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24 Feb 2015, 4:39 am
"The department is seeking funding for additional treatment and diversion programming from the 84th Texas Legislature. [read post]
9 Dec 2010, 8:13 am
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. [read post]
22 Jan 2008, 6:00 am
The Comptroller’s Tax Policy Division changed its position because the Private Security Bureau (PSB) of the Texas Department of Public Safety altered its earlier stance and determined that a company performing the computer and network vulnerability services described in the letter ruling is not required to hold a license under the Texas Occupations Code (the PSB’s explanation for changing its position is set out in a letter from a PSB senior staff… [read post]
13 Mar 2008, 11:39 pm
Research about disciplinary actions against Texas correctional officers, generated by The Back Gate, a prison guards' blog, made its way into the Huntsville Item recently. [read post]
3 Feb 2012, 4:56 am
At the Galveston Daily News, Heber Taylor reports that, despite months of negotiation between the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the UT Medical Branch (UTMB) over providing inmate health care:there is no agreement.Dr. [read post]
2 Apr 2010, 8:40 am
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice's new annual statistical report (pdf) is out and Melody McDonald at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram has an overview with some of the highlights.Here are a few items I noticed that she didn't mention:Importantly, the largest counties appear to have reached a tipping point (as a result of shipping so many people off to prison over the years) and now receive more inmates back into their communities than they send to TDCJ: Harris County… [read post]
30 May 2015, 10:50 am
According to this summary (pdf) of the budget conference committee report, Texas will boost spending on corrections from general revenue by nearly half a billion dollars in the next biennium under the new budget, including 8% raises for correctional and parole officers and $139.4 million more for prison healthcare (which is still $35 million below what the agency said was needed to meet minimum standards.$6.7 billion in All Funds and $6.6 billion in General Revenue Funds… [read post]
12 Jun 2013, 3:54 am
It's official: The Texas Department of Criminal Justice will shutter two prison units operated by Corrections Corporation of America - the Dawson State Jail in Dallas and the Mineral Wells pre-parole transfer facility - for a two-year savings of $97 million. [read post]
8 Jan 2015, 12:02 pm
Remarkably, that may end up being exactly what happens at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. [read post]
5 Apr 2008, 4:04 am
The US Department of Justice has sued over abuse at juvie facilities in Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Texas, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands. [read post]
1 Oct 2014, 6:21 am
"House Corrections (Oct. 8, 1 p.m.): Evaluate facilities, programming and reentry services at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. [read post]
16 Jan 2013, 5:40 am
Recent legislation in other southern states offer possibilities for sentencing reform that perhaps could be replicated by the 83rd Texas Legislature if they can muster the will to reduce corrections spending. [read post]
2 Apr 2012, 7:52 am
" Some Republican legislative leaders who will depart include: Reps. [read post]
13 Mar 2023, 5:22 pm
First and foremost, the Texas Department of Transportation advises motorists and cyclists to obey all traffic laws, including correct signaling and stopping for lights, to prevent accidents and fatalities when bicycling. [read post]
26 Oct 2020, 4:33 am
On October 25, the Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the site of an accident on Linnwood Drive. [read post]
7 May 2018, 7:01 am
Grits recently calculated the ten-year change in rates for the proportion of adults under control of the correctional system in Texas from 2008 to 2018, defined as everyone in prison, in jail, on probation and on parole, comparing that total to the total adult population. [read post]
17 Dec 2015, 2:59 pm
The law requires State Counsel for Offenders, a division of the Board of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, to represent indigent persons in civil commitment proceedings. [read post]
16 Sep 2011, 8:01 am
Quijano, "who had a lot of experience in the Texas Department of Corrections, . . . told you that there was a probability that [Buck] would commit future acts of violence. [read post]
27 Mar 2008, 7:55 am
"Our correctional officer staffing situation is the most urgent operational challenge we face as an agency," Department of Criminal Justice Executive Director Brad Livingston said. [read post]
25 May 2014, 10:41 am
The state of Louisiana has already announced it would appeal: “Given the significant issues involved in this litigation which have far-reaching effects on many correctional institutions in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi, the Department intends to seek a thorough review of the trial court’s decision with the U.S. [read post]
