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21 Feb 2017, 10:56 am
The bill was voted out on a 6-2 vote with the disparate treatment intact.TDCJ chief exec interviewedSee an interview with new TDCJ chief mugwump Brian Collier from the Huntsville Item.Raise the Age! [read post]
21 Feb 2017, 7:46 am
According to TDCJ's annual statistical report, as of Aug. 31, 2015, about 20.3 percent of TDCJ inmates were 50 years old or older. [read post]
17 Feb 2017, 9:36 am
So even if the litigation isn't complete, that's something they can do to reduce baseline prison costs before the feds make them tack on an air conditioning bill If federal courts order TDCJ to perform heat mitigation, it will be a little late to start thinking about reducing prisoner numbers. [read post]
7 Feb 2017, 7:53 am
But IMO the debate has been misframed as an "unfunded mandate" from the state to counties in a way that ignores much more significant unfunded mandates in the other direction.The most important unfunded mandate in the criminal-justice system comes from local government decision makers - especially prosecutors and judges - making choices about imprisonment at TDCJ for which state government must pay 100 percent of the costs. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 8:41 am
” But the fact is, TDCJ really did submit paperwork to the DEA saying it intended to buy drugs from these black-market dealers. [read post]
29 Jan 2017, 6:42 am
But autopsy results and medical records revealed he was extremely malnourished and significant medical problems had long been neglected by TDCJ which also contributed to his death. [read post]
22 Jan 2017, 4:13 pm
Then he waited inside TDCJ 32 years while nothing happened. [read post]
11 Jan 2017, 3:46 pm
A whopping 58.9 percent of respondents said they were assaulted by a staff member, which jibes with past investigations into sexual assault at TDCJ. [read post]
11 Jan 2017, 7:11 am
Will they close prisons by eliminating private prison contracts to make cuts at TDCJ? [read post]
31 Dec 2016, 8:17 am
He included the murder of a 21-year old TDCJ corrections officer, which I agree was chilling and terrible. [read post]
22 Dec 2016, 6:32 am
After a $458 million budget hike last session, TDCJ has been ordered to cut $264 million from its budget for the 2018-19 biennium. [read post]
14 Dec 2016, 5:59 am
"Of course, a cynic might note that there's no such new facility in TDCJ's budget request, which is focused more on where to make cuts mandated by legislative leadership. [read post]
14 Dec 2016, 5:41 am
Mothballing of a small TDCJ facility in downtown Houston has begun, reported the Houston Business Journal. [read post]
10 Nov 2016, 5:05 am
Just 46 17-year olds were housed in TDCJ as of Aug. 31st.Among arguments in favor of the change: "about 44 percent of arrests of 17-year-olds were for theft, marijuana possession, drunkenness, and liquor law violations. [read post]
1 Nov 2016, 5:04 am
Certainly hiring the guy after he left TDCJ under a cloud of accusations, which TJJD knew about, raises some red flags, which Brandi's story ably articulates.The fact that the TYC transition went on for years and was such a mess for so long probably contributes to public officials' reticence to jump down the agency's throat, as happened ten years ago almost instantly when news of sexual abuse of kids arose near the beginning of session. [read post]
20 Sep 2016, 8:59 am
More on this later, perhaps, after Grits has had the chance to read it.Guidance on operating inmate web pages At the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Dave Maas offered guidance for people operating social media or web pages on behalf of Texas prison inmates, after TDCJ earlier this year banned such accounts when operated by a third party.Ticketed drivers need 'safe haven' to deal with debt College Station muni Judge Edward Spillane had a great suggestion for encouraging… [read post]
17 Sep 2016, 1:34 pm
Here's a column and chart establishing precisely where TDCJ's population falls on that scale. [read post]
15 Sep 2016, 2:44 pm
You can find these policies in Chapter 3 of TDCJ’s Offender Orientation Handbook. [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]
21 Aug 2016, 9:20 am
He also would like to see the state combine or close three Jester Unit prisons nearby and move those inmates to five other state prisons.Whitmire said he plans to push for additional closures as an alternative to cutting guards and compromising health care, if the mandated 4-percent cut is not rescinded.That's exactly the right path: In 2011, TDCJ suggested similar cuts to services, particularly to health care, which ultimately had to be rescinded. [read post]
