Talk:Central Unit

Sidebar of Mike Ward story
In regards to the "Are trusty camps a weak link in Texas prison security?" story, the sidebar says: The images are by Larry Kolvoord of the Austin-American Statesman WhisperToMe (talk) 16:18, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
 * http://www.statesman.com/multimedia/dynamic/00391/lkv-prison10_391698c.jpg
 * "With no gates or signs barring entry to back roads into some prisons and through adjacent fields, a driver can often approach unfenced areas of a prison, such as this unit at Sugar Land."
 * http://www.statesman.com/multimedia/dynamic/00391/lkv-prison23_391610c.jpg
 * "Near the white buildings and machinery at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Central Unit at Sugar Land, housing developments such as Chelsea Harbor have crept within a half-mile of the fenced prison and its trusty camp. "
 * http://www.statesman.com/multimedia/dynamic/00391/WEB0425central_unit_391623k.jpg
 * http://www.statesman.com/multimedia/dynamic/00391/lkv-prison14_391611c.jpg
 * "Wooden residential and razor-wire prison fences share a view at the state system's Vance Unit near Sugar Land. 'Outside trustys' often work outside the barriers with little supervision—and few behavior problems—officials say."

Sidebar of Chron story
From: In case this goes down, here is the sidebar: " PRISON BY THE NUMBERS 1939 year prison opened 40,000 square feet 400 inmates housed there 2,018 acres of residential development it sits on 1969 year prison closed Source: Newland Communities and Texas Department of Criminal Justice. " WhisperToMe (talk) 19:37, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Hanson, Eric. "Once home to a prison, now a part of home." Houston Chronicle. November 25, 2006.

Also http://images.chron.com/photos/2008/03/22/032208prisonmap/032208prisonmap.jpg - Archive: http://www.webcitation.org/5yKe3qkjM WhisperToMe (talk) 13:28, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

Sidebar of second Chron story
The January 20, 2011 Zain Shauk "Prison on the block": WhisperToMe (talk) 13:32, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
 * "The Central Unit prison in Sugar Land houses slightly more than 1,000 prisoners, but the facility is ripe for closing, budget cutters say."
 * "The unit currently runs the state prison system's soap and detergent factory, a small set of farms, a mechanic shop and freight transportation terminal."
 * "The Central Unit's staff and inmates could be placed in other institutions, officials said, but the loss of 1,060 prison beds would be felt."

School zoning
Because Central has staff housing.. I'm gonna ask FBISD which schools the staff housing is zoned to. WhisperToMe (talk) 07:25, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Elem: Cornerstone or Lakeview
 * Mid: Garcia, Sartartia, or Sugar Land
 * High: Austin or Kempner
 * Turns out the Smithville units have their own addresses, so based on the FBISD Edulog's school zone locator Smithville is zoned to Lakeview, Sugar Land, and Kempner. I am not sure if the main prison property has other employee housing. WhisperToMe (talk) 13:48, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

BTW "2003-2004 SCHOOL BUS SCHEDULE." (Fort Bend ISD) shows that school buses stopped in front of Smithville. The buses are for Lakeview, Sugar Land MS, and Kempner! And "Central" ("Circle Drive", "Central (Prison)") reveals that the schools for the main portion of the prison are Walker Station (this is the only bus destination for Walker Station ES), Sartartia, and Austin HS. WhisperToMe (talk) 13:50, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Biz park
Proposed business park: http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/pdf/SugarLandBizPark.pdf - http://www.webcitation.org/66rC1ePJU WhisperToMe (talk) 00:49, 12 April 2012 (UTC)

Map of Central Unit
http://images.chron.com/photos/2008/03/22/032208prisonmap/032208prisonmap.jpg http://www.webcitation.org/5yKe3qkjM WhisperToMe (talk) 13:10, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Central Unit Closing
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=7907796 I just added the announcement that Central Unit will be closing. However, the article will likely need some tweaking here and there to update references to "if" it closes. Alden Loveshade (talk) 01:43, 4 August 2011 (UTC)
 * It closed - The moment that the state legislature said that its funding would end on September 1, it was doomed. WhisperToMe (talk) 08:26, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Old map
http://txdot.lib.utexas.edu/txdot-show.html?resolution=25&newWxH=7255x5416&map.x=265&map.y=73&image=tcfort01.sid&TLx=0&TLy=0&px=165&py=76&pr=6&fw=7255&fh=5416

This shows the extent of the Jester and Central Units in 1998 WhisperToMe (talk) 23:07, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

More sources
WhisperToMe (talk) 17:38, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
 * "Summary of the FY 2012-13 General Appropriations Bill as Introduced, House Version." Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
 * This is now a dead link, but it was active: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-20/houston-area-prison-to-shut-under-budget-proposal.html

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Editing needed
This article is very thorough in following talks, etc. about the prison closing, but now that it has happened, that section needs to be edited and made more succinct. In addition, the article seems to touch on prison development and facilities several times, revisiting this topic for different emphases. It is hard to keep track of the subjects. This material needs to be consolidated better in terms of history and development. Maybe try to show how the related prison facilities were built up - what it was at maximum extent, and then how land was taken away, as well as development around it.Parkwells (talk) 15:36, 13 May 2018 (UTC)