McConnell (ML)

Correctional Institutions Division - Prison

ACA Accredited Unit Since January 2002

Unit Full Name:	William G. McConnell Unit
Unit Address and Phone Number:	3001 South Emily Drive, Beeville, TX 78102 (361) 362-2300 (**048)
Unit Location:	One mile east of the Beeville city limits off Hwy 181 in Bee County
Senior Warden:	Gary Currie
Regional Director:	Eileen Kennedy, Region IV
CI Division Deputy Director:	William L. Stephens
Date Unit Established or On Line:	September 1992
Total Employees *:	634
Security Employees *:	487
Non-Security Employees *:	93
Windham Education Employees *:	8
Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees **:	Medical = 41; Psychiatric = 5
Offender Gender:	Male
Maximum Capacity*:	2,958
Custody Levels Housed:	G1-G5, Administrative Segregation, Safekeeping, Transient
Approximate Acreage:	300
Agricultural Operations:	Security Horses/Dogs, Unit Garden
Manufacturing and Logistics Op.:	Garment Factory
Facility Operations:	Unit Maintenance
Additional Operations:	Scent-Specific Canines; Narcotic Canines; Regional Release Site
Medical Capabilities:	Ambulatory medical, dental and mental health services. Specialty clinic for optometry. Digital Medical Services (DMS), Telemedicine and Telepsychiatry available. Seventeen-bed assisted living infirmary, including two respiratory isolation rooms and four psychiatric observation rooms. All services on a single level. Managed by UTMB.
Educational Programs:	Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release, English as a Second Language, Cognitive Intervention
	Career and Technology Programs: Bricklaying/Stone Masonry
Additional Programs/Services:	Adult Education Program (upon availability), HIV Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, Community Tours, GO KIDS Initiative
Community Work Projects:	None
Volunteer Initiatives:	Literacy/Education, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Parent Training, Support Groups, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities

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