Telford (TO)
Correctional Institutions Division - Prison
ACA Accredited Unit Since May 2006
| Unit Full Name: | Barry B. Telford Unit |
| Unit Address and Phone Number: | 3899 Hwy 98, New Boston, TX 75570 (903) 628-3171 (**067) |
| Unit Location: | Two miles south of IH-30 on Hwy 98 in Bowie County |
| Senior Warden: | Balden Polk |
| Regional Director: | Garth Parker, Region II |
| Deputy Division Director: | Eric Guerrero |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | July 1995 |
| Total Employees: | 706 |
| Security Employees: | 552 |
| Non-Security Employees: | 94 |
| Windham Education Employees: | 11 |
| Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees: | Medical = 44; Mental Health = 5 |
| Inmate Gender: | Male |
| Capacity: | 2,872 |
| Custody Levels Housed: | G1-G5, Administrative Segregation, Safekeeping |
| Approximate Acreage: | 1,206 |
| Agricultural Operations: | Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, Unit Garden, Cow/Calf Operation, Field Crops, Unit Food Bank Garden Program |
| Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | None |
| Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
| Additional Operations: | Scent-Specific Canines |
| 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 beds and two mental health observation rooms. Telemedicine Services available. 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: Construction Carpentry; Electrical Trades; Small Engine Repair | |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Adult Education Program (upon availability), Life Decisions Program, Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, Crime Stoppers, GO KIDS Initiative |
| Community Work Projects: | Services provided to city and county agencies, area school districts, and the Texas Department of Transportation. |
| Volunteer Initiatives: | Employment/Job Skills, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Parent Training, Support Groups, Victims Awareness, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities, Post-Release Housing |