The Sanders "Sandy" Estes Unit is a prison in Venus, Texas . It is owned and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice .
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1-677: 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. 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
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