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Halbert Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility

Parenting Program

Services Offered: Parenting and relational skills.
Contact Information: Unit: (512) 756-6171
Program Facilitator: Arlene Ihnen


Henley State Jail

Parenting from the Inside

Services Offered: Parenting and relational skills. Helping women maintain relationships with their children during incarceration.
Contact Information: Unit: (936) 258-2476
Program Facilitator: Paula Robinson (832) 205-4575
E-mail: pmfrobinson@gmail.com

Women’s Storybook Project

Services Offered: Improved reading skills, child/mother connection, parenting skills.
Contact Information: Unit: (254) 865-2000
Program Facilitator: Jill Gonzalez (512) 861-5110


Hilltop Unit

Women’s Storybook Project

Services Offered: Improved reading skills, child/mother connection, parenting skills.
Contact Information: Unit: (254) 865-8901
Program Facilitator: Jill Gonzalez (512) 861-5110


Hospital Galveston Medical Facility

Love Me Tender

Services Offered: Mothers and newborn babies visit for extended periods for bonding and feeding.
Contact Information: Unit: (409) 772-2875
Program Facilitator: Veronica Kwarteng


Hutchins State Jail

Day With Dad

Services Offered: Annual spring festivities involving fathers and their children participating in activities together.
Contact Information: Unit: (281) 277-3030


Jester III Unit

Angel Tree

Services Offered: Christmas ministry to the children of inmates.
Contact Information: Unit: (281) 277-7000
Program Facilitator: Lunetta Mitchell

Day With Dad

Services Offered: Children of inmates spend the day with their father.
Contact Information: Unit: (281) 277-7000
Program Facilitator: Lunetta Mitchell


Murray Unit

Women’s Storybook Project

Services Offered: Improved reading skills, child/mother connection, parenting skills.
Contact Information: Unit: (254) 865-2000
Program Facilitator: Jill Gonzalez (512) 861-5110


O'Daniel Unit

Women’s Storybook Project

Services Offered: Improved reading skills, child/mother connection, parenting skills.
Contact Information: Unit: (254) 865-7226
Program Facilitator: Jill Gonzalez (512) 861-5110


Plane State Jail

ARK Program - Adults Relating to Kids

Services Offered: The ARK Program helps parents learn to be more accepting of themselves, which empowers them to give and receive unconditional love. Initially assisting female offenders incarcerated at the Plane State Jail, in Dayton, Texas, this program continues its efforts through an aftercare program that works with the families once the parent is out of prison and reunited with their children. Services in the aftercare may include continued parenting classes and referrals to area resources to assist in the transition from prison to community.
Contact Information: Unit: (936) 258-2476
Program Facilitator: Jerry Jenkins (281) 537-1301

Parenting from the Inside

Services Offered: Parenting and relational skills. Helping women maintain relationships with their children during incarceration.
Contact Information: Unit: (936) 258-2476
Program Facilitator: Paula Robinson (832) 205-4575
E-mail: pmfrobinson@gmail.com

Women’s Storybook Project

Services Offered: Improved reading skills, child/mother connection, parenting skills.
Contact Information: Unit: (254) 865-2000
Program Facilitator: Jill Gonzalez (512) 861-5110


Vance Unit

Angel Tree

Services Offered: Christmas ministry to the children of inmates.
Contact Information: Unit: (281) 277-7000

Day With Dad

Services Offered: Annual spring festivities involving fathers and their children participating in activities together.
Contact Information: Unit: (281) 277-3030
Program Facilitator: Susan Nutt (512) 252-6887

InnerChange Freedom Initiative

Services Offered: Children and their fathers have lunch together, participate in games and activities. Children may sign up for a summer camping trip.
Contact Information: Unit: (281) 277-3030
Program Facilitator: Susan Nutt (512) 252-6887