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: | Cynthia Tilley |
| 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 |
| Inmate 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 |