Carole S. Young Medical Facility - Texas Prison Resource Thread

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Welcome to the Carole S. Young Medical Facility Unit Handbook.

Here you will find comprehensive information specifically for Carole S. Young Medical Facility Unit - Texas Prison.
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General Information

Contact Information for the Young Medical Complex

Items You Can and Can Not Send to the Young Medical Complex

Visiting Information (hours, rules, and what to wear)

Hotels/Motels near the Young Medical Complex

Hospitality Houses near the Young Medical Complex

Restaurants/Fast Food near the Young Medical Complex

Driving Directions to the Young Medical Complex

Things to do Near the Unit

Are phone calls allowed?

Parole region and IPO Contact Info

Transportaton to the Young Medical Complex

Miscellaneous Information

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General Information For Young Medical Facility Complex

This unit houses 290 female and 103 male offenders. The unit houses 310 and the medical facility 209 (not included in unit capacity).

Custody Levels Housed
G1, G2, Outside Trusty

Medical: All levels requiring medical treatment

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Contact Information For Young Medical Complex

Young Medical Facility Complex
Route 4 Box 1174
Dickinson, TX 77539

Phone: 409-948-0024

Senior Warden - Billy Humphrey

Regional Director - Jackie Edwards Region III

CI Division Deputy Director - Rodney Cooper

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Items you Can Send to Young Medical Complex

You are allowed to send letters and cards to offenders. Subscriptions to magazines and newspapers are also allowed. Books can be sent from a book store but not by you personally. If you are in doubt about what is acceptable in the way of books, magazines or anything else please call the unit mail room and ask them if what you want to send will be allowed. It is better to call and be sure than to spend money on something the offender might not be able to have. You may send envelopes and writing paper from an approved vendor but not from you personally. Something you might want to remember is that when you send envelopes the offender is required to put his name on each envelope when they are given to him. If you send 50 then he will be expected to stand there and write his name on all 50 of them. Most things that are printed from the Internet such as word searches and puzzles are allowed.

Items You May Not Send To Young Medical Complex
You may not send any personal items, clothing, stamps, or stamped envelopes. Any time you are in doubt about what you want to mail please call the unit mail room and ask.

Related Resources:

Texas Prison Mail Issues - General Q&A

TDCJ Mail Policies

TDCJ - Approved vendors for books/stationery

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Young Medical Complex Visiting Information

Visits are allowed on Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM Most visits are for 2 hours and may be contact or non-contact depending on the offenders status.
If you must travel more than 300 miles you might qualify for a Special Visit. To arrange a special visit call the Wardens Office. Be sure and get the name of who you talk to (usually warden's secretary). They will arrange the visit if it is possible and ask you to call back for confirmation. Inmates are allowed ONLY one visit per weekend unless it is a special visit. It is always a good idea to call ahead before any visit to be sure that your friend or family member is still at that unit and is allowed visits

Dress Code For Visitors

No revealing clothing is allowed, no shorts for men or women, Capri pants must come WELL below the knee. No sleeveless or low cut shirts or blouses are allowed. Clothing that is too tight or inappropriate in any way can prevent you from visiting. Some units do not allow children to wear shorts. If this is an issue for you please call ahead and ask about the dress code for children. Sandals are allowed at this time but many units are starting to disallow them so tennis shoes or the like are safest. Please be aware that if you violate the dress code your visit may not be allowed.

Rules For Visitation

When you enter the unit don't take anything in with you except your Drivers License, car keys, and $20.00 in quarters in a clear plastic bag. Your car will be searched as you enter and leave the unit. This policy varies at each unit. You will be wand searched at most units before you are allowed to enter the unit. Children are wand searched also. Please do not carry your cell phone in with you. This can cause your visits to be terminated permanently. If in doubt about anything call the unit for more information. Be aware that the address that the offender gives for you MUST match the address on your drivers license. I have seen visitors turned away because the addresses didn't match.

Related Resources:

Texas Prison Visitation - General Q&A

TDCJ Visitation Rules Thread

New Visitor Tracking System for TDCJ - Forms/Info here (English & Spanish)

Texas Share A Ride Thread - Region III

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Hospitality Houses Near Young Medical Complex

There are no hospitality houses near Young Medical Complex.

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Hotels/Motels Near Young Medical Complex

The El Rancho Motel is
Dickinson, TX.
281-534-4777

Days Inn

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Restauraunts/Fast Food Near Young Medical Facility

There is everything from Church's to The Kettle and DQ plus many more to choose from.

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Driving Directions to The Young Medical Complex

This unit is located 2 miles West Of Highway 146, North on Attwater Avenue in Galveston County.

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Things To Do Near The Young Medical Complex

There is a movie theater, places to shop, picnic grounds and Houston is only 27 miles away and they offer numerous activities.

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Phone Calls at Young Medical Complex

Inmates are allowed one phone call every 90 days if their status allows. Calls are for 5 minutes and are carried out on a speaker phone so the guard can listen in.

Pending Services: TDCJ now has new phone system/services/privileges that are currently pending implementation in order to comply with recently passed legislation. The contract for the work is to be awarded by September 1, 2008, though we have no idea when the actual work to install the systems will begin on each unit. The cost of the calls is supposed to be similar to that of calls from most county jails and the calls will be limited to 120 minutes/month as an extended privilege to the inmate.
Source: Dallas Morning News Article

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Young Medical Complex Parole Information

Young Medical Unit comes under the Angelton Parole Board.

Contact Information

Angelton Parole Board
1212 N. Velasco Suite 201
Angelton TX 77515

Phone:978-849-3031
Fax: 979-849-8741

IPO Information

Young Medical Complex is overseen by the Southern IPO Region.

Contact Info

Regional Supervisor - Mittie Johnson
1208 N. Velasco
Angelton TX 77515

Phone: 979-849-6491
Fax: 979-849-9289

Related Resources:
Texas Parole & Probation
Texas Parole Preparation
Texas Parole Points System

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Transportation To Young Medical Facility

There is no public transportation to the Young Medical Facility.

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The Young Medical Facility was established in February 1996. It sits on approximately 43 acres.

Medical Capabilities

Ambulatory medical, dental and mental health services. Infirmary with 60 inpatient beds and a medical holding area. Plans to increase open bed status are pending. On-site specialty clinics are held for regionally assigned female offenders. Medical services closely coordinated with Hospital Galveston. Female inpatient hospice program. Digital Medical Services (DMS) electronic specialty clinic site. Managed by UTMB.

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Last Update: July 04, 2008