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    • arhunt
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    Gist Unit

     INFORMATION GUIDE

    Unit Address and Phone Number:

    3295 FM 3514, Beaumont, Texas 77705 (409) 727-8400  (**097)

    Unit Location:

    FM 3514 off Highway 69 South between Beaumont and Port Arthur in Jefferson County

    Senior Warden:

    Reginald Goings

    Regional Director:

    Jackie Edwards, Region III

    CI Division Deputy Director:

    Rodney Cooper

    Date Unit Established or On Line:

    November 1994

    Total Employees *:

    392

    Security Employees *:

    265

    Non-Security Employees *:

    65

    Windham Education Employees *:

    25

    Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees *:

    Medical = 34;   Psychiatric = 3

    Offender Population and Gender:

    2,080  Male

    Maximum Capacity*:

    2,276

    Custody Levels Housed:

    J1 - J5
    G2, Transient

    Approximate Acreage:

    776 (Co-located with Stiles and LeBlanc)

    Agricultural Operations:

    Stiles, Gist and LeBlanc work in cooperation - Security Horses/Dogs, Unit Gardens. Gist Unit participates in Texas Second Chance Food Bank Program.

      Manufacturing and Logistics Operations:

    None

    Facility Operations:

    Unit Maintenance

      Additional Operations:

    None

    Medical Capabilities:

    Ambulatory medical, dental and mental health services. Digital Medical Services (DMS) electronic specialty clinics. Wheelchair accommodated beds are available for state jail offenders.  Managed by UTMB.

    Special Treatment Programs:

    None

    Educational Programs:

    Literacy, Title I, CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention, Project RIO, Parenting Seminar
    Career and Technology Programs: Business Computer Information Systems I,  Technical Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting

    Lamar State College Academic
    Lamar State College Vocational: Drafting
    Lamar State College Workforce

    Additional Programs and Services:

    Adult Education Program (upon availability), Life Decisions Program, Crime Stoppers

    Community Work Projects:

    Services provided to city, county, and government agencies, the area food bank, and Habitat for Humanity.

    Volunteer Initiatives:

    Employment/Job Skills, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Support Groups, Religious/Faith Based

     

    Ciao,
    AH
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