Correctional Institutions Division

Offender Transportation

It is the mission of Offender Transportation to provide a safe and secure transport of all offenders while meeting the agreed upon requirements of our customers.

Department Overview

The Offender Transportation Department is responsible for offender transfers to include:

Unit-to-Unit Transfers
Medical Transfers
County Jail Transfers
State and Federal Court Appearances
Off-site Medical Offender Tracking
Out-of-State Extradition’s
Emergency response or evacuations
Hospital Security

The Offender Transportation Department is headquartered at one of the satellite offices located at the Byrd Unit in Huntsville. There are five additional regional satellite offices located across the state in Amarillo, Abilene, Tennessee Colony, Rosharon, and Beeville. This department is responsible for operating a fleet of vehicles consisting of 121 buses, 64 vans, six vans used for the physically-disabled and two sedans.

More than 4.6 million miles were traveled and 547,630 offenders were transported in FY12. The Offender Transportation Department works closely with Classification and Records to ensure timely, efficient, and safe offender transports.

For additional information:

Lonny Johnson
Warden
P.O. Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342-0099
Phone: (936) 293-4141
Fax (936) 293-3187

Kyle Coston
Assistant Warden
P.O. Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342-0099
Phone: (936) 293-4171
Fax (936) 293-3187