Texas Department of Criminal Justice
ACA Accredited Unit Since April 2007
| Unit Full Name: | John Montford Unit |
| Unit Address and Phone Number: | 8602 Peach Street, Lubbock, TX 79404 (806) 745-1021 (**090) |
| Unit Location: | Two miles southeast of Loop 289 on Hwy 84 in Lubbock County |
| Senior Warden: | Edward Pharr |
| Regional Director: | Jason Heaton, Region V |
| CI Division Deputy Director: | Billy Hirsch |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | Trusty Camp - December 1994; |
| Montford Psych Unit - July 1995; | |
| Western Regional Medical Facility - August 1996 | |
| Total Employees *: | 705 |
| Security Employees *: | 413 |
| Non-Security Employees *: | 48 |
| Windham Education Employees *: | 2 |
| Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees *: | Medical = 146; Mental Health = 96 |
| Offender Gender: | Male |
| Maximum Capacity *: | Unit: 550 Trusty Camp: 400 Medical Facility: 94 |
| Custody Levels Housed: | Outside Trusty, All levels requiring mental health treatment Medical Facility: All levels requiring medical treatment |
| Approximate Acreage: | 1,304 |
| Agricultural Operations: | Contract Farming, Regional Pest Control, Unit Garden, Unit Food Bank Garden Program |
| Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | None |
| Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
| Additional Operations: | Special Needs Kitchen |
| Medical Capabilities: | Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Fifty skilled nursing beds, which includes six respiratory isolation rooms and 44 long-term care beds, for a total of 94 infirmary beds. Thirty-bed holding area available and an additional 550 in-patient mental health beds. Type I Geriatric Facility. On-site surgical suite, dialysis facility, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, chronic care clinic, and brace and limb services. Telemedicine Services available. All services on a single level, including CPAP accommodating housing. Managed by Texas Tech. |
| Educational Programs: | Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Chaplaincy Services, Reentry Planning, Crime Stoppers, Community Tours, GO KIDS Initiative |
| Community Work Projects: | Services provided to city agencies, the area food bank, local organizations, the Texas Department of Transportation, and Texas Parks and Wildlife. |
| Volunteer Initiatives: | Employment/Job Skills, Substance Abuse Education, Support Groups, Mentoring, Life Skills, Parent Training, Marriage Training, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities |
* Data as of September 15, 2016