Cole (CL) Correctional Institutions Division - TX State Operated State Jail

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Cole (CL)

Correctional Institutions Division - State Operated State Jail

ACA Accredited Unit Since January 2000

Unit Full Name: Buster Cole State Jail

Unit Address and Phone Number: 3801 Silo Road, Bonham, TX 75418
(903) 583-1100 (**102)

Unit Location: Three (3) miles west of Bonham, at the corner of FM 87 and Old Silo Road in Fannin County

Senior Warden: Kenneth Dean

Regional Director: Robert Eason, Region II

CI Division Deputy Director: William L. Stephens

Date Unit Established or On Line: August 1995

Total Employees *: 234

Security Employees *: 168

Non-Security Employees *: 40

Windham Education Employees *: 11

Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees *: Medical = 13; Psychiatric = 2

Offender Gender: Male

Maximum Capacity*: 900

Custody Levels Housed: J1 - J5, G2, G4, Transient

Approximate Acreage: 698 (Co-located with C. Moore)

Agricultural Operations: Cole and C. Moor e work in cooperation: Contract Farming and Grazing, Security Horses/Dogs, Unit Food Bank Garden

Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: None

Facility Operations:Unit Maintenance Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical, dental and mental health services. All services on single level. Wheelchair accomodations available for state jail offenders. Managed by UTMB

Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention, Parenting Seminar Career and Technology Programs: Electrical Trades, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

Additional Programs/Services: Adult Education Program (upon availability), Fathers Reading Every Day (FRED), Story Book Project, Project RIO, Chaplaincy Services, Community Tours

Community Work Projects: Services provided to city agencies, local organizations, the area food bank, the Texas Department of Transportation and Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Volunteer Initiatives: Substance Abuse Education, Literacy/Education, Support Groups, Employment/Job Skills, Life Skills, Parent Training, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities