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Goree (GR)

ACA Accredited Unit Since August 2007

Unit Full Name:  Thomas Goree Unit

Date Unit Established or On Line:  1907

Total Employees:  315

Security Employees:  227

Non-Security Employees:  74

Windham Education Employees:  1

Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees:  Medical = 13; Mental Health = 0

Inmate Gender:  Male

Capacity:  1,321

Custody Levels Housed:  G1-G3, Administrative Segregation, Outside Trusty, Transient

Approximate Acreage:  717

Agricultural Operations:  Horse Breeding Program

Manufacturing and Logistics Operations:  None

Facility Operations:  Unit Maintenance

Additional Operations:  Dynamic Risk Assessment for male offenders; Transient facility for female offenders enroute to Hospital Galveston; U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Medical Capabilities:  Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Digital Medical Services (DMS), electronic specialty clinics, respiratory treatment, and CPAP accommodating housing available. Managed by UTMB.

Special Treatment Programs:  Sex Offender Treatment Program (SOTP)

Educational Programs:  Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED)

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 city agencies, local organizations, and Texas Parks and Wildlife.

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