TDCJ - John Montford Psychiatric Unit (JM)

TDCJ - John Montford Psychiatric Unit (JM) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 806-745-1024

The inmates housed at Montford Unit located at 8602 Peach St in Lubbock, 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.

Montford Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) state prison located in Lubbock TX that specializes in housing offenders who require mental health and medical treatment. Montford Unit sometimes referred to as Montford Psychiatric Facility, is located in 1,304 acres and has the capacity to house about 1,100 male inmates. The facility has the capability to house 550 inmates in psychiatric care, 400 offenders in the Trusty Camp, an additional 84 inmates in the Western Regional Medical Facility, and 40 inmates in the Long Term Care Facility. The Western Regional Medical Facility (part of Montford Unit) has a 24-hour emergency room capable of performing various surgeries and medical laboratory tests.

Inmate housing at Montford Unit consists of multiple occupancy cells that can house up to four inmates, double-bunked cells, and single cells. Offenders who are in the trusty camp are housed in 4 dormitory styled housing units each holds 100 inmates. The facilities main area of 27 acres is secured by armed perimeter patrols and a double chain link fence with razor ribbon wire. Many of the inmates located in the Trusty Camp are placed in work assignments that provide various supportive tasks to the main unit such as maintenance, kitchen, and laundry work.

Educational programs offered at Montford Unit include adult basic education, literacy courses, and pre-release programming which helps prepare inmates for an upcoming discharge. Employment preparation services, parenting courses, life skills classes, substance abuse education and support groups are also available to offenders. Select offenders are also allowed to provide a supervised labor force to a local food bank, the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife, and the Department of Transportation. Some inmates are also allowed to participate in on-site agricultural operations that include farming and regional pest control.

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Offender Gender: Male Maximum Capacity *: Unit: 550
Trusty Camp: 400
Medical Facility: 94 Custody Levels Housed: Outside Trusty, All levels requiring mental health treatment
Medical Facility: All levels requiring medical treatment Approximate Acreage: 1,304 Agricultural Operations: Contract Farming, Regional Pest Control, Unit Garden, Unit Food Bank Garden Program Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: None Facility Operations: Unit Maintenance Additional Operations: Special Needs Kitchen Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Fifty skilled nursing beds, which includes six respiratory isolation rooms and 44 long-term care beds, for a total of 94 infirmary beds. Thirty-bed holding area available and an additional 550 in-patient mental health beds. Type I Geriatric Facility. On-site surgical suite, dialysis facility, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, chronic care clinic, and brace and limb services. Telemedicine Services available. All services on a single level, including CPAP accommodating housing. Managed by Texas Tech. Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), CHANGES/Pre-Release Additional Programs/Services: Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Chaplaincy Services, Reentry Planning, Crime Stoppers, Community Tours, 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, Support Groups, Mentoring, Life Skills, Parent Training, Marriage Training, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities