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Hughes (AH)

Correctional Institutions Division - Prison

ACA Accredited Unit Since May 2001

Unit Full Name: Alfred D. Hughes Unit
Unit Address and Phone Number: Route 2, Box 4400, Gatesville, TX 76597
(254) 865-6663 (**042)
Unit Location: 3201 FM 929, 1.5 miles north of Loop 36 in Coryell County
Senior Warden: Edward Smith
Regional Director: Gilbert Campuzano, Region VI
CI Division Deputy Director: William L. Stephens
Date Unit Established or On Line: January 1990
Total Employees *: 729
Security Employees *: 563
Non-Security Employees *: 101
Windham Education Employees *: 13
Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees **: Medical = 47; Psychiatric = 5
Offender Gender: Male
Maximum Capacity*: 2,958
Custody Levels Housed: G1 - G5, Administrative Segregation, Safekeeping
Approximate Acreage: 390
Agricultural Operations: Crain, Hilltop, Hughes, Mountain View and Murray work in cooperation: Contract Grazing, Edible and Field Crops, Farm Shop, Regional Pest Control, Security Horses/Dogs, Swine Finishing Operation.
Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: Garment Factory
Facility Operations: Unit Maintenance
Additional Operations: Scent-Specific Canines; Laundry Services provided to the local Texas Juvenile Justice Department facility.
Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical, dental and mental health services. Seventeen-bed infirmary, including 13 assisted living beds, two respiratory isolation rooms and two psychiatric observation rooms. Brace and limb clinic, optometry, respiratory therapy and occupational therapy available. Telemedicine Services available. All services on a single level, including handicapped showers. Managed by UTMB.
Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), Special Education, CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention
Career and Technology Programs: Custodial Technician; Major Appliance Service Technology; Piping Trades/Plumbing
Central Texas College Academic / Texas A&M (Central Texas) University Academic
Additional Programs/Services: Adult Education Program (upon availability), HIV Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative
Community Work Projects: Services provided to city agencies and area school districts.
Volunteer Initiatives: Substance Abuse Education, Support Groups, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities

* Data as of September 30, 2011
**Data as of November 30, 2011

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