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Joe Kegans Intermediate Sanction Facility (HM)

Accredited Unit Since May 2008

Correctional Institutions Division - ISF


Senior Warden:
Chibuike Onwuka

Regional Director:
Jerry Sanchez, Region III

Deputy Division Director:
Lonnie "L.E." Townsend

Address:

Joe Kegans Intermediate Sanction Facility
707 Top Street
Houston, TX 77002

Phone: (713) 224-6584 (**117)

Location: One-half mile south of I-10 on the north side of downtown Houston on San Jacinto Street in Harris County


Unit Full Name: Joe Kegans Intermediate Sanction Facility

Date Unit Established or On Line: October 1997

Total Employees: 155

Security Employees: 129

Non-Security Employees: 19

Windham Education Employees: 3

Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees: Medical = 4; Mental Health = 0

Inmate Gender: Male

Capacity: 657

Custody Levels Housed: IS/J1, Parole Offenders

Approximate Acreage: 1

Agricultural Operations: Texas Second Chance Food Bank Program

Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: None

Facility Operations: Unit Maintenance

Additional Operations: None

Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical and dental services. Managed by UTMB.

Special Treatment Programs: Intermediate Sanction Facility (ISF)

Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention

Additional Programs/Services: Faith-Based Dormitory, Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI), Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, Crime Stoppers, GO KIDS Initiative

Community Work Projects: Services provided to city and county agencies, the area food bank, and local organizations.

Volunteer Initiatives: Literacy/Education, Employment/Job Skills, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Support Groups, Post-Release Housing, Religious/Faith-Based Studies and Activities, Serving for Success