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20 May 2013, 12:31 pm
The authority has a real estate portfolio that consists of nine properties/facilities. [read post]
20 Jan 2013, 8:15 am by Gritsforbreakfast
“It’s taken us a while to move those operations,” said Brad Livingston, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [read post]
19 Apr 2011, 4:45 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Erwin Cain told the House Corrections Committee that privatization would save money by reducing "state exposure to pension and healthcare costs. [read post]
15 Apr 2011, 7:31 am by Gritsforbreakfast
TDCJ chief Brad Livingston added that salaries at private facilities are lower than state-run units, raising the specter of state employees being fired and offered their old jobs at lower wages, no pension, etc.. [read post]
11 Apr 2011, 12:35 pm by Mike Scarcella
At one point, when Livingston said Almerfedi is being detained for a crime he did not commit, Silberman corrected the lawyer, saying that the trial court proceeding is not a criminal one. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 7:43 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Texas prison chief Brad Livingston has responded by calling for a test of cell-phone jamming technology, however the Attorney General has already told the agency that installing jammers on a permanent basis would require a change in federal communications law first enacted in the 1930s. [read post]
10 Dec 2010, 5:34 am by Gritsforbreakfast
"This is a fundamental shift they are proposing," said Brad Livingston, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.In a Nov. 22 letter to Livingston, UTMB proposed ending its 16-year contract with the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee , a state agency created to oversee and monitor prisoners' care, and contracting directly with the prison system.Dr. [read post]
6 Apr 2010, 6:47 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Allen ran the Corrections Committee during Texas' last major budget crisis in 2003, when cuts essentially similar to those proposed by TDCJ director Brad Livingston ended up boosting expenses in the short therm. [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]
8 Mar 2010, 10:44 am by Gritsforbreakfast
At a House Appropriations Committee meeting today, House Corrections Chairman Jim McReynolds asked TDCJ chief Brad Livingston if private prison-contracts up for renewal might increase their rates and increase costs for the state.Livingston said that was possible, since contracts covering the 12,000 or so private beds for which TDCJ contracts are 5-7 years old. [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 7:17 am by Second Circuit Civil Rights Blog
Under the PLRA, fees are limited "in any action brought by a prisoner who is confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 7:40 am
Plaintiff had since been transferred to a different facility and the Bureau of Prisons has rejected the Standardized Chapel Library Project policy responsible for the removal of the books. [read post]
22 Sep 2009, 6:44 am
 418 A8826 Schimminger (MS) -- Relates to the specialty pharmacy program BLURB : Soc Serv. specalty pharmacy pgm Last Act: 09/11/09 signed chap.418419 A903 Gottfried (MS) -- Provides for review by the department of health of policies and practices regarding HIV, AIDS and HCV at correctional facilities BLURB : Pub Heal. [read post]
20 Jul 2009, 1:34 am
 80 A755A Paulin (MS) -- Prohibits employers from discriminating against victims of domestic violence or stalking BLURB : Exec. domes. violen. employ. prac Chapter Signed Date Effective Date80  07/07/2009      07/07/2009Last Act: 07/07/09 signed chap.8007/07/09 approval memo.581 A2029A Sayward -- Authorizes health care professionals licensed in… [read post]
8 Jul 2009, 6:35 am
  The statute does exempt correctional facilities from the definition of a public service “with respect to actions and decisions regarding an individual serving a sentence of imprisonment. [read post]
26 Feb 2009, 11:15 pm
Additionally, the agency is seeking funding to construct three (3) 80-bed officer dormitories, which could be constructed adjacent to three (3) of our most understaffed units.Meanwhile, TDCJ says the understaffing problem would be even worse without bonuses paid to new hires wiling to work in understaffed units:Through October 2008, 1,322 recruitment bonus checks had been mailed to new or returning correctional officers who had taken the incentive TDCJ is offering as a way to boost staffing… [read post]