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The John M. Wynne Unit (WY) is a men's prison of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,〔"(Wynne Unit )." Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Retrieved on September 29, 2011.〕 located in northern Huntsville, Texas, at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2821 West and Texas State Highway 75 North.〔''Texas Department of Criminal Justice''. Turner Publishing Company, 2004. (119 ). ISBN 1-56311-964-1, ISBN 978-1-56311-964-4.〕 The Windham School District has its headquarters in the unit. Wynne, the second oldest prison in Texas, was named after John Magruder Wynne, who served as a prison employee and later as a board member of the prison system from 1878 to 1881.〔 The unit, on a plot of land, is co-located with the Holliday Unit.〔 ==History== The State of Texas bought Wynne from the last lessees of the facility (Cunningham and Ellis) in 1883. Wynne initially had about of terrace gardens used to fulfill the gardening needs of the Huntsville Unit. The current unit was dedicated in 1937 and completed in 1939.〔 In the 1970s, the prison had 17 prison guards in its day shift to oversee 2,600 prisoners. The prison system arranged to have building tenders used to guard the prisoners, making up for the small number of prison guards.〔Walt, Kathy. "(TEXAS PRISONS AFTER THE REFORM/ WHAT RUIZ WROUGHT/ New challenges confront a prison system that has undergone a profound transformation )." ''Houston Chronicle''. Sunday March 28, 1999. A1. Retrieved on December 31, 2011.〕 On August 8, 2000 an inmate escaped from the prison by driving a tractor trailer cab through the prison wall while avoiding gunshots fired by correctional officers. The prisoner left the truck on the runway of Huntsville Airport and fled into a vehicle; state officials believed that the man's wife drove the vehicle. Police officers with tracking dogs found the man and his wife under a tree less than from the Wynne Unit. The state said that the offender "reportedly" was taken with force, while the wife surrendered peacefully.〔 In 2007 two inmates from Wynne escaped. During the incident the escape vehicle hit 59-year-old correctional officer Susan Canfield, killing her. Both inmates have been found and rearrested.〔Glenn, Mike and Terri Langford. "(Second escapee caught after prison guard's death )." ''Houston Chronicle''. September 25, 2007. Retrieved on June 3, 2010.〕 The driver was executed on December 3, 2013.〔http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/martin1356.htm〕 In 2008 an Offender escaped the Wynne Unit using a child's bicycle. He was taken back into custody less than 24 hours later. 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「Wynne Unit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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