TDCJ History Unit Test Questions And Correct
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Texas Hostage situation that lasted 11 days, where hostages were killed and weapons
were smuggled into the prison and used by the inmates.
Carrasco Incident
1923 – executions by ________________________________ ordered to occur in Huntsville,
TX.
Electric Chair
The average time spent on Death row in Texas is ____________________ years.
10.87
The first offender executed by electric chair in Texas was _______________.
Charles Reynolds
The longest Time spent on Death Row is ________________________ years
31
The State of Texas executed the last offender by electrocution on 7/30/1964. His name
was:________________?
Joseph Johnson
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the electric chair violated the
_______________________________ on June 29th, 1972.
8th amendment
, From 1866-1957 the Texas Prison System was known as the ____________.
Texas Prison System
The cost per execution for the drugs used is _____________
$86.08
The State of Texas executed the first offender by lethal injection on 12/7/1982. His name
was _______________________________?
Charlie Brooks
The Pack/Moore Homicides
A warden and an officer were killed and the inmate who killed them was acquitted based
on his claim that it was self defense.
Formative years
1836-1861, inmates housed in jails, creation of Huntsville penitentiary, 1st inmate was
William Sansom
Civil War Era
1861-1865, during the civil war the Texas prison system aided the South with cotton and
Wool for the soldiers. As a result it was destroyed and only one prison left standing.
Convict Lease Era
1866-1909, started getting more inmates in Huntsville, made outside camps into prisons,
2nd prison was built in Rusk, opened in January 1883.
The Farm System
1910-1936, large agricultural ranching operations became hallmarks of the prison
Answers 100% Verified
Texas Hostage situation that lasted 11 days, where hostages were killed and weapons
were smuggled into the prison and used by the inmates.
Carrasco Incident
1923 – executions by ________________________________ ordered to occur in Huntsville,
TX.
Electric Chair
The average time spent on Death row in Texas is ____________________ years.
10.87
The first offender executed by electric chair in Texas was _______________.
Charles Reynolds
The longest Time spent on Death Row is ________________________ years
31
The State of Texas executed the last offender by electrocution on 7/30/1964. His name
was:________________?
Joseph Johnson
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the electric chair violated the
_______________________________ on June 29th, 1972.
8th amendment
, From 1866-1957 the Texas Prison System was known as the ____________.
Texas Prison System
The cost per execution for the drugs used is _____________
$86.08
The State of Texas executed the first offender by lethal injection on 12/7/1982. His name
was _______________________________?
Charlie Brooks
The Pack/Moore Homicides
A warden and an officer were killed and the inmate who killed them was acquitted based
on his claim that it was self defense.
Formative years
1836-1861, inmates housed in jails, creation of Huntsville penitentiary, 1st inmate was
William Sansom
Civil War Era
1861-1865, during the civil war the Texas prison system aided the South with cotton and
Wool for the soldiers. As a result it was destroyed and only one prison left standing.
Convict Lease Era
1866-1909, started getting more inmates in Huntsville, made outside camps into prisons,
2nd prison was built in Rusk, opened in January 1883.
The Farm System
1910-1936, large agricultural ranching operations became hallmarks of the prison
