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City Jail Inadequate For Growing Baytown Area
The 1928 Baytown jail, heat by pot bellied stoves and lacking air conditioning, is called obsolete after four decades. Officials note cramped space, poor baths, and danger entering cells, while county aid and upgrades are sought to improve lighting, hot water, and segregation for prisoners. Local police describe the jail as a stark dungeon not suited to a growing city.
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Ron Lennard
Baytown
R. H. “Bo' Turner
Houston
Capitol Street
Turner
Blair Mann
Harris County
Burytown
Highway Patrol
Justice of the Peace
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