Unit Full Name: T.L. Roach Unit

Senior Warden: Ronald Ivey

Regional Director: David Blackwell, Region V

Deputy Division Director: Miguel Martinez

Date Unit Established or On Line: August 1991

Total Employees: 289

Security Employees: 199

Non-Security Employees: 59

Windham Education Employees: 15

Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees: Medical = 16; Mental Health = 0

Inmate Gender: Male

Capacity: Unit: 1,384

Custody Levels Housed: G1, G2, G4

Approximate Acreage: 1,651

Agricultural Operations: Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, Unit Food Bank Garden, Contract Farming Operations

Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: Soap and Detergent Factory; Childress Distribution Center

Facility Operations: Region V (Panhandle Region) Maintenance Headquarters; Unit Maintenance

Additional Operations: Scent-Specific Canines; Human Remains Detection (HRD) Canines

Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Telemedicine Services and CPAP accommodating housing available. Managed by Texas Tech.

Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), Special Education, Title I, CHANGES/Pre-Release, English as a Second Language, Cognitive Intervention; Career and Technology Programs: Construction Carpentry; Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration; Landscape Design, Construction and Maintenance

Additional Programs/Services: Special Alternative Incarceration Program (SAIP) - Boot Camp for Men, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, Crime Stoppers, Community Tours, GO KIDS Initiative

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

Volunteer Initiatives: Literacy/Education, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Arts/Crafts, Support Groups, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities