Goree (GR)

Correctional Institutions Division - Prison

ACA Accredited Unit Since August 2007

Unit Full Name:	Thomas Goree Unit
Unit Address and Phone Number:	7405 Hwy 75 South, Huntsville, TX 77344 (936) 295-6331 (**012)
Unit Location:	Four miles south of downtown Huntsville on Highway 75 South in Walker County
Senior Warden:	Charles Landis
Regional Director:	Stephen Bryant, Region I
Deputy Division Director:	John Werner
Date Unit Established or On Line:	1907
Total Employees:	315
Security Employees:	227
Non-Security Employees:	74
Windham Education Employees:	1
Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees:	Medical = 13; Mental Health = 0
Offender Gender:	Male
Capacity:	Unit: 1,000 Trusty Camp: 321
Custody Levels Housed:	G1-G3, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty, Transient
Approximate Acreage:	717
Agricultural Operations:	Horse Breeding Program
Manufacturing and Logistics Op.:	None
Facility Operations:	Unit Maintenance
Additional Operations:	Dynamic Risk Assessment for male offenders; Transient facility for female offenders enroute to Hospital Galveston; U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Medical Capabilities:	Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Digital Medical Services (DMS), electronic specialty clinics, respiratory treatment, and CPAP accommodating housing available. Managed by UTMB.
Special Treatment Programs:	Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP)
Educational Programs:	Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED)
Additional Programs/Services:	Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, Crime Stoppers, GO KIDS Initiative
Community Work Projects:	Services provided to city agencies, local organizations, and Texas Parks and Wildlife.
Volunteer Initiatives:	Substance Abuse Education, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities