Unit Full Name: Mark W. Michael Unit

Senior Warden: Veronica Lilly

Regional Director: Carol Monroe, Region II

Deputy Division Director: Miguel Martinez

Family Liaison Coordinator: Kimberly Reese

Date Unit Established or On Line: September 1987

Total Employees: 504

Security Employees: 333

Non-Security Employees: 115

Windham Education Employees: 13

Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees: Medical = 41; Mental Health = 2

Inmate Gender: Male

Capacity: Unit: 2,552; Trusty Camp: Idled

Custody Levels Housed: G1-G5, Security Detention, Safekeeping

Approximate Acreage: 20,528 (Co-located with Coffield, Gurney, Powledge, and Beto)

Agricultural Operations: Michael, Beto, Coffield, Gurney, and Powledge work in cooperation: Feedmill and Grain Storage, Farm Shop, Cow/Calf Operation, Poultry Laying Operations, Swine Farrowing/ Nursery/Finishing Operations, Pork Processing Plant, Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, Edible and Field Crops, and Unit Garden.

Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: Mechanical Shop

Facility Operations: Unit Maintenance

Additional Operations: None

Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Chronic care clinics available. Twenty-four bed infirmary, including 22 hospice beds, one respiratory isolation room and one medical observation room. All services on a single level, including CPAP accommodating housing. Managed by UTMB.

Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention; Career and Technology Programs: Automotive Specialization (Electronics); Piping Trades/Plumbing; Sheet Metal; Trinity Valley Community College Vocational: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration; Business Computers; Horticulture; Landscaping; Masonry

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

Community Work Projects: Services provided to county agencies and Texas Parks and Wildlife.

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