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McConnell (ML)

ACA Accredited Unit Since January 2002

Unit Full Name:  William G. McConnell Unit

Family Liaison Coordinator:  Karen Coffindaffer

Date Unit Established or On Line:  September 1992

Total Employees:  473

Security Employees:  326

Non-Security Employees:  95

Windham Education Employees:  12

Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees:  Medical = 38; Mental Health = 2

Inmate Gender:  Male

Capacity:  2,956

Custody Levels Housed:  G1-G5, Security Detention, Safekeeping, Transient

Approximate Acreage:  299

Agricultural Operations:  Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, Unit Garden

Manufacturing and Logistics Operations:  Garment Factory

Facility Operations:  Unit Maintenance

Additional Operations:  Scent-Specific Canines; Regional Release Site

Medical Capabilities:  Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Specialty clinic for optometry. Digital Medical Services (DMS), chronic care clinics, and Telemedicine and Telepsychiatry available. Seventeen-bed assisted living infirmary, including two respiratory isolation rooms and four mental health observation rooms. 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: Bricklaying/Stone Masonry; Construction Carpentry

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

Community Work Projects:  None

Volunteer Initiatives:  Literacy/Education, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Parent Training, Support Groups, Religious/Faith-Based Studies and Activities