Polunsky (TL)
Correctional Institutions Division - Prison
ACA Accredited Unit Since January 2003
| Unit Full Name: | Allan B. Polunsky Unit |
| Unit Address and Phone Number: | 3872 FM 350 South, Livingston, TX 77351 (936) 967-8082 (**054) |
| Unit Location: | Five miles southwest of Livingston on FM 350 in Polk County |
| Senior Warden: | Daniel Dickerson |
| Regional Director: | Stephen Bryant, Region I |
| Deputy Division Director: | John Werner |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | November 1993 |
| Total Employees: | 691 |
| Security Employees: | 533 |
| Non-Security Employees: | 109 |
| Windham Education Employees: | 10 |
| Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees: | Medical = 34; Mental Health = 5 |
| Inmate Gender: | Male |
| Capacity: | 2,984 |
| Custody Levels Housed: | G1-G5, Death Row, Administrative Segregation |
| Approximate Acreage: | 472 |
| Agricultural Operations: | Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, Tree Farm, Unit Garden, Unit Food Bank Garden Program |
| Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | Box Factory |
| 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. Seventeen-bed infirmary, including 13 assisted living beds, two respiratory isolation rooms and two mental health observation rooms. Type I Geriatric Facility. Chronic care clinics and Telemedicine and Digital Medical Services (DMS) available. All services on a single level, including CPAP accommodating housing. Managed by UTMB. |
| Special Treatment Programs: | Assisted Disability Services (ADS) for vision impaired |
| Educational Programs: | Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention |
| Career and Technology Programs: Automotive Specialization (Transmission Repair); Electrical Trades; Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration; Mill and Cabinetmaking | |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, Crime Stoppers, GO KIDS Initiative |
| Community Work Projects: | Services provided to the area food bank and the Texas Department of Transportation. |
| Volunteer Initiatives: | Employment/Job Skills, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Parent Training, Support Groups, Mentoring, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities |