Houston Chronicle, June 14, 2007 GALVESTON - The Federal Bureau of Prisons awarded the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston a contract beginning July 18 to provide comprehensive medical care to inmates at the Federal Correctional Complex in Beaumont, according to a news release. The one-year contract, which includes renewal options, is valued at about $99 million over the next five years, said Jack Smith, associate director of business development for UTMB's Correctional Managed Care division, in the release. UTMB will offer a full range of medical, dental and mental health services to the 5,700 male inmates. Those who need specialized care will be treated at Hospital Galveston, the UTMB correctional hospital in Galveston. Medical emergencies will continue to be treated at local area hospitals. UTMB has been the medical provider for the facility since it opened about 10 years ago. This is the only prison in the federal system that contracts with another agency to provide all of its health services, Smith said. It is CMC's second-largest contract. The largest is the $400 million contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to provide comprehensive health services each year to 80 percent of the state's inmate population.