DIBOLL CORRECTIONAL UNIT

1604 South First Street, Diboll, Texas 75941 / (936) 829-2295

Unit Mentor Coordinator: Tom Crouch

Address: 174 Co. Rd. 2124, Rusk,  TX  75785 

Email:  n/a

Phone: 903-795-3825

Mentor Program Schedule: Frequency__2___times per month. Days of the week__Tuesday___. Which weeks _1st and 3rd_ Entry time_6:30pm_.  Mentors are meet at  the Diboll Correctional Center  before going in. Check in at about ______.   Departure time_8:45pm___. 

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?: ( x ) Yes, (  ) No. 

Individuals considering Mentoring (Special Volunteer Catagory): To check out the mentor program before submitting a volunteer application, contact the Coordinator to arrange for a visit to observe the program in action.

Unit may allow (  ) 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. ( x ) 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: Unit Chapel

How to get on the mentor entry list?  Contact the Mentor Coordinator (not the Chaplain) no later than __14__ days prior to event requested. Do NOT contact the Chaplain.

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

Number of active mentors:  8 

Number of Inmates awaiting mentors:  8

Chaplain:  Rudy Kauntze

Is additional training avaialble?  Yes

Number of Active Mentors: Transportation to Prison Unit:   ( x )Carpool available:

departing the ______________ area by ________, contact  Tom Crouch @ 903-795-3825  . 

from the ____________ area by __________, contact                                                . 

TDCJ unit info and directions to unit: 

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

.Unit Mailing Address:  1604 South First Street, Diboll, Texas 75941 / (936) 829-2295

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