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Giddings State School is a juvenile correctional facility of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department located in unincorporated Lee County, Texas, near Giddings.〔"(Giddings State School )." Texas Youth Commission. Retrieved on August 21, 2010.〕 In 2004, the state school was Lee County's largest employer.〔"(Disruption at the Giddings State School )." Texas Youth Commission. October 5, 2004. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.〕 ==History== The Giddings State Home and School for Boys opened in September 1972, serving younger boys who were runaways and/or were adjudicated.〔 In 1979 the Gatesville State School closed, and Giddings took some students previously at Gatesville.〔"(Gatesville State School for Boys )." ''Handbook of Texas''. Retrieved on July 23, 2010.〕 In 1980 Giddings was designated as the state's maximum security juvenile facility.〔 In 1997 the school's students had mostly committed violent crimes.〔Bradley, John Ed. "A Sporting Chance." Sports Illustrated''. December 15, 1997. (1 ). Retrieved on August 21, 2010.〕 At one time the state school had boys and girls. In 2007, the Texas Youth Commission (TYC) announced that Giddings would become male only.〔Levesque, Sidney. "(Brownwood TYC center to be female-only unit )." ''Abilene Reporter News''. May 25, 2007. Retrieved on August 10, 2010.〕 As of 2010 Giddings is classified as a high security facility.〔 As of September 2015 the facility has about 200 inmates.〔Ward, Mike. "(State school disturbance leaves injuries, damage )." ''Houston Chronicle''. September 25, 2015. Retrieved on September 26, 2015.〕 On Friday September 15, 2015, 60 prisoners engaged in a fight that left three persons injured.〔 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「Giddings State School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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