KEGANS STATE JAIL

Kegans State Jail

707 Top Street, Houston, Texas 77002 (½ mile South of I-10, on the North side of downtown Houston on San Jacinto Street in Harris County)

The Faith-Based Community has been asked by TDCJ to hold ReEntry programs in the prison system. 

The first one is now going on at the Kegans State Jail in downtown Houston.  This is a collaboration of many different ministries working together to bring to the inmates the education and life skills they need to be successful when they leave the jail.  It is all centered on Jesus, but has aspects such as values training, substance abuse and financial planning as well.

One of our most immediate needs is for Coaches/Mentors.  We have men who will be leaving as soon as February 16^th 2006! 

We are looking for men to coach male inmates 2 times a month or more.  Because of the nature of the program, we have almost unlimited access to the men at any time of day, so there is a lot of freedom to choose when to visit.  We need people who can commit to maintaining contact with the inmate for at least a year after he leaves prison, perhaps even picking him up when he's released and taking him to his (hopefully) new residence.

Please prayerfully consider what your involvement in this new endeavor should be.  I hope God tells you to be a Coach!

Blessings,

Marleah Baird

Faith Based ReEntry Initiative

Coordinator

mdbaird@houston.rr.com

Kegans Schedule

All Evening Courses are held from 6:30 to 8:30 PM

C.O.O.L Ministries            Monday - Afternoon

                                                              (1:00 - 3:00)

CrossNet                            Monday - Evening

After The Leap                          Tuesday - Morning

(C. Vance & Hope Min.)                   (9:00 - 11:00)

Huddle-Up (Sagemont)               Tuesday - Afternoon

                                                            (2:30-4:30)

OverComers                        Tuesday - Evening

Manpower                                     Wednesday - Afternoon

                                                            (2:00 - 3:30)

Alpha                                             Wednesday - Evening

Compass                                        Thursday - Afternoon

                                                            (2:30-4:30)

Re-Entry (Sagemont)                    Thursday - Evening

Toast Masters                               Friday - Evening

Various Ministries                         Sunday - Morning

                                                                (11:00 - 1:00)

Children's Evangelism fellowship     As Scheduled

Great Dads Seminars                        As Scheduled

Coaches on Unit                                 Daily AM.as scheduled

All curriculum is delivered in two hour blocks of time commensurate with the schedule of the unit.

Kegan State Jail Mentor Coordinator: Contact Chaplain Ernest Alexander for scheduling

Address: 

Email: 

Phone: 713-224-6584 Unit Switch Board

Mentor Program Schedule: Frequency_____times per month. Days of the week________. Which weeks _________ Entry time_  _____.  Mentors are meet at ____________________before going in. Check in at about ______.   Departure time_________. 

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. Please add any additional info.

Debriefing time included?: (   ) Yes, (  ) No. A great  time of fellowship to and from unit as well as sharing travel expenses.

Individuals considering Mentoring (Special Volunteer Catagory): (  ) 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: (  ) 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: 

How to get on the mentor entry list?  Contact the Mentor Coordinator (not the Chaplain) no later than _________ days prior to event requested.Do NOT contact the Chaplain.

Spouse of Mentor allowed in match with Inmate: ( )Yes, (  ) No.

Inmate capacity of Unit: 667

Number of active mentors: 

Number of Inmates awaiting mentors: 

Chaplain: Ernest Alexander

Is additional training avaialble?  . 

Transportation to Prison Unit: (  )Carpool available:

departing the ______________ area by ________, contact 

from the ____________ area by __________, contact 

TDCJ unit info and directions to unit: 

 TDCJ Unit Information: http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/hm.htm

.Unit Mailing Address:  707 Top Street, Houston, Texas 77002 (½ mile South of I-10, on the North side of downtown Houston on San Jacinto Street in Harris County)

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