Unit Directory

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Unit Directory
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Scott (J4)
ACA Accredited Unit Since August 2007
Correctional Institutions Division - Prison
Senior Warden:
Amber Ochoa
Regional Director:
Jerry Sanchez,
Region III
Deputy Division Director:
Lonnie "L.E." Townsend
Division Director:
Eric Guerrero
Address:
Wayne Scott Unit
4 Jester Road
Richmond, TX 77406
Phone:
(281) 277-3700
(**033)
Location:
Four miles east of Richmond on Hwy 90A in Fort Bend County
Unit Full Name:
Wayne Scott Unit
Family Liaison Coordinator:
Kertina Major
Date Unit Established or On Line:
November 1993
Total Employees:
433
Security Employees:
296
Non-Security Employees:
40
Windham Education Employees:
1
Contract Medical and Mental Health Employees:
Medical = 64; Mental Health = 32
Inmate Gender:
Male
Capacity:
550
Custody Levels Housed:
Mental Health
Approximate Acreage:
933 (Co-located with Jester I, Jester III, and Vance)
Agricultural Operations:
None
Manufacturing and Logistics Op.:
None
Facility Operations:
Unit Maintenance
Additional Operations:
None
Medical Capabilities:
Ambulatory medical, dental, and in-patient mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Digital Medical Services (DMS), electronic specialty clinics, chronic care clinic, and CPAP accommodating housing available. There are 550 in-patient mental health beds available. All services on a single level. Managed by UTMB.
Educational Programs:
Special Education; Alvin Community College Vocational: Food Service Preparation
Additional Programs/Services:
Adult Education Program (upon availability), Chaplaincy Services, Faith-Based Dormitory, GO KIDS Initiative
Community Work Projects:
None
Volunteer Initiatives:
Life Skills, Religious/Faith-Based Studies and Activities