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Carol S. Vance Unit (J2, previously the Harlem II Unit and the Jester II Unit) is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) prison located in unincorporated central Fort Bend County, Texas. The unit, located in flatlands,〔Niebuhr, Gustav. "Using Religion to Reform Criminals." ''The New York Times''. January 18, 1998. (1 ). Retrieved on May 9, 2010.〕 is along U.S. Highway 90A, east of central Richmond.〔"(Vance Unit )." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.〕 The facility is in proximity to Sugar Land,〔Staff and Wire Reports. "(Prison unit has new name )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Wednesday September 15, 1999. A26. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.〕 and it is about southwest of Downtown Houston.〔"(Prisoner program links values with rehabilitation Texas convicts await experiment )." ''The Washington Times''. September 23, 1996. Retrieved on May 9, 2010. "To be opened at the Jester Unit, about 20 miles southwest of Houston."〕 The unit, with about of land, is co-located with Jester I Unit, Jester III Unit, and Jester IV Unit.〔 The unit consists of four steel buildings and two brick buildings.〔Reavis, Dick J. "(Convict HEAVEN New faith-based prison unit appears to be a success. )" ''San Antonio Express-News''. September 1, 2001. Religion 7B. Retrieved on July 30, 2010. "Named after a longtime Harris County district attorney the Vance Unit is a minimumsecurity prison that occupies four steel and two brick buildings just...〕 The prison is the home of the InnerChange Freedom Initiative's Christian prison program. It is located on the Jester State Prison Farm property. ==History== The unit opened in 1885. Its first brick building was in 1933.〔 The unit was originally known as the Harlem II Unit,〔''Texas Department of Criminal Justice''. Turner Publishing Company, 2004. (45 ). ISBN 1-56311-964-1, ISBN 978-1-56311-964-4. "Harlem Unit (Jester Unit)"〕 and at a later point it became the Jester II Unit.〔 In 1963, before racial desegregation occurred, the facility housed Hispanic and Latino Americans over the age of 25.〔Trulson, Chad R., James W. Marquart, and Ben M. Crouch. ''First Available Cell: Desegregation of the Texas Prison System''. University of Texas Press, 2009. (82 ). Retrieved from ''Google Books'' on July 16, 2010. ISBN 0-292-71983-3, ISBN 978-0-292-71983-5.〕 The unit was named after Governor of Texas Beauford H. Jester.〔''Texas Dept of Criminal Justice''. ''Texas Department of Criminal Justice''. ''Turner Publishing Company''. 2004. (91 ).〕 Carol Vance, a former Harris County district attorney and the chairperson of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, asked state officials to implement the first Christian faith-based prison program at Jester II. State officials began to implement the program in 1996.〔 The InnerChange Freedom Initiative (IFI) program,〔"(Overview of the InnerChange Freedom Initiative: The Faith-Based Prison Program Within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice )." Criminal Justice Policy Council. February 2002. i. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.〕 which was operated by Prison Fellowship Ministries and was founded by Charles Colson,〔 first came to Jester II in April 1997. The TDCJ selected Vance due to its location in Greater Houston as aftercare resources for released prisoners and volunteer recruitment were centered in the Houston area.〔 The Texas Board of Criminal Justice voted to rename the Jester II Unit to the Carol Vance Unit. On Wednesday September 15, 1999, the Jester II Unit was officially renamed the Carol Vance Unit during ceremonies beginning at 10:30 AM that day.〔 By 2010, due to the expansion of Greater Houston, housing developments have appeared within a close proximity to the prison grounds.〔Ward, Mike. "(Are trusty camps a weak link in Texas prison security? )." ((Archive ))''Austin American-Statesman''. Saturday April 24, 2010. Updated on Sunday April 25, 2010. Retrieved on May 9, 2010.〕 Many custom houses are adjacent to the unit; some are worth about one million dollars each.〔Ward, Mike. "(As prison closes, could others be next? )" ''Austin American-Statesman''. Thursday August 11, 2011. Updated on Friday August 12, 2011. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carol Vance Unit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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