LUTHER UNIT, Navasota, TX 77868

Unit Mentor Coordinator: John Hall

Address: c/o Spring First Assembly of God, 1851 Spring Cypress, Spring TX 77388

Email:  johnw.hall@att.net or johnw.hall@crjma.org  

Phone: cell 281-204-7291

Mentor Program Schedule: Frequency__1___times per month. Days of the week__Monday____. Which weeks __2nd____ Entry time_  _____. Note: Mentors meet at the Unit gate. Check in at about __6:15pm_.   Departure time__9:00pm____. 

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

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: 

How to get on the mentor entry list?  Contact the Mentor Coordinator (not the Chaplain) no later than   11     days prior to event requested.

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

Chaplain: Gary Mayfield

Is additional training avaialble?  Yes, by Unit Chaplain. 

Number of Active Mentors: 6

Number of Inmates awaiting mentors: 10

Transportation to Prison Unit:

Carpool available: (X) Yes, ( ) No

departing the 45/Spring Cypress area and the 290/Spring Cypress area around 5 PM

 contact John Hall at 281-224-7095, email:  johnw.hall@crjma.org

TDCJ unit info and directions to unit: 

 TDCJ Unit Information: http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/unitdirectory/p2.htm 

.Unit Mailing Address: 1800 Luther Dr., Navasota, TX 77869 (10 miles southwest off Hwy 6, FM 2 in Grimes County) 

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