGS - The area now contains the 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 1,317 acres (533 ha) unit, which opened in November 1995, is co-located with the Christina Crain Unit, the Hilltop Unit, the Mountain View Unit, and the Woodman Unit.^[1] The unit is named after Dr. 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

Genene Jones^[4]

Former:

Diane Zamora^[5]

References

^ "Murray Unit." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.
^ 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."
^ Pari, Ursula. "Gatesville Prison Operates 'Faith Dorm' Rehab Program." KSAT-TV. Monday May 3, 2010. Retrieved on May 4, 2010.
^ Genene Jones. TDCJ.
^ "Epilogue" (Archive). The Texas Cadet Murder Case. Crime Library. Retrieved on December 29, 2015.

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[Murray-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] Genene Jones. TDCJ.

[5] "Epilogue" (Archive). The Texas Cadet Murder Case. Crime Library. Retrieved on December 29, 2015.

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-'''Dr. Lane Murray Unit''' is a [[Incarceration of women|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 {{convert|1317|acre|ha}} unit, which opened in November 1995, is co-located with the [[Christina Crain Unit]], the [[Hilltop Unit]], the [[Mountain View Unit]], and the [[Woodman Unit]].<ref name="Murray">"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lm.htm Murray Unit]." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.</ref> The unit is named after Dr. Lane Murray who was the first superintendent of the [[Windham School District]]
+'''Dr. Lane Murray Unit''' is a [[Incarceration of women|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 {{convert|1317|acre|ha}} unit, which opened in November 1995, is co-located with the [[Christina Crain Unit]], the [[Hilltop Unit]], the [[Mountain View Unit]], and the [[Woodman Unit]].<ref name="Murray">"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/lm.htm Murray Unit]." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 10, 2010.</ref> The unit is named after Dr. Lane Murray who was the first superintendent of the [[Windham School District (Texas)|Windham School District]]
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