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13 May 2011, 2:56 pm
In essence, TDCJ was saying they there is no need for them to follow the law. [read post]
4 Sep 2016, 7:09 am
The savings weren't real, sustainable, nor at a fundamental level, prudent.Now, legislators once again face the prospect of budget cuts at TDCJ and recent experience should make the path clear: Incarcerate fewer people if you want to cut TDCJ's budget. [read post]
29 Jun 2009, 11:14 pm
But with the jail building decision drawing near, TDCJ's population is down and they're not leasing as many beds from counties as they have in the past. [read post]
16 May 2014, 8:06 am
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held on May 13 that TDCJ withheld mitigation evidence that supported capital defendant Robert James Campbell's claims of mental retardation (an "Atkins" claim, in legal parlance), ordering a stay of his execution. [read post]
9 Sep 2019, 8:27 am
In this exchange, Judge Keith Ellison appeared to contemplate giving TDCJ officials a taste of their own medicine:"Shouldn't we have as a sanction, prison officials in the cells dealing with the same temperatures as the prisoners? [read post]
29 Mar 2012, 12:31 pm
The TDCJ would rather snatch a healthy starfish from the sea and put it on dry land to die. [read post]
12 Feb 2015, 6:34 am
Basically, after the Fifth Circuit's ruling [see Grits coverage], TDCJ called for a settlement conference. [read post]
18 Oct 2013, 6:11 am
Hurt and asked him why he left TDCJ. [read post]
24 Nov 2012, 7:22 am
"Notably, pay hikes for guards were not among the "exceptional items" requested by TDCJ in their biennial Legislative Appropriations Request. [read post]
9 Jun 2013, 6:40 am
The Dawson State Jail is the other prime target for closure but the final say is up to TDCJ's board. [read post]
4 May 2011, 6:52 am
TDCJ owns 122,374 acres worth $2.4 billion at market value, according to the GLO. [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 6:58 am
The parole board could do more to help with that task than the Lege, of course, since the majority of TDCJ inmates are already parole eligible.So far, TDCJ officials have been unwilling to suggest closing units, but in the face of a shortfall this big I doubt they'll have a choice. [read post]
27 Jul 2008, 9:20 am
The youngest offender who entered TDCJ last year was 15 years old; the oldest was 88.The good news: the parole board clearly has plenty of leeway to manage the inmate population. [read post]
12 Jan 2014, 8:42 am
“Do TDCJ facilities create high HIV rates by releasing prisoners (known to have high HIV rates) into the community or do TDCJ facilities locate in areas with high HIV rates? [read post]
15 Jul 2007, 11:52 pm
Wrote Bush:Twice in TYC's history - in the 1950s and the late 60s / early 70s - there were serious proposals on the table to place youth facilities under the direct supervision of TDCJ (then TDC).So it is ironic that this has now been accomplished in a de facto fashion - by simply appointing TDCJ people to the most important leadership positions over TYC.Also bizarre: if the root problem was a perceived overdependence on prison-like features, why would anyone think bringing in… [read post]
9 Sep 2012, 7:38 am
This morning, out of curiosity, Grits decided to run a few numbers comparing historic Texas corrections budgets to spending at TDCJ for the current biennium. [read post]
10 Feb 2013, 8:20 am
First: The Legislative Budget Board predicts prison populations will creep back up in the next few years and TDCJ doesn't control prison population levels. [read post]
14 Sep 2014, 5:39 am
Or perhaps TDCJ will settle to prevent Ms. [read post]
17 Aug 2013, 6:14 am
TDCJ pulled as many as 5-7 armed OIG (Office of Inspector General ) officers to act as his personal protective unit 24 hours a day, 7 days per week on and off of the job. [read post]
19 Jun 2009, 4:16 am
But the rubber will meet the road this year when LBB predicts that, by the end of FY 2009 (in August), TDCJ's population will have declined to 154,618, so it'll be interesting to see how closely their predictions hold when this year's numbers come out. [read post]
