Hughes (AH)
Correctional Institutions Division - Prison
ACA Accredited Unit Since May 2001
| Unit Full Name: | Alfred D. Hughes Unit |
| Unit Address and Phone Number: | Route 2 Box 4400, Gatesville, TX 76597 (254) 865-6663 (**042) |
| Unit Location: | 3201 FM 929, 1.5 miles north of Loop 36 in Coryell County |
| Senior Warden: | Darren Wallace |
| Regional Director: | Melodye Nelson, Region VI |
| CI Division Deputy Director: | Billy Hirsch |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | January 1990 |
| Total Employees *: | 741 |
| Security Employees *: | 579 |
| Non-Security Employees *: | 104 |
| Windham Education Employees *: | 9 |
| Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees *: | Medical = 43; Mental Health = 5 |
| Offender Gender: | Male |
| Maximum Capacity *: | 2,984 |
| Custody Levels Housed: | G1-G5, Administrative Segregation, Safekeeping |
| Approximate Acreage: | 390 |
| Agricultural Operations: | Hughes, Crain, Hilltop, Mountain View, and Murray work in cooperation: Edible and Field Crops, Farm Shop, Regional Pest Control, Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, and Swine Finishing Operation. |
| Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | Garment Factory |
| Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
| Additional Operations: | Scent-Specific Canines |
| Medical Capabilities: | Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Infirmary includes 15 assisted living beds and two mental health observation rooms. Brace and limb clinic and optometry services available. Telemedicine Services available. All services on a single level, including assisted disability services (ADS) showers and CPAP accommodating housing. Managed by UTMB. |
| Educational Programs: | Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), Special Education, CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention |
| Career and Technology Programs: Custodial Technician; Major Appliance Service Technology; Pipe Fitting | |
| Central Texas College Academic / Texas A&M (Central Texas) University Academic | |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative |
| Community Work Projects: | Services provided to city agencies and area school districts. |
| Volunteer Initiatives: | Substance Abuse Education, Support Groups, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities |
* Data as of September 15, 2016