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3 Aug 2020, 11:43 am
But here's a short list of the major sources:Texas Criminal Justice Data Dashboard (county-level court data)Office of Court Administration reports, queriesTexas Justice Initiative (deaths in custody, police shootings)TDCJ Annual Statistical Reports (2018, last available)Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reportsTexas DPS: statewide arrest dataTX Commission on Law Enforcement: Racial profiling data by jurisdiction [read post]
9 Jul 2020, 2:03 pm
Additionally, over 1,700 TDCJ employees tested positive. [read post]
9 Jul 2020, 2:03 pm
Additionally, over 1,700 TDCJ employees tested positive. [read post]
16 Jun 2020, 4:00 am
The court said in part:Gutierrez fails to make a strong showing of a likelihood of success in establishing that TDCJ’s execution policy is not “reasonably related to legitimate penological interests. [read post]
15 Jun 2020, 5:21 pm
See additional, related polling here, here, here, and here.Police unions and police misconduct: what the research says.As cities grew safer, police budgets continued to rise.Former police chief explains why it's so hard to fire bad cops.Police chiefs finding job security hard to come by.Confessions of a former bastard cop.Study: 1 in 1,000 black men in America will be killed by police over life course.Protests focus on overpolicing, but underpolicing is also dangerous.Cops prevent violence but… [read post]
15 Jun 2020, 1:24 pm
Were I assigned that task, here's where I'd start:Texas Justice Initiative has data on police shootings and deaths in custody, including prisons and jails.TCJC's criminal court database for Bexar, Harris, and Dallas counties lets you do racial break outs by arresting agency, offense category, and average bail amounts for those three jurisdictions.For data on prisons, probation, and parole, here's the 2018 TDCJ annual statistical report.Texas death… [read post]
2 Jun 2020, 6:32 am
I still very much want to know who shot whom in that case.Use of force against inmates rises as TX prison pop dwindlesEven as the Texas prison population dwindles, use of force against inmates has risen inside TDCJ facilities, reported the Texas Tribune. [read post]
28 May 2020, 3:15 pm
I looked him up in TDCJ's database and used the spelling corroborated there. [read post]
21 May 2020, 2:01 pm
The TDCJ Correctional Security division and UTMB Managed Correctional Healthcare are exempt from cuts, but "Other parts of TDCJ's budget though — like parole, education/training programs, drug treatment, executives — seemingly will have to be in proposed 5% cut. [read post]
18 May 2020, 1:50 pm
Good for TDCJ, even if it took being shamed to improve things. [read post]
17 May 2020, 12:46 pm
(See this report documenting monthly totals.)Last year, TDCJ averaged 5,475 new receives per month, so the reduction is attributable almost entirely to the lack of new intake. [read post]
15 May 2020, 1:26 pm
If TDCJ grievance procedures are effectively a "dead end," wondered Sotomayor, do they really count as an "available" remedy? [read post]
7 May 2020, 11:08 am
Grits had earlier discussed how COVID lockdowns at TDCJ were keeping inmates from communicating with their families. [read post]
6 May 2020, 2:38 pm
According to the article, TDCJ has already stopped doing these treatment programs in person and has switched to correspondence courses where prisoners work on written packets in their cells. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 11:28 am
And of course, any of this is something TDCJ could do tomorrow. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 11:05 am
Judge Keith Ellison of the District court handed down a list of requirements for the TDCJ to comply with, including cleaning of common surfaces every 30 minutes; signage providing education; and hand sanitizer, masks, and unrestricted access to soap and towels. [read post]
23 Apr 2020, 8:45 am
See the 5th Circuit's court order.Houston Chronicle: ‘A perfect storm’: Health experts warn of rapid COVID-19 spread in Texas prisons, recommend early releasesKHOU: TDCJ correctional officer, 2 inmates die from apparent COVID-related complicationsHuntsville Item: TDCJ COVID-19 UPDATE: Offender at Wynne Unit has died from coronavirusKLTV: TDCJ updates Beto Unit 106 COVID-19 cases, 54 tests pendingTexas Tribune: Coronavirus in… [read post]
16 Apr 2020, 2:14 pm
This logic allows TDCJ to protect inmates housed in the state prison system while causing the local jails to become breeding centers for the virus. [read post]
10 Apr 2020, 7:01 am
— Texas Bar Blog As COVID-19 cases rise, TDCJ says the biggest risk to inmates comes from outside (audio) — The Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Wednesday that it’s locking down 15 prisons in response to the coronavirus crisis. [read post]
5 Apr 2020, 4:35 pm
For example, officials in Louisiana confirmed sending two people to Texas last weekend - and both are now in custody of TDCJ. [read post]
