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Pam Lychner State Jail (AJ) known as the Atascocita State Jail until 1996, is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) state jail for men located in Humble, unincorporated northeast Harris County, Texas, United States It is 20 miles northeast of Downtown Houston. In July 1995, the jail, initially the Atascocita State Jail, opened. After Pam Lychner, a victim's rights activist, died on board TWA Flight 800 with her daughters on July 17, 1996, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) unanimously voted to rename the facility to Pam Lychner State Jail. The Pam Lychner State Jail currently serves low risk, medium risk, high risk, and high security Inmates. The Lychner Jail also serves state jail Inmates from Harris County.
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Year opened
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Closed 2013
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
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Region
Harris County
Security level
High-security
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Pam Lychner State Jail. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pam-lychner-state-jail
"Pam Lychner State Jail." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pam-lychner-state-jail.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Pam Lychner State Jail},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pam-lychner-state-jail},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
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