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Jester 3 Unit — Richmond, TX

Item Information
Unit Address and Phone Number Jester III
Richmond, Texas 77406
(281) 277-7000 (ext.030)
Unit Location 3 Jester Rd., four (4) miles east of Richmond in Fort Bend County
Senior Warden Kenneth Negbenebor
Unit Chaplain Tom Lowe
Regional Director Paul Morales, Region III
CI Division Deputy Director William L. Stephens
Date Unit Established or On Line July 1982
Total Employees 342
Security Employees 209
Non-Security Employees 55
Windham Education Employees 17
Contract Medical and Psychiatric Employees Medical = 60; Psychiatric = 1
Offender Gender Male
Maximum Capacity Unit: 810, Trusty Camp: 321
Custody Levels Housed G1 – G3, Administrative Segregation, In-patient Medical Treatment, Outside Trusty
Approximate Acreage 1,045 (Co-located with Jester I, Jester IV and Vance)
Agricultural Operations Jester I, III and Vance work in cooperation: Security Horses/Dogs, Swine Finishing Operation, Edible and Field Crops, Unit Garden
Manufacturing and Logistics Op. Garment Factory
Facility Operations Unit Maintenance
Additional Operations None
Medical Capabilities Ambulatory medical, dental and mental health services. Digital Medical Services (DMS) electronic specialty clinics. Twelve-bed infirmary. Specialty clinics on site are brace and limb clinic, occupational therapy and physical therapy. There are 128 wheelchair-accommodated beds. Managed by UTMB.
Special Treatment Programs Physically Handicapped Offender Program (PHOP)
Educational Programs Literacy, Special Education, CHANGES/Pre-Release, English as a Second Language, Cognitive Intervention, Project RIO
Career and Technology Programs Business Computer Information Systems II, Alvin Community College Academic
Alvin Community College Vocational Auto Mechanics, Data Processing
Additional Programs/Services Adult Education Program (upon availability)
Community Work Projects None
Volunteer Initiatives Literacy/Education, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Support Groups, Religious/Faith Based

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Jester 3 Unit Directions

Jester III
Richmond, Texas 77406
(281) 277-7000 (ext.030)

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