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Joe Ney Unit Records

The Joe Ney Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division prison west of Hondo in Medina County. TDCJ lists unit code 085, Senior Warden Terry Wiktorik, Region IV Regional Director Angela Chevalier, and a location two miles west of Hondo on CR 424. The unit came online in March 1995 and has been ACA accredited since August 2005.

Ney Unit houses male sentenced state prisoners in G1 and G2 custody levels. The research also identifies a Special Treatment Program: In-Prison Therapeutic Community. That program is one of the key differences between Ney and the nearby Ruben M. Torres Unit. Both are TDCJ facilities near Hondo, but they have separate unit codes, phone numbers, capacities, custody profiles, and program mixes.

The image comes from the official TDCJ Joe Ney Unit page, which is the source for the unit code, address, phone, capacity, custody levels, and program details.

The screenshot supports the state-prison focus: Joe Ney Unit records are TDCJ records, not Medina County Jail roster entries.

Joe Ney Unit Capacity

TDCJ lists Joe Ney Unit with a capacity of 576. It also lists 134 total employees, including 95 security employees, 27 non-security employees, 5 Windham Education employees, and 7 contract medical employees. Approximate acreage is 24. The research did not locate a current daily population count for Ney Unit separate from the capacity number, so the content uses the official capacity and avoids a guessed population figure.

Search Joe Ney Unit Custody

Joe Ney Unit inmate lookup uses the TDCJ inmate search. The TDCJ search covers current TDCJ prisoners only. It does not replace Medina County Jail custody checks for a fresh arrest, and it does not work like a county booking roster. TDCJ states that the online data is updated on working days and is at least 24 hours old, so a very recent transfer, unit move, or release may not appear immediately.

1. Open the TDCJ inmate search and search by TDCJ number, SID number, or name.
2. For a name search, use the exact last name and at least the first initial, then narrow with gender or race when needed.
3. Read the current facility field and confirm it says Joe Ney Unit before using Ney contact or visitation rules.
4. If the search does not find the person, check spelling, wait for working-day updates, or use TDCJ's inmate-information email process.

Joe Ney Unit Contact

Ney Unit is in Medina County, but it is run by TDCJ. The unit phone should be used for facility-specific questions about visits, location, approved processes, and release pickup. Statewide TDCJ channels handle inmate locator records, digital mail, phone accounts, trust deposits, and eCommDirect. Calling Medina County Jail is useful only when the person may still be in local custody before state assignment.

TDCJ inmate-information email requests may be sent to pia@tdcj.texas.gov. Include the inmate's full name and seven-digit TDCJ number if known. If the number is not known, include exact date of birth or approximate age and county of conviction. TDCJ says there is no charge for the service, but photographs and Social Security numbers are not provided to the public.

Joe Ney Unit Visits

Joe Ney Unit uses TDCJ visitation policy. Visitors should not use county jail visitation assumptions for this unit. TDCJ requires approved visitor-list status and uses a public unit schedule portal plus an online visitation portal. The research did not locate a fixed Ney Unit hour table saved into the source file, so current hours should be checked through the TDCJ schedule portal before travel.

Visit plans can be affected by eligibility, count, lockdown, dress rules, ID rules, unit needs, and the one-visit-per-weekend limit. Call Ney Unit when travel, pickup, or a special circumstance depends on a same-day answer.

Joe Ney Unit Mail

General mail for Joe Ney Unit follows the TDCJ digital mail system. The TDCJ digital mail instructions route general inmate mail to the Dallas processing address. Legal, media, and special correspondence should go to the unit of assignment. TDCJ states that missing inmate names or numbers can cause mail to be returned, and digital mail is generally available within three business days.

The Inmate Trust Fund Department is listed by TDCJ at PO Box 629, Huntsville, TX 77342-0629, phone 936-438-8990. Ney Unit family and friends should use TDCJ trust, eCommDirect, and Securus channels. Medina County Jail's NCIC mail and messaging process does not apply to a person assigned to Joe Ney Unit.

Joe Ney Unit Programs

Joe Ney Unit's most distinctive program detail is the In-Prison Therapeutic Community listed by TDCJ. Educational programs include literacy, Adult Basic Education, GED, CHANGES pre-release, and Cognitive Intervention. Additional services include Faith-Based Dormitory, Adult Education Program upon availability, Reentry Planning, Chaplaincy Services, and GO KIDS Initiative. Volunteer initiatives include substance-abuse education, support groups, and religious or faith-based studies and activities.

TDCJ lists agricultural and manufacturing operations as none for Ney, with facility operations focused on unit maintenance. Community work projects provide services to city and county agencies and the local school district. Medical capability is ambulatory medical and dental services on a single level, including CPAP-accommodating housing, managed by UTMB. This profile is different from Torres Unit, which has a larger listed capacity and more operational units such as a print shop and canine operations.

TDCJ

Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the state prison agency.

G1 and G2

TDCJ custody levels listed for Joe Ney Unit.

In-Prison Therapeutic Community

A TDCJ special treatment program listed for Ney Unit.

Reentry Planning

Programming meant to help state prisoners prepare for release or transition.

Joe Ney Unit Transfers

A person arrested in Medina County may start at Medina County Jail, go through magistrate and court steps, and later move to TDCJ only after a qualifying sentence or state-prison transfer process. Joe Ney Unit is part of that state system. It is not where a reader should look for every recent Hondo or Medina County arrest. For fresh county custody, the jail phone and records route remain the first tools.

Once a person is assigned to Ney, TDCJ systems control lookup, mail, visitation, trust deposits, phone accounts, and release information. TDCJ online data can lag because it is updated on working days and is at least 24 hours old. Before release pickup or visitation travel, confirm both the current unit and the visit status with the unit. The nearby Ruben M. Torres Unit is a separate TDCJ facility, even though both units are west of Hondo.