Halbert (BB)
Correctional Institutions Division - Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility
ACA Accredited Unit Since August 2002
Unit Full Name: | Ellen Halbert Unit |
Unit Address and Phone Number: | 800 Ellen Halbert Drive, Burnet, TX 78611 (512) 756-6171 (**084) |
Unit Location: | Off Hwy 281 South, near the airport in Burnet County, 55 miles northwest of Austin |
Senior Warden: | Maria Ramirez |
Regional Director: | Melodye Nelson, Region VI |
CI Division Deputy Director: | Billy Hirsch |
Date Unit Established or On Line: | March 1995 |
Total Employees *: | 135 |
Security Employees *: | 97 |
Non-Security Employees *: | 27 |
Windham Education Employees *: | 0 |
Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees *: | Medical = 11; Mental Health = 0 |
Offender Gender: | Female |
Maximum Capacity *: | 612 |
Custody Levels Housed: | IPTC, DWI Offenders, Substance Abuse Offenders |
Approximate Acreage: | 223 |
Agricultural Operations: | Contract Grazing |
Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | None |
Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
Additional Operations: | None |
Medical Capabilities: | Ambulatory medical and dental services. All services on a single level. Managed by UTMB. |
Special Treatment Programs: | Special Needs Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility (SAFPF); In-Prison Therapeutic Community (IPTC); Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Recovery Program |
Educational Programs: | None |
Additional Programs/Services: | Adult Education Program (upon availability), Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative |
Community Work Projects: | Services provided to city and county agencies, local school districts, and Texas Parks and Wildlife. |
Volunteer Initiatives: | Employment/Job Skills, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Parent Training, Support Groups, Mentoring, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities, Women's Storybook Project |
* Data as of September 15, 2016