Estes Unit

Sanders Estes Unit (VS)
Location	1100 Highway 1807; Venus, Texas 76084
Coordinates	32°24′27″N 97°05′44″W / 32.407411°N 97.095648°W
Status	Operational
Capacity	1,040
Opened	1989
Managed by	Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Warden	Stephen McAdams(2010–2013) Randy Treon (2013–2021) Grady Wallace (2022- Current)

The Sanders "Sandy" Estes Unit is a prison in Venus, Texas. It is owned and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Background

Originally opened in 1989, the Sanders Estes Correctional Center houses minimum and medium security inmates. Inmates’ intensive program service needs are addressed. The facility offers a wide range of programmatic opportunities to better prepare offenders for re-entry into society. In January 2009, MTC was awarded a 6-year, 9-month contract to operate the facility.

Community service

The Sanders Estes Unit assists local communities by providing offender crews for city, county and state work projects. The facility donates about 1200 hours of inmate community service each month.

Sanders Estes also partners with a local animal shelter to provide offenders with an opportunity to participate in the rehabilitation of abused and neglected dogs. The program runs ten weeks and focuses on animal rehabilitation through companionship, nutrition, daily exercise routines and obedience training. Upon successful completion of the program, the animals are placed with a suitable family.

Accreditation

•American Correctional Association (ACA) accreditation
•Correctional Education Association (CEA) accreditation

Rehabilitation Programs

•Orientation

•Education and Testing

Education

•ABE
•Pre-GED
•GED

Career and Technical

•P.E.P.
•Building Trades
•Electrical Trade
•Life Skills
•CHANGES

Work and Training

•Hill College sponsored Janitorial Maintenance & more.