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Latest news from TDCJ about Ike

By "Persian Cowboy"

Texas Department of Criminal JusticeBrad LivingstonExecutive Direct TDCJ Evacuates Additional Prison Units in Preparation of Hurricane Ike Landfall Sept. 11, 2008 ? Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials began evacuations early Thursday of three TDCJ units located in areas likely to be affected by Hurricane Ike.The Terrell and Clemens units in Brazoria County and the Carole S. Young Medical Facility Complex in Galveston County began evacuations early Thursday morning. The 1,561 offenders from Terrell, located at 1300 FM 655 in Rosharon, were en route to units in the Huntsville area while 1,068 inmates assigned to Clemens, located at 11034 Highway 36 in Brazoria, were en route to units in the Palestine area. Evacuations are expected to be complete by early Thursday afternoon...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on September 11, 2008 (boomark / email).