Correctional Institutions Division - Prison

Senior Warden
Mountain View (MV)
ACA Accredited Unit Since May 2009
Address:
Mountain View Unit
2305 Ransom Road
Gatesville, TX 76528
Phone: (254) 865-7226 (**016)
Location: Four miles north of Gatesville on FM 215 in Coryell County
Unit Full Name: Mountain View Unit
Senior Warden: Andrea Lozada
Regional Director: Jerry Sanchez, Region VI
Deputy Division Director: Miguel Martinez
Date Unit Established or On Line: July 1975
Total Employees: 300
Security Employees: 224
Non-Security Employees: 49
Windham Education Employees: 7
Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees: Medical = 14; Mental Health = 6
Inmate Gender: Female
Capacity: 644
Custody Levels Housed: G1-G5, Security Detention, Death Row
Approximate Acreage: 97
Agricultural Operations: Mountain View, Crain, Hilltop, Hughes, and Murray work in cooperation: Edible and Field Crops, Farm Shop, Regional Pest Control, Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, and Swine Finishing Operation.
Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: Braille Facility
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. Twenty in-patient mental health beds, chronic care clinic, and CPAP accommodating housing available. Managed by UTMB.
Special Treatment Programs: Strength Through Restoration, Independence, Vision and Empowerment (STRIVE)
Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention, Parenting Seminar; Career and Technology Programs: Business Computer Information Systems II; Computer Maintenance Technician; Landscape Design, Construction and Maintenance; Central Texas College Academic
Additional Programs/Services: Faith-Based Dormitory, Administrative Segregation Protective Custody Video Initiative, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative
Community Work Projects: None
Volunteer Initiatives: Employment/Job Skills, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Support Groups, Mentoring, Victims Awareness, Religious/Faith-Based Studies and Activities, Women's Storybook Project