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28 Apr 2016, 10:17 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Long-time TDCJ executive director Brad Livingston retired recently. [read post]
12 Feb 2010, 9:08 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Executive Director Brad Livingston reported that as of January 31, TDCJ had just 512 vacancies among correctional officer slots, down from around 4,000 vacancies in fall of 2007. [read post]
22 Jan 2018, 3:22 pm by Gritsforbreakfast
A number of other attorneys were also directed to change legal strategies in particular cases when the SCFO Director returned from the TDCJ Board meeting. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 4:27 am
OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR CENSORING BOOKSCorpus Christi, TX - Prison Legal News (PLN), a non-profit monthly publication that reports on criminal justice-related issues, filed suit today in federal district court against Brad Livingston, Executive Director of the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), and other TDCJ officials. [read post]
1 Jul 2013, 9:32 am by Gritsforbreakfast
On April 19, Texas Commission on Jail Standards executive director Brandon Wood sent a memo to all Texas Sheriffs and jail administrators (pdf) advising them that:In the past week, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) officials have notified us that two dialysis inmates from separate counties were sent to TDCJ facilities without prior notification. [read post]
17 Feb 2014, 5:52 am by Gritsforbreakfast
TDCJ is committed to doing all it can to recruit and retain correctional officers. [read post]
19 Mar 2010, 4:24 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Brad Livingston, TDCJ's executive director, stated that just a year ago the agency had nearly 4,000 vacant Correctional Officer positions open. [read post]
11 Aug 2016, 7:59 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Former executive director Brad Livingston didn't have the guts to tell the Lege, "the only way you can cut nine figures in our budget is to incarcerate fewer people. [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 7:04 am by Gritsforbreakfast
My only question about this latest move by TDCJ: "What will you cut in the budget to pay for drug testing employees? [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 6:05 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Regular readers know TDCJ recently released its finally approved cuts to be implemented the current fiscal year (i.e., immediately, in the current budget cycle; see this pdf summary). [read post]
21 Aug 2014, 8:48 am by Gritsforbreakfast
At Texas Monthly, Pam Colloff has a profile of former TDCJ flak Michelle Lyons titled, "The Witness," focused mainly on the 278 executions Lyons witnessed as part of her job before her termination/resignation in 2012. [read post]
26 Aug 2018, 6:31 am by Gritsforbreakfast
TDCJ has the data, which they compile for internal monthly reports that aren't posted on their website. [read post]
17 Aug 2013, 6:14 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The insider told the Backgate that after the March 2013 murder of Colorado prison chief Tom Clements that someone implemented a secret service style personal protective unit for TDCJ Executive Director Brad Livingston. [read post]
9 Mar 2010, 11:56 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas House Appropriations Committee yesterday gave Department of Criminal Justice director Brad Livingston a pass on whether prison closures should be part of his agency's budget cutting strategies.He walked the committee through his list of suggested budget cuts (pdf), but legislators allowed these very politicized proposals to frame the terms of debate. [read post]
27 Jan 2020, 3:56 am by Gritsforbreakfast
So it takes a lot of chutzpah for TDCJ to blame families for contraband! [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 6:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
In the initial draft, they made no mention of my more than five years as director of the Public Information Office and so I asked them to update it. [read post]
24 Nov 2012, 7:22 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"Notably, pay hikes for guards were not among the "exceptional items" requested by TDCJ in their biennial Legislative Appropriations Request. [read post]
15 Jul 2007, 11:52 pm
Here are the top agency individuals identified by TYC employees in Grits comments as TDCJ transplants, most of whom were hired with no job posting or job interview so TYC employees or others with experience in the field couldn't even compete for the positions:Conservator Ed OwensExecutive Director Dimitria PopeChief of Staff Mickey Neel - came from AZ but was a former employee of Pope and the Research and Evaluation Department (RED) at TDCJTraining Director Marty… [read post]