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Hughes (AH)

ACA Accredited Unit Since May 2001

Unit Full Name:  Alfred D. Hughes Unit

Family Liaison Coordinator:  Eliza Wright

Date Unit Established or On Line:  January 1990

Total Employees:  515

Security Employees:  357

Non-Security Employees:  87

Windham Education Employees:  11

Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees:  Medical = 44; Mental Health = 16

Inmate Gender:  Male

Capacity:  2,984

Custody Levels Housed:  G1-G5, Security Detention, Safekeeping, Mental Health

Approximate Acreage:  390

Agricultural Operations:  Hughes, Crain, Hilltop, O'Daniel, 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 Operations:  Garment Factory

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. Infirmary includes 15 assisted living beds and two mental health observation rooms. Brace and limb clinic and optometry services available. Telemedicine Services available. All services on a single level, including assisted disability services (ADS) showers and CPAP accommodating housing. Managed by UTMB.

Special Treatment Programs:  Mental Health Therapeutic Diversion Program (MHTDP)

Educational Programs:  Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), Special Education, CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention Career and Technology Programs: Custodial Technician; Major Appliance Service Technology; Pipe Fitting Central Texas College Academic

Additional Programs/Services:  Faith-Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative

Community Work Projects:  Services provided to city agencies and area school districts.

Volunteer Initiatives:  Substance Abuse Education, Support Groups, Religious/Faith-Based Studies and Activities