TDCJ - Mark W. Stiles Unit (ST)

TDCJ - Mark W. Stiles Unit (ST) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 409-722-5255

The inmates housed at Stiles Unit located at 3060 FM 3514 in Beaumont, 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.

Stiles Unit is a maximum security state prison that houses about 3,000 G1 to G5 security level Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) adult male inmates located in Beaumont TX. Stiles Unit is co-located on over 770 acres with the LeBlanc and Gist Units and shares many operations. There is medical treatment available 24 hours every day and operates a 17-bed infirmary multiple assisted living beds, mental health observation rooms, and respiratory isolation areas. The Unit is unique in that it has an on-site infectious disease clinic and HIV program, because of this, the Stiles Unit houses a large population of HIV positive inmates.

Inmates at Stiles Unit are encouraged to participate in educational classes like adult basic education, cognitive intervention, literacy, substance abuse education, and earn a GED while incarcerated. Additional technical training is provided in refrigeration and air conditioning, automotive mechanics, and transmission specialist. Inmates at Stiles Unit can join work details that provide facility maintenance, care for a unit garden, provide laundry services, and work with canines.

TDCJ - Mark W. Stiles Unit - Parole Division
TDCJ - Mark W. Stiles Unit - Specialized Programs
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TDCJ - Mark W. Stiles Unit - Family Information Guide
TDCJ - Mark W. Stiles Unit - Inmate Handbook

Offender Gender: Male Maximum Capacity *: 2,981 Custody Levels Housed: G1-G5, Administrative Segregation, Safekeeping Approximate Acreage: 776 (Co-located with Gist and LeBlanc) Agricultural Operations: Stiles, Gist, and LeBlanc work in cooperation: Security Horses, Security Pack Canines, and Unit Garden. Manufacturing and Logistics Op.: None Facility Operations: Unit Maintenance Additional Operations: Scent-Specific Canines; Human Remains Detection (HRD) Canines; Laundry services provided for the Gist State Jail. Medical Capabilities: Ambulatory medical, dental, and mental health services with 21 wheelchair accommodated bunks. Medical care available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Seventeen bed infirmary, including 13 assisted living beds, two respiratiry isolation rooms and two mental health observation rooms. Onsite infectious disease specialty clinics and HIV program available. Telemedicine and Digital Medical Services (DMS) available. All services on a single level, including assisted disability services (ADS) showers and CPAP accommodating housing. Managed by UTMB. Educational Programs: Literacy (Adult Basic Education/GED), Special Education, CHANGES/Pre-Release, Cognitive Intervention Lamar State College Vocational: Air Conditioning and Refrigeration I and II; Auto Mechanics; Auto Mechanics II (Transmission) Additional Programs/Services: Faith Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program (upon availability), Peer Education, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, Crime Stoppers, GO KIDS Initiative Community Work Projects: None Volunteer Initiatives: Literacy/Education, Substance Abuse Education, Life Skills, Support Groups, Religious/Faith Based Studies and Activities, Veterans Programs