WYNNE UNIT, Huntsville, TX 77349

Unit Mentor Coordinator:  Linda Hill Smith, Chaplain

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Phone: Wynne Unit switch board (936) 295-9126

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Mentor Program Schedule: Frequency   1 - 4  times per month. Days of the week__Sunday____. Entry time_  3:00pm___. Departure time__5:00pm____.  Note: Mentors meet at main gate and check in at about __2:45pm_.  Alternate visits can be made on second, third and fourth Sunday afternoons, 3:00pm to 5:00pm if schedule permits.

Volunteer Information and additional info pertaining to this Unit: All volunteers must have completed TDCJ volunteer training and be TDCJ approved. Picture ID required for entry-drivers license preferrably (no one allowed in without ID) Do not take in metal objects, cell phones, beepers, other electronic devices, or paper money.  Dress is casual, tee shirts okay, no hats or all white shirts. Bibles, study books and religious materials can be taken in but will be searched at main gate. Do not give anything to or take anything from inmates. Anyone violating TDCJ rules may be asked to leave and may be restricted from returning.

Debriefing time included?: (  ) Yes, ( x ) No. We still encourage a time of fellowship off prison property and usually meet about once a month and discuss how things are going over a meal at a local restaurant.

Individuals considering Mentoring (Special Volunteer Catagory): (x) An individual without TDCJ training may go in radomly up to 4 times a year while accompanied by another mentor after completing a security back ground check. (  ) No Special Volunteers allowed per warden. (  ) Other per warden     

Type of Visit: (x) Contact, (  ) Non-Contact, (  ) Teleconference.  

Gender of Inmates: (x) Male, (  ) Female. Male mentors to mentor male inmates and female mentors to mentor female inmates only. See Spouse of Mentor allowed in match with Inmate for exception.  

Mentoring location: We meet in the Unit Chapel. Chapel is air conditioned and heated. Occasionaly we meet in other areas designated by the chaplain.

Spouse of Mentor allowed in match with Inmate: (x) Yes, ( ) No. A husband and wife mentor team where both are TDCJ approved may mentor an individual on the same unit.  

Chaplain: Linda Hill Smith or designated volunteer chaplain.

Chaplain's Needs: Volunteer Chaplains to handle office work and extra programing

Number of Active Mentors: 4

Number of Inmates still requesting mentors: 15 and growing

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TDCJ unit info and directions to unit: http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/wy.htm

Unit Mailing Address: Wynne Unit, FM 2821, Huntsville, TX, 77349

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