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Crain (GV)

ACA Accredited Unit Since August 2007

Unit Full Name:  Christina Melton Crain Unit

Date Unit Established or On Line:  August 1980

Total Employees:  711

Security Employees:  549

Non-Security Employees:  92

Windham Education Employees:  21

Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees:  Medical = 38; Mental Health = 11

Inmate Gender:  Female

Capacity:  1,440

Custody Levels Housed:  G1-G4, Transient, Outside Trusty, Developmentally Disabled, Substance Abuse

Approximate Acreage:  1,283 (Co-located with Hilltop, Murray, and Woodman)

Agricultural Operations:  Crain, Hilltop, Hughes, 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:  None

Facility Operations:  Unit Maintenance

Additional Operations:  Offender Intake/Receiving; Food Service Warehouse; Regional Release Site

Medical Capabilities:  Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Specialty clinics available, limited sheltered housing beds, and Hospital Galveston physicians for OB/GYN. Telemedicine and CPAP accommodating housing available. Managed by UTMB.

Special Treatment Programs:  Developmental Disabilities Program (DDP), Prison Fellowship Academy, Special Alternative Incarceration Program (SAIP) - Boot Camp for Females, Special Needs Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility (SAFPF)

Educational Programs:  Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), Special Education, CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention, Parenting; Career and Technology Programs: Business Computer Information Systems II (available at Hilltop); Construction Carpentry (available at Hilltop); Restaurant Management; Central Texas College Academic; Central Texas College Vocational: Office Administration; Culinary Arts/ Hospitality

Additional Programs/Services:  Faith-Based Dormitory, Texas Urban Ministry Institute (TUMI) Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Patriot Paws, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, Community Tours, GO KIDS Initiative

Community Work Projects:  Services provided to city agencies.

Volunteer Initiatives:  Literacy/Education, Substance Abuse Education, Mentoring, Life Skills, Arts/Crafts, Parent Training, Support Groups, Victims Awareness, Religious/Faith-Based Studies and Activities, Women's Storybook Project