Texas Department of Criminal Justice
ACA Accredited Unit Since August 2007
| Unit Full Name: | Beauford H. Jester IV Unit |
| Unit Address and Phone Number: | 4 Jester Road, Richmond, TX 77406 (281) 277-3700 (**033) |
| Unit Location: | Four miles east of Richmond on Hwy 90A in Fort Bend County |
| Senior Warden: | Leonard Echessa |
| Regional Director: | Lorie Davis, Region III |
| CI Division Deputy Director: | William L. Stephens |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | November 1993 |
| Total Employees *: | 438 |
| Security Employees *: | 301 |
| Non-Security Employees *: | 41 |
| Windham Education Employees *: | 0 |
| Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees *: | Medical = 12; Psychiatric = 84 |
| Offender Gender: | Male |
| Maximum Capacity *: | 550 |
| Custody Levels Housed: | All levels requiring psychiatric treatment |
| Approximate Acreage: | 933 (Co-located with Jester I, Jester III and Vance) |
| Agricultural Operations: | None |
| Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | None |
| Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
| Additional Operations: | None |
| Medical Capabilities: | Ambulatory medical, dental and in-patient mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Digital Medical Services (DMS) and electronic specialty clinics available. There are 550 in-patient mental health beds available. Managed by UTMB. |
| Educational Programs: | Special Education |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Adult Education Program (upon availability), Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative |
| Community Work Projects: | None |
| Volunteer Initiatives: | Life Skills, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities |
* Data as of August 31, 2012