Photograph of the Texas State Historical Marker for the Texas Prison System Central State Farm Main Building with the prison grounds and building in the background.
Photograph of the Texas State Historical Marker for the Texas Prison System Central State Farm Main Building detailing the history of the Central State Farm, the construction of the existing buildings, and the function of the main building.
Photograph of a memorial plaque "to the memory of Dave Nelson" on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The text on the plaque reads, "May 24 1936 to the Memory of Dave Nelson Courageous Leader in Prison Improvement True Friend of the Prisoner This Tree is Dedicated by the Inmat[es] [..]."
Photograph of a dirt road between two corn fields on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The road leads to a row of trees with a small columned building visible through the trees.
Photograph of an interior hallway at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The walls appear to be sheet metal and wooden supports, and there is a metal walkway down the right side of the hallway.
Photograph of a black and white mural on a short wall depicting scenes of farm work and a railroad with the text, "1840-1906; The Cunningham Raw Sugar Mill and Refinery; Convicts helped create a company town."
Photograph of a prison cell, containing a cot, toilet, and sink, at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The cell is viewed from the outside, through the open cell door and bars.
Photograph of a river on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. There is a building visible on the left bank of the river behind some trees and scrub.
Photograph of a wall mural at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas depicting the Texas state seal on a background of two flags, the Texas flag and the United States flag. The text on the seal reads, "The State of Texas - Central."
Photograph of several metal structures outdoors on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. There are three metal objects in the foreground and a large open sided shed in the background.
Photograph of Bill Martin, an archeologist with the Texas Historical Commission, touring a building in the closed Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. He is standing behind a metal gate for the staircase.
Photograph of Bill Martin standing in front of the brick sign for "Central State Farm" in Sugar Land, Texas. The sign has a small red plaque warning the area is private property in both English and Spanish.
Photograph of Reginald Moore standing inside an open prison cell at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. Moore is in silhouette and there is a large open room in the background.
Photograph of Reginald Moore touring a prison cell at the closed Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. Moore is pointing to a faded mural or drawing on the wall to his right.
Photograph of Reginald Moore standing next to the sign of the Central State Farm prison in Sugar Land, Texas. The sign reads, "Central State Farm; Prison Property Do Not Enter Authorized Visitor Only; Propiedad Del Estado No Puede Entrat Sin Authorizacion Solamente Visitantes Authorizados."
Photograph of the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. There is a metal fence in front of an open field and there several building and a water tower visible in the distance.
Photograph of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. A guard tower is in the left side of the photograph and the white Main Building is visible in the background.
Photograph of the brick wall signage for "Central State Farm" in Sugar Land, Texas. There is a red warning under the "Central State Farm" text stating the area is private property in both English and Spanish.
Photograph of the Commissary Room in the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. There are two grated windows, one larger and one smaller, with a shelf under both windows the length of the wall. The word, "Commissary" is above the door to the left of the windows.
Photograph of the Dining Facility building on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The building is viewed through overgrown metal scaffolding and is a white, single-story building.
Photograph of the Distribution Center on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The building is red and has a loading dock across the width of the building.
Photograph of the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. There are two single-story buildings and a low fence in the background of a large open area with sparse grass cover.
Photograph of the gymnasium of the closed Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. There is a basketball hoop at one end of the room and large numbers, one through fifteen, painted on the right wall. Two people are standing near an open door on the left side of the photograph.
Photograph of the Issue Room Office in the closed Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The room is viewed through an open door with "Issue Room Office" stenciled above, and storage lockers and shelves are visible in the room.
Photograph of the main building and guard towers at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The white main building is in the right side of the photograph and there are two guard towers visible on the left side of the photograph.
Photograph of the parole office door, labelled Ms. Palad, at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The door is labelled "209," and the glass window in the door has "Parole Office, Ms. Palad" written on it along with the state seal of Texas.
Photograph of the peer education classroom at the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas seen through a paned window. There is a green chalkboard, a sign reading "Peer Educa[..] Class," and several wall decals visible on one wall of the classroom.
Photograph of a road and grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. There is a guard tower on the right side of the road, and there are several houses and a row of telephone poles on the left side of the road.
Photograph of the Searcher's Desk building on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The building is white and the doors is flanked by two large paned windows. The text above the door reads, "Searcher's Desk; Dorms 9-11; Dorms 1-8."
Photograph of the Windham School and Library building on the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The building is a white, single-story building with a mural of the state of Texas overlaid with the Texas flag on the left side of the building.
Photograph of Reginald Moore and an unknown woman touring the grounds of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. There are two plant-covered buildings behind them, and a water tower visible in the distance.
Photograph of Reginald Moore standing in front of the main buildings of the Central Prison Unit in Sugar Land, Texas. The buildings are white and there's an unidentified woman standing near the historical marker in the left side of the photograph.
Photograph of Reginald Moore standing next to a mural, "Central State Farm 1953" depicting three-story, white building with several black cars parked in front. The text is written above the building in yellow.
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