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Institutional Programs
- Halbert Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility (Burnet)
- Henley State Jail (Dayton)
- Hilltop Unit (Gatesville)
- Hospital Galveston Medical Facility (Galveston)
- Hutchins State Jail (Hutchins)
- Jester III Unit (Richmond)
- Murray Unit (Gatesville)
- O'Daniel (Gatesville)
- Plane State Jail (Dayton)
- Vance Unit (Richmond)
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
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
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
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