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Byrd (DU)
ACA Accredited Unit Since May 2008
Correctional Institutions Division - Prison (Diagnostic Intake Facility)
Senior Warden:
Tallan Metcalf
Regional Director:
Michael Britt,
Region I
Deputy Division Director:
Lonnie "L.E." Townsend
Division Director:
Eric Guerrero
James "Jay" H. Byrd Unit
21 FM 247
Huntsville, TX 77320
Phone:
(936) 295-5768
(**008)
Location:
One mile north of downtown Huntsville on FM 247 in Walker County
Unit Full Name:
James "Jay" H. Byrd Unit
Date Unit Established or On Line:
May 1964
Total Employees:
282
Security Employees:
185
Non-Security Employees:
68
Windham Education Employees:
Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees:
Medical = 26; Mental Health = 3
Inmate Gender:
Male
Capacity:
1,341
Custody Levels Housed:
G1, G2, G3, G4, G5, NR Transient, MH, State Jail, SK, II, MD, DP, PR, IT, OT, FT, Security Detention
Approximate Acreage:
82
Agricultural Operations:
Hay Production, Horse Pasture Grazing
Manufacturing and Logistics Op.:
Outside Sales Warehouse; Modular Installation
Facility Operations:
Unit Maintenance
Additional Operations:
Central Region Offender Transportation
Medical Capabilities:
Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Digital Medical Services (DMS), electronic specialty clinics, and CPAP accommodating housing available. Managed by UTMB.
Educational Programs:
None
Additional Programs/Services:
Adult Education Program (upon availability), Chaplaincy Services, Faith-Based Dormitory, GO KIDS Initiative, Reentry Planning
Community Work Projects:
None
Volunteer Initiatives:
Substance Abuse Education, Support Groups, Religious/Faith-Based Studies and Activities