Dempsie Henley State Jail is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice state jail for women located in unincorporated Liberty County , Texas . It is located on Texas State Highway 321 , 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Dayton . The facility, on an approximately 394-acre (159 ha) plot of land, is co-located with the Hightower Prison Unit and the Plane State Jail . Henley is designed to hold around 500 prisoners.
1-398: Henley was dedicated on Friday, June 30, 1995. The facility was named after Dempsie Henley , who served as a Liberty County judge. Henley served for 16 years before he retired around January 1995. Henley had a stroke around that time, and he died on May 16, 1995. 30°06′18″N 94°55′48″W / 30.105°N 94.930°W / 30.105; -94.930 This article about
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