East Texan Named to State Panel
Posted/updated on: March 23, 2011 at 2:22 am
AUSTIN — An East Texan is one of three persons appointed by the governor to the Commission on Jail Standards for terms to expire January 31, 2017. The commission establishes standards for the care and treatment of county prisoners, construction, maintenance and operation of county jails.
Among those named to the panel was Allan Cain of Carthage, an independent business property owner and former police officer for the City of Longview. He is a member of the Texas Self Storage Association, Marine Corps League, Marine Corps Association, Carthage Chapter of the American Legion, and Lions Club of Carthage. He is also a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and National Rifle Association, an ambassador and past board member of the Panola County Chamber of Commerce, volunteer coordinator with Mike Barber Prison Ministries, and a past member of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education. Cain served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He received a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University.
The governor also named to the panel Taylor County commissioner Stanley Egger of Tuscola and Michael Seale of Houston.
