Pam Lychner State Jail (AJ) known as the Atascocita State Jail until 1996, is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) state jail for men located in Atascocita, unincorporated northeast Harris County, Texas, United States It is northeast of Downtown Houston.
In July 1995,"State Jail Evaluation Summary Report Lychner State Jail" (Archive). Texas Department of Criminal Justice. October 2000. Retrieved on July 2, 2010. the jail, initially the Atascocita State Jail, opened. After Pam Lychner, a victim's rights activist, died on board TWA Flight 800 with her daughters on July 17, 1996, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) unanimously voted to rename the facility to Pam Lychner State Jail.Texas Dept of Criminal Justice. Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Turner Publishing Company. 2004. 96.
The Pam Lychner State Jail currently serves low risk, medium risk, high risk, and high security Inmates. The Lychner Jail also serves state jail Inmates from Harris County.
A statue of Lychner and her daughters is located outside of the state jail grounds."Saluting Employees January/February 2003." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Accessed September 12, 2008.
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Pam Lychner State Jail