Skyview (SV)
Correctional Institutions Division - Psychiatric Facility
ACA Accredited Unit Since August 2008
| Unit Full Name: | Skyview Unit |
| Unit Address and Phone Number: | 379 FM 2972 West, Rusk, TX 75785-3666 (903) 683-5781 (**034) |
| Unit Location: | West of Highway 69 North on FM 2972 in Cherokee County |
| Senior Warden: | John McDaniel |
| Regional Director: | Garth Parker, Region II |
| CI Division Deputy Director: | Billy Hirsch |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | July 1988 |
| Total Employees *: | 353 |
| Security Employees *: | 287 |
| Non-Security Employees *: | 18 |
| Windham Education Employees *: | 0 |
| Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees *: | Medical = 15; Mental Health = 33 |
| Offender Gender: | Co-gender |
| Maximum Capacity *: | 562 |
| Custody Levels Housed: | Mental Health |
| Approximate Acreage: | 58 (Co-located with Hodge) (Additional 92 leased acres) |
| Agricultural Operations: | Unit Garden |
| Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | None |
| Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
| Additional Operations: | None |
| Medical Capabilities: | Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services with 562 inpatient mental health beds. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Telemedicine Services, specialty clinics, and CPAP accommodating housing available. Managed by UTMB. |
| Educational Programs: | None |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Adult Education Program (upon availability), Chaplaincy Services |
| Community Work Projects: | None |
| Volunteer Initiatives: | Substance Abuse Education, Support Groups, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities, Family Visitation Center |
* Data as of September 15, 2016