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 TDCJ board unanimously voted to rename the facility to '' ' Pam Lychner State Jail '' '
TWA Flight 800
TWA Flight 800
Pam Lychner State Jail