Does anyone else have a man in this facilty? I canget a call every Saturday from him now, but our mail is slower, or it isn't being processed...I can't figure!

ACCORDING TO THE TDC WEBSITE IT IS A PRIVATELY OWNES TRANSFER FACILITY





MINERAL WELLS


Privately Operated Pre-Parole Transfer Facility








Unit Address/Phone:
759 Heintzelman Road, Mineral Wells, Texas 76067 / (940) 325-6933






Unit Location:
Located on Highway 180 in Wolters Industrial Park in Parker County






Senior Warden:
Michael Phillips






Division Director:
John Gilbert, Private Facility






Date Unit Established/On Line:
1989






Total Employees*:
293






Security Employees*:
190
Non-Security Employees*:
111







Offender Population/Gender:
2,070 / Male






Maximum Contract Capacity:
2,100






Custody Levels Housed:
G1, G2






Approximate Acreage:
25






Agricultural Operations:
None






Industrial Operations:
None






Facility Operations:
Unit Maintenance






Medical Capabilities:
Contracted ambulatory medical, dental and mental health services.






Educational Programs:
Adult Basic Education, Pre-GED, GED, English as a Second Language, Life Skills, Anger Management, Conflict Resolution, Stress Management, Substance Abuse Education

Vocational Programs: Bookkeeping, Computer Systems Technology, Culinary Arts, Carpentry, Drywall & Painting, Electrical, Industrial Cleaning, Plumbing






Community Work Projects:
None






Volunteer Programs:
Chaplaincy






Operated by:
Corrections Corporation of America (CCA)







* Data as of June 30, 2003

It is privately owned, and you can get as many calls as you are willing to pay for. Skip used to call me from here 2...sometimes 3 times every wednesday and sunday!

I would go to the lil box up at the top of this thread and type in MINERAL WELLS. You should see plenty of posts about this place from me and others!

kath

Trulykath, What about the mail? Is it ever slow? I have sent letters that I figured he should've recieved by now(about 6-10 working days ago) and ones sent from him as far back as the 15th & 19th of July and we both have not got them from each other!

Trulykath wrote;It is privately owned, and you can get as many calls as you are willing to pay for. Skip used to call me from here 2...sometimes 3 times every wednesday and sunday!

I would go to the lil box up at the top of this thread and type in MINERAL WELLS. You should see plenty of posts about this place from me and others!

kath

I live in N. Dallas and our mail was turned around in a day. He left Mineral Wells nearly a year ago, so things may have changed dramatically. Have you called the mail room or talked to anyone at the unit? I was over there every weekend from May 2003-Sept 2003, and with the phone calls, we weren't writing as much toward the end.....

Check with the unit...let us know what you find out!

kath

Kath,

I called the unit today to "confirm" that he is still there. I asked if there was any reason that he might not be receiving his mail like restrictions, and the lady said that he could send & receive mail. I did not talk to the mailroom; I think it was just the unit number. I am scared that it may cause problems for him, or maybe I am worried about what they may say. Las month I sent two different letters with an inappropriate picture of me (before knowing the new mail rules) He was called in, and he signed acknowledging the two confiscated letters. He told me about me about the rules about pictures and it has not happened again! That was July 17th! We talked every Saturday except this Saturday he did not call. It is Tuesda now, and I still haven't heard a word from him! Am I just paranoid?

I wouldn't worry too much....if you didn't know the rules, they let him and you know, and they shouldn't be stopping his mail because of it. Are you able to visit? Waiting for mail from TDCJ is liking watching the grass grow sometimes; it just doesn't move like we want it to.

Keep us posted,
kath

I called the mail room, she said that there are 2.000 inmates to serve and that takes time. I guess they are just bogged down ....what if they don't have enough people to work the mail as the law says? If they dont have enough people to get the mail to inmates within the amount of time the law allows?

They were always short handed there.....but they aren't going to admit it to anyone, specifically if it means they are violating federal mail laws. Be patient...and let us know when you hear something!

kath

Hey! I got a letter! I am so happy! It was ritten on Friday, 7/30 and I got it today, 8/5/04!Hehad to bum an envelope off someone cause they had a shake down and he wan't there at the time and lost a bunch of stuff he says. Anyway, I feel better just hearing from him! Thanks for your encouragement Kath!

Hey! I just wanted to say Hi. Brad is at CCA Mineral Wells. He hates it, but our mail has always been super super fast. We both usually get our mail within a day.

He calls me every other saturday and we talk for a long time. The phones are great because they can hang up and call right back, it works out good that way. I got a prepaid account from evercom so that the phone costs couldn't catch us off guard. I know many other people seem to have problems with evercom, but I haven't had any problems with them as of yet and Brad has been there since January.

On the weekends that I don't get calls I go visit. Its not a bad drive for me because I live in fort worth it only takes about an hour or so. If you get there really early (I learned this from kath) it doesn't take nearly as long to get a visit, and they also have pretty good vending machines. Brad didn't ever want me to see him in prison whites so when he went to Mineral Wells and he could wear regular clothes it helped him to relax a little.

Anyway, I would love to chat with you sometime. Pm me and we can exchange email addresses or AOL/Yahoo Ids. If you have anymore questions ask away. I will try my best to help you with anything I can, but Trulykath is "truly" the expert on this place.

LOL...not sure on the expert status, but I was over there a while. It got to where I would pull in and they would address me by name, know Skip's name, and could practically quote his TDCJ #!! :)

Let me know if you have other questions!

kath

oh wait ya'll I lied Brad had been in CCA since December/ late november because I remember sending him clothes for christmas. Thank goodness for OldNavy.com!

Hey! Just wanted to let you know that my Hubby is there. He has been there for 1 1/2 years now. Our mail turn around is 2 to 3 days. For some reason we get hit twice on Mondays or Tuesdays and skipped the next day. We write one another everyday.....so we have some experience. :D

Hi, my boyfriend is in Mineral Wells pre parole(coming home on 07-26!! Woohoo!!!) He can call me every day. I go to see him every weekend, as I am only 2 1/2 hrs away. Much more laid back place, he's been there since 02-16-2005.....As fas as mail goes, I mail out, he gets it the next day....we can almost count on it!

Hello everyone, Im Hope, Im new to this forum and my boyfriend is also in Mineral Wells. He has been transferred so much Im glad he finally landed in a pre- release unit, and he says it's real laid back. His M.R.D. is November 27, 2005 so im happy to say he'll be coming home soon. Well, Im keeping my fingers crossed anyway. Im interested to know if anyone car pools to CCA. Im in San Antonio but can travel to Fort Worth. {there are no buses directly to Mineral Wells} Any information or help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Peace.

i was wondering my boyfriend just got sent to Mineral wells on Aug 2 his MRD is Nov 13 but they say he is up for parole review and to check back in Sept. i thought Mineral wells is a pre release unit.cause now the parole people say he might or might not come home on his MDR it all depends on what ever they vote is that true??

Also does everybody get contact visits??? what r the rules and if i am travelin 318 miles is that special visit?