Texas Department of Criminal Justice
ACA Accredited Unit Since May 2009
| Unit Full Name: | Carole S. Young Medical Facility |
| Unit Address and Phone Number: | 5509 Attwater Ave., Dickinson, TX 77539 (409) 948-0001 (**129) |
| Unit Location: | Two miles west of Hwy 146, north on Attwater Avenue in Galveston County |
| Senior Warden: | Don Bosco |
| Regional Director: | Lorie Davis, Region III |
| CI Division Deputy Director: | William L. Stephens |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | February 1996 |
| Total Employees *: | 311 |
| Security Employees *: | 172 |
| Non-Security Employees *: | 30 |
| Windham Education Employees *: | 0 |
| Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees *: | Medical = 109; Psychiatric = 0 |
| Offender Gender: | Female |
| Maximum Capacity *: | Unit: 314 Medical Facility: 141 |
| Custody Levels Housed: | G1, G2, Outside Trusty Medical: All levels requiring medical treatment |
| Approximate Acreage: | 43 |
| Agricultural Operations: | None |
| Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | None |
| Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
| Additional Operations: | Special Needs Kitchen |
| Medical Capabilities: | Ambulatory medical, dental and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. UTMB medical hub site. Infirmary with 141 beds, of which 131 are skilled care/assisted living beds and 10 respiratory isolation rooms. Type I Geriatric Facility.On-site specialty clinics for prenatal and pregnancy, female hospice, dialysis, respiratory therapy, and physical therapy. All services on a single level, including assisted disability services (ADS) showers. Medical services closely coordinated with Hospital Galveston. Digital Medical Services (DMS) and electronic specialty clinics available. Managed by UTMB. |
| Educational Programs: | Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Baby Bonding Program, Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative (BAMBI), Long-Term Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), HIV Peer Education, Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative |
| Community Work Projects: | None |
| Volunteer Initiatives: | Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Parent Training, Support Groups, Victims Awareness, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities, Women's Storybook Project |
* Data as of August 31, 2012