:confused: I have my bf in midway texas in the ferguson unit just wanted to ask if anybody went over there.

My Husband Is At The Trusty Camp At This Unit. Is Your Boyfriend At The Unit Or The Camp? My Husband Has Been There For About 5 Months - The Camp Is Not That Bad. Let Me Know What Questions You Have And Maybe I Can Help.

My husband is at the Ferguson Unit- Let me know if you need questions answered and I drive from Dallas every weekend to see him- Do you need a ride?

I have been there too...my best friend used to be at the trustee camp...let me know if you have any questions.

If you have somebody at the Trustee Camp there, don't worry at all. I was there when I was 19 during my one time TDCJ tour of duty, and it was almost like being at summer camp. We had a softball league, a basketball league, a horseshoe league, a volleyball league, picnics, contact visits, good jobs, and all of the guards were very nice. If you have a loved one there I would just advise you to let them know not to mess up and get sent up to the real prison, because that place is a hell hole, what is known as a "Gladiator Unit". That place was getting locked down damn near every day do to a stabbing or some crap like that. When I look back on my 18 months in TDCJ though, I look at my time at the Ferguson trustee camp as fun.

Hey... my boyfriend was just moved from the trustee camp at Ferguson Unit to the main building. I'm really scared. He said he's seen some guys hang themselves and get stabbed. Does anyone know if he'll be given another chance to be moved back to the Trustee camp? Are they allowed to move back there? Someone please let me know.

When were you released?? Wondering if you might know my boyfriend.

my son just got transferred to this unit & I rec'd his letter yesterday & much to my broken heart & swollen eyes he has already rec'd his 1st beating & managed to get a broken nose, unfortunately I cannot go visit him until the 12th to see how he is....he too mentions that this unit is consider "GLADIATOR UNIT" a boxing match all day. If this unit doesn't kill him it will make him stronger I guess :( ...........

My Son has not yet been transfered and I hope he will he never go to this prison. Sounds so scarey. Can someone tell me why this one is different?

my friend has been there for 3 of the 5years hes been locked up. he said every day something happens but they say its all about doing their time

I am wondering if any of you with loved ones in Ferguson feel like your loved one is bipolar or depressed and if they had less than an ideal family life growing up either financially and economically or in family relationships and also how many had a substance or alcohol problem right before they went to prison.

The reason why I ask this is because I am a total novice who has studied family relationships all my life and I want to know if there are lots of people with a history of family problems.

I have too have a family member at Ferguson. He is basically a good person and would never hurt anyone and has never done a violent crime.

Thanks for sharing your stories!:)

My grandson is a tall guy who would pass for one of the Dallas Cowboys or the Rangers. He was very good in sports. Is it alright to say his name here? I would not want to stir up any trouble for him and feel very anxious about him because of the fact that although he is a decent person he has been known to defend himself. Both my grandson and his father and his granfather have jumped some pretty big men for hurting women and children. My grandson's grand father was a career military man who saw his brother in law hit his sister and
he picked the guy up by his collar and the guy was six inches taller than he was and was a Sheriff to boot. He told him if he ever did it again he would hurt him seriously. The day we married I went to work and he was waiting for me to get off and he saw an unarthorized man come in the door where several of us girls worked and shaking his finger at us; he came through the same door and picked the guy up by the collar too and and told him no one taked to his wife like that ant set him on a counter five feet off the floor. We got a divorce about a year later. He was very jealous and posessive.

My own son has staunchly given intructions to the boys who came to his house to pick up the daughter that "they had better take care of his daughter" or they would answer to him. FUNNY! Once a preacher came to drive one of them to Sunday school and he told the older preacher that "he would drive her himself".
I really have to chuckle at this seemingly built in Knight
of the Round Table in that he is so gentle towards all women.

He once told me privately that it was all he could do to keep from taking my former husband out behind tha barn since he got so abusive when he drank.

He always asks me about my daughter and is always concerned and I assure him my daughter took self defense and safety courses and although she is little she has a real art with words, people and peace and quite.

He once broke another boy's arm because the kid kept harassing him in a skating rink for yanking his hat off three times. The parents threatened to sue my daughter in law and she counter filed and the whole matter was dropped.

Seems a real shame to me that people who have never committed a crime over violence with a weapon, or with
physical violence agains a child, woman, or elderly person should be incarcerated with persons capable of harming them. Maybe I watch too much tv and I am a nervous old lady.

The County where his problems began seems to me to have a problem themselves. Once after a little league baseball game for my grandson when he was a young boy another mother grabbed my daughter in law by her hair from behind. Tehy jumped the wrong person because my dil grew up with eight brothers and sisters and on a farm with hard work, gardening and horses. She was a champion basketball player and so she was sitting on top of the woman telling her she would let her up if she promised not to swing again and my son who knew to stay out of it was stannding there and the woman's husband came up behind my son and hit him with a baseball bat. The blow knocked him unconscious and broke his jaw. He had his mouth wires shut for some time and when he went to file a complaint he was told by the Lubbock County Sheriff's office that these were some really bad actors and he had best let it alone.

All most people want is justice and a fair shake. No one sets out to lose and or get in trouble.

My eighty five year old mother died just a little over a year ago without seeing him before she left this world.
She told me to tell hm she loved him. I have not been down to see him because I am on oxygen 24/7 and I really need to clarify if I can even take an oxygen cylinder in to vosit him. I guess from what I have read on can only take a DL and some coins.

Do they have any where to checkin and lock one's handbag?

I am going to ask my former daughter in law (who is a really great mom and I was blessed to have her) if she will have him add my husband to the list since he can have two adults at one time.

We all live so very far from him although she was going today with her husand. She lives about five hundred miles from him where as I live N. of Dallas.

Thanks again for all your comments,
"Via Con Dios" (or "May God be With You")

ipiceage,
So sorry to hear your sons dilema. I am praying for him and you. I pray t gets better for him.

My husband was transferred to Ferguson this week, to the Mapping & Graphics part, is that the regular part or the trustee or what??

This must be a week of moving to Ferguson. My fiancee was just moved there as well. I just had my first visit there today. Totally different than what I have been used to. HE told me that it isn't as bad as it was a few years ago when he was there (he served 4 years there before getting moved). He told me not to worry and that the time is harder than where he was before but not all that bad. That place is in the middle of nowhere though! Guess most are though

My husband is at the Ferguson Unit- Let me know if you need questions answered and I drive from Dallas every weekend to see him- Do you need a ride?
I just seen your post, I would like to know if you still drive to the unit ever weekend? If so are you still offering rides? I will buy gas.

Thanks

I guess I found out my answer, my husband is in the trustee camp, and from what I'm reading here, I get down on my knees and thank God!

my husband is in ferguson unit he has been there for about 2 years he says its okay unless they are on lock down. we are counting the days down till he gets out released on 8/9/06

My son did 21 months in Ferguson Unit and it is a hard place to do time. Fights, beatings, suicides and the like. He mentioned the "Gladiator" term also. He said it was because a lot of the guys were young and felt like they had something to "prove" to everyone else. My son didn't suffer any injuries while there but saw others who did. He also said the only way to avoid trouble was to just stick with a couple of guys you could trust to watch your back.

my husband has been locked up for 4 yrs already its very sad cuz i have 3 kids with him and ive been waiting for him since his been locked up

just looking for a ride to and from sherman to ferguson unit to visit my fiance....want to go often but car is broke down...any help is much appreciated!!!

please let me know also...i am dieing to see my man!

Yes, my son went to the Ferguson Unit. :confused: I have my bf in midway texas in the ferguson unit just wanted to ask if anybody went over there.

The ferguson Trustee Camp is kinda like Summer Camp. BUT I would rather have my man home with me. If your loved one messes up at the camp & gets sent to the Building then chances are he probably won't come back to the camp. I'm sorry to hear what happened to you loved one ipiceage!!!! I too will keep you in my prayers. Even though we really don't know each other you can count on us (PTO) for support.

I have a young Hispanic penpal there. I heard from him 3 weeks ago and he was sick and having another problem and I'm worried. I've been out of town for 3 weeks so I hope he'll write now that I'm back.

chintath, yeah, my husband told me that he has been sick too, I hope your penpal is doing better. I'm going to go see him on Sunday so if you'd like I'll post another message and let you know if there is anything bad going on at Ferguson.

My man is in the Ferguson Unit and I havent been able to get a ride to see him. I am in the Dallas area.

I currently go to the ferguson unit every weekend. i live in canton so it takes me about 2.5 HRs to get there. i have been doing this for about 2-3 months now. i am going to have to cut back here soon and that worries me. he also has been sick. he is in the ad seg at the main part of the unit. anyone want to talk just message me. thanks

My friend has been at ferg. for a while it sucks hes so far away. I would love to go see him I miss him so much. But you now the law is all messed up because all he did was defend him self and he got a murder and attempted murder charge. I love him and will always love him nomatter what i do or if im with some one he has a piece of my heart that ill never get back. Id do anything for him and he knows it. I only care that he if safe and will get his years down they go by so slow hes been locked up for 8 years and had been there 5. He says once you get there its hard to transfer out. But i guess because of his charges he cant help it.

My husband was transferred to Ferguson Unit from the Garza West unit in Beeville a little over 1 month ago. I use to get a letter from him everyday, but now I get one once a week if I'm lucky. I read other comments on mail being bad there ,but they were posted in 2006. Is the mail still an issue or is he slacking? Also, I've seen several post that mention they are :eek:"shocked" at the looks of this place as they make their visit. I'm curious to know what was meant by that. That almost worries me. Is it that bad? I'm not sure when I'll be able to make my 1st trip. I live 4 1/2 hours away (11 hour trip to and from and including the 2 hour visit.) So when I eventually make my way there, I want to be prepared.

I saw posting from Oct 2008 on a Staph infection going around the unit. Does anyone know if the issue was taken care of?

I don't think its that widespread. My husband hasn't heard much about it.

My husband was just moved to ferguson from Sanchez about two weeks ago. I visited him yesterday and today. I had an ok expierence. The gaurds I came into contact with where very nice and understanding.

My husband is now at the Ferguson Trusty camp. He was moved there from the Sanchez Unit that he still says he was comfy in. He spent 3days in the main Unit and says that it even scared him. He is a pretty big guy 6'1 and about 230lbs and isn't usually scared of anything. But, he said he wouldn't wish his worst enemy to have to spend one night in that place. I've visited him the last two days there at the camp and I have to say that I didn't feel like I was at a prision. The guards I came into contact with where very nice. My husband describes the camp as a pretty laid back place. He says its mostly peaceful. ~ My husband has served 6 months so far on a 10year sentence for a possesion charge. He has been in Middleton,Sanchez,Holliday, and the main Unit at Ferguson. Thank god only for a couple days. He says he is content with the work and hasn't got a chance to placed back into school there yet.
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My husband is now at the Ferguson Trusty camp. He was moved there from the Sanchez Unit that he still says he was comfy in. He spent 3days in the main Unit and says that it even scared him. He is a pretty big guy 6'1 and about 230lbs and isn't usually scared of anything. But, he said he wouldn't wish his worst enemy to have to spend one night in that place. I've visited him the last two days there at the camp and I have to say that I didn't feel like I was at a prision. The guards I came into contact with where very nice. My husband describes the camp as a pretty laid back place. He says its mostly peaceful. ~ My husband has served 6 months so far on a 10 year sentence for a possesion charge that he got at 19, he is now 22.This was his first and only time being in trouble with the law.
He has been in Middleton,Sanchez,Holliday, and the main Unit at Ferguson. Thank god only for a couple days. He says he is content with the work and hasn't got a chance to placed back into school there yet.I pray since he has changed status so fast he will make parole quicker being at the Camp. We have four little girls that miss thier daddy. If anyone knows anything about the way parole differs at Trusty camps then from the regular units please let me know. After spending more then 35,000 in initial lawyer fees I am not sure about spending another 2,000 on a parole attorney if he may not need it.
I also want to add that we stayed in Madisonville when we visited him. it was closer to the unit then Huntsville. I believe it was about a 10 min or less drive to the unit from any of the hotels located right off the I-45 Hwy.

Yeah, the trustee unit is really nice. Thats where my husband was supposed to be until they wonked up his stuff and now he has to stay at the Main Unit. But even the guards at the main unit are nice, considering all the crudola they have to deal with. The main unit is pretty scary.

How were you able to visit your husband 2 days in a row? I thought is was 1 visit per weekend.

How were you able to visit your husband 2 days in a row? I thought is was 1 visit per weekend.
If you live more than 300 miles away you can get a special visit and get to go two days in a row

If you live more than 300 miles away you can get a special visit and get to go two days in a row

Aaah, according to mapquest I live "only" 218 miles away, so it looks like I don't qualify :( for a 2 day visit. 438 miles (to and from) is tooo many miles for me to drive alone. Do you or anyone else happen to know any decent hotels in the area?
Oh, also is there Friday visit's at this unit. My husbands old unit had Friday, Saturday, and Sunday visits, but I'm not sure if every unit follows the same "rules".

Aaah, according to mapquest I live "only" 218 miles away, so it looks like I don't qualify :( for a 2 day visit. 438 miles (to and from) is tooo many miles for me to drive alone. Do you or anyone else happen to know any decent hotels in the area?
Oh, also is there Friday visit's at this unit. My husbands old unit had Friday, Saturday, and Sunday visits, but I'm not sure if every unit follows the same "rules".

I am pretty sure that it is only Saturday and Sunday. If you have never been out there Midway doesn't even really have a grocery store. The good news is that Huntsville is about 30 minutes away and they have lots. If you go to the info about Ferguson thread they have stuff about hospitality houses and hotels. I am only about 160 miles and I usually carpool, ask around and maybe someone has a loved one there that lives in your area.

Can an inmate in medium custody have contact visits?

no they can't have contact visits in medium custody

Is this for a specific timeframe or for the rest of his term?

as long as he is a medium custody offender he will not be permitted contact visitation. medium custody is not something assigned based on sentence, it is typically a status an offender receives based on behavior, so he should be able to receive contact visitation once he moves off of the medium custody block.