Byrd (DU)
Correctional Institutions Division - Prison (Diagnostic Intake Facility)
ACA Accredited Unit Since May 2008
Unit Full Name: | James "Jay" H. Byrd Unit |
Unit Address and Phone Number: | 21 FM 247, Huntsville, TX 77320 (936) 295-5768 (**008) |
Unit Location: | One mile north of downtown Huntsville on FM 247 in Walker County |
Senior Warden: | Charles Landis |
Regional Director: | Steven Bryant, Region I |
Deputy Division Director: | John Werner |
Date Unit Established or On Line: | May 1964 |
Total Employees: | 282 |
Security Employees: | 185 |
Non-Security Employees: | 68 |
Windham Education Employees: | 0 |
Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees: | Medical = 26; Mental Health = 3 |
Inmate Gender: | Male |
Capacity: | 1,365 |
Custody Levels Housed: | G1, G2, Transient |
Approximate Acreage: | 82 |
Agricultural Operations: | Hay Production, Horse Pasture Grazing |
Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | Outside Sales Warehouse; Modular Installation |
Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
Additional Operations: | Central Region Offender Transportation |
Medical Capabilities: | Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Digital Medical Services (DMS), electronic specialty clinics, and CPAP accommodating housing available. Managed by UTMB. |
Educational Programs: | None |
Additional Programs/Services: | Adult Education Program (upon availability), Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative |
Community Work Projects: | None |
Volunteer Initiatives: | Substance Abuse Education, Support Groups, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities |