Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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: | Cody Ginsel, Region IV |
| CI Division Deputy Director: | William L. Stephens |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | September 1992 |
| Total Employees *: | 578 |
| Security Employees *: | 432 |
| Non-Security Employees *: | 92 |
| Windham Education Employees *: | 9 |
| Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees *: | Medical = 45; Psychiatric = 0 |
| Offender Gender: | Male |
| Maximum Capacity *: | 2,984 |
| Custody Levels Housed: | G1-G5, Administrative Segregation, Safekeeping, Transient |
| Approximate Acreage: | 300 |
| Agricultural Operations: | Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, 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. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 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; Construction Carpentry | |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Faith Based Dormitory, 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 August 31, 2012