TDCJ - Choice Moore Transfer Facility (CM)

TDCJ - Choice Moore Transfer Facility (CM) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 903-583-4464

The inmates housed at C. Moore Unit located at 1700 N FM 87 in Bonham, TX are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

Choice Moore Transfer Facility is a minimum security state prison located in Bonham TX, in Fannin County. Transfer Facilities like Moore TF houses inmates who have just entered into the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) system after they have been convicted of a crime and have left confinement at the Municipal County Jail.

C. Moore Unit houses about of 1,225 adult males on a huge plot of land shared with Cole Unit. Both facilities work in cooperation providing work to inmates in contract farming, a unit garden, and caring for security dogs and horses.

State prisoners may remain at a Transfer Facility for up to six months while they wait for their official classification and intake documents to be completed. During the intake process, and are given medical (including HIV and Hepatitis tests), physical, and psychological exams.

Inmates are allowed to work in unit maintenance, an in providing laundry services. Inmates are provided courses in adult basic education, cognitive intervention, life skills, substance abuse education, parenting classes, pre-release programming, and also have the opportunity to earn a GED during their incarceration. Select inmates are even allowed to work for a local area food bank and provide supervised labor for the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Division of Parks and Wildlife.

Maximum Capacity *: 1,224 Custody Levels Housed: G1, G2 Approximate Acreage: 697 (Co-located with Cole) Agricultural Operations: C. Moore and Cole work in cooperation: Contract Farming and Grazing, Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, and Unit Garden. Moore participates in the Unit Food Bank Garden Program. Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: None Facility Operations: Unit Maintenance Additional Operations: Scent-Specific Canines; Laundry services provided for Cole State Jail. Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. All services on a single level. Managed by UTMB. Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention Additional Programs/Services: Adult Education Program (upon availability), Chaplaincy Services, Reentry Planning, Crime Stoppers, GO KIDS Initiative Community Work Projects: Services provided to city agencies, the area food bank, local organizations, the Texas Department of Transportation, and Texas Parks and Wildlife. Volunteer Initiatives: Employment/Job Skills, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Support Groups, Marriage Training, Parent Training, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities