Correctional Institutions Division - Prison

Senior Warden
McConnell (ML)
ACA Accredited Unit Since January 2002
Address:
William G. McConnell Unit
3001 South Emily Drive
Beeville, TX 78102
Phone: (361) 362-2300 (**048)
Location: One mile east of the Beeville city limits off Hwy 181 in Bee County
Unit Full Name: William G. McConnell Unit
Senior Warden: Adrian Amonett
Regional Director: Elbert Holmes, Region IV
Deputy Division Director: Eric Guerrero
Family Liaison Coordinator: Sandra Migura
Date Unit Established or On Line: September 1992
Total Employees: 473
Security Employees: 326
Non-Security Employees: 95
Windham Education Employees: 12
Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees: Medical = 38; Mental Health = 2
Inmate Gender: Male
Capacity: 2,956
Custody Levels Housed: G1-G5, Security Detention, Safekeeping, Transient
Approximate Acreage: 299
Agricultural Operations: Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, Unit Garden
Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: Garment Factory
Facility Operations: Unit Maintenance
Additional Operations: Scent-Specific Canines; Regional Release Site
Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Specialty clinic for optometry. Digital Medical Services (DMS), chronic care clinics, and Telemedicine and Telepsychiatry available. Seventeen-bed assisted living infirmary, including two respiratory isolation rooms and four mental health observation rooms. All services on a single level, including CPAP accommoating housing. Managed by UTMB.
Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention; Career and Technology Programs: Bricklaying/Stone Masonry; Construction Carpentry
Additional Programs/Services: Faith-Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, Community Tours, GO KIDS Initiative
Community Work Projects: None
Volunteer Initiatives: Literacy/Education, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Parent Training, Support Groups, Religious/Faith-Based Studies and Activities