Texas Department of Criminal Justice
ACA Accredited Unit Since May 2009
| Unit Full Name: | Mountain View Unit |
| Unit Address and Phone Number: | 2305 Ransom Road, Gatesville, TX 76528 (254) 865-7226 (**016) |
| Unit Location: | Four miles north of Gatesville on FM 215 in Coryell County |
| Senior Warden: | Melodye Nelson |
| Regional Director: | Eric Guerrero, Region VI |
| CI Division Deputy Director: | William L. Stephens |
| Date Unit Established or On Line: | July 1975 |
| Total Employees *: | 316 |
| Security Employees *: | 239 |
| Non-Security Employees *: | 48 |
| Windham Education Employees *: | 7 |
| Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees *: | Medical = 18; Psychiatric = 4 |
| Offender Gender: | Female |
| Maximum Capacity *: | 645 |
| Custody Levels Housed: | G1-G5, Administrative Segregation, Death Row |
| Approximate Acreage: | 97 |
| Agricultural Operations: | Mountain View, Crain, Hilltop, Hughes, and Murray work in cooperation: Edible and Field Crops, Farm Shop, Regional Pest Control, Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, and Swine Finishing Operation. |
| Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: | Braille Facility |
| Facility Operations: | Unit Maintenance |
| Additional Operations: | None |
| Medical Capabilities: | Ambulatory medical, dental and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Twenty in-patient psychiatric beds available. Managed by UTMB. |
| Educational Programs: | Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention, Parenting Seminar |
| Career and Technology Programs: Business Computer Information Systems II; Computer Maintenance Technician; Landscape Design, Construction and Maintenance | |
| Central Texas College Academic | |
| Additional Programs/Services: | Faith Based Dormitory, Administrative Segregation Protective Custody Video Initiative, Adult Education Program (upon availability), HIV Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, GO KIDS Initiative |
| Community Work Projects: | None |
| Volunteer Initiatives: | Employment/Job Skills, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Support Groups, Mentoring, Victims Awareness, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities, Women's Storybook Project |
* Data as of August 31, 2012