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Montford (JM)

ACA Accredited Unit Since April 2007

Unit Full Name:  John Montford Unit

Family Liaison Coordinator:  Helen Mayorga

Date Unit Established or On Line:  Trusty Camp - December 1994; Montford Psych Unit - July 1995; Western Regional Medical Facility - August 1996

Total Employees:  591

Security Employees:  473

Non-Security Employees:  42

Windham Education Employees:  5

Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees:  Medical = 59; Mental Health = 12

Inmate Gender:  Male

Capacity:  950

Custody Levels Housed:  Outside trusty. All levels requiring mental health/medical treatment

Approximate Acreage:  1,304

Agricultural Operations:  Contract Farming, Regional Pest Control, Unit Garden, Unit Food Bank Garden Program

Manufacturing and Logistics Operations:  None

Facility Operations:  Unit Maintenance

Additional Operations:  Special Needs Kitchen

Medical Capabilities:  Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Fifty skilled nursing beds, which includes six respiratory isolation rooms and 44 long-term care beds, for a total of 94 infirmary beds. Thirty-bed holding area available and an additional 550 in-patient mental health beds. Type I Geriatric Facility. On-site surgical suite, dialysis facility, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, chronic care clinic, and brace and limb services. Telemedicine Services available. All services on a single level, including CPAP accommodating housing. Managed by Texas Tech.

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

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

Community Work Projects:  Services provided to city agencies, the area food bank, local organizations, the Texas Department of Transportation, and Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Volunteer Initiatives:  Employment/Job Skills, Substance Abuse Education, Support Groups, Mentoring, Life Skills, Parent Training, Marriage Training, Religious/Faith-Based Studies and Activities