Texas Department of Criminal Justice
ACA Accredited Unit Since August 2005
| Unit Full Name: | Dawson State Jail |
| Unit Address and Phone Number: | P.O. Box 650051, Dallas, TX 75265-0051 (214) 744-4422 |
| Unit Location: | 106 West Commerce Street in downtown Dallas in Dallas County |
| Senior Warden: | Michael Phillips |
| Deputy Director of Operations Monitoring: | Grady Wallace |
| Private Facility Contract Monitoring/Oversight Division Director: | Celeste Byrne, Private Facility Contract Monitoring/Oversight Division |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | July 1997 |
| Total Employees *: | 456 |
| Security Employees *: | 352 |
| Non-Security Employees *: | 54 |
| Education Employees *: | 22 |
| Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees *: | Medical = 28: Psychiatric = 0 |
| Offender Gender: | Co-gender |
| Maximum Capacity*: | 1,398 / Female 818 / Male (2,216) |
| Custody Levels Housed: | J1-J5 (male/female offenders) G2, Transient |
| Approximate Acreage: | 1 |
| Agricultural Operations: | Texas Second Chance Program |
| Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | None |
| Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
| Additional Operations: | None |
| Medical Capabilities: | Ambulatory medical, dental and mental health services. Telemedicine and Digital Medical Services (DMS) available. Managed by UTMB. |
| Educational Programs: | Adult Basic Education, GED, Life Skills |
| Vocational Programs: Computer Applications; Career Management for Success | |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Chaplaincy Services |
| Community Work Projects: | Services provided to the area food bank. |
| Volunteer Initiatives: | Literacy/Education, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Mentoring, Support Groups, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities, HOPE Literacy, Post-Release Housing, Resolana (female-specific programming) |
| Operated by: | Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) |
* Data as of August 31, 2012