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12 Sep 2013, 8:22 am
Looking at TDCJ's 2012 Statistical Report (p. 16 of the pdf), as of Aug. 31 of last year, one notices that about 14% (57,478) of the more than 400,000 probationers statewide were categorized as "absconders." [read post]
12 Sep 2013, 7:06 am
CorrectionsOne posted the full article.Just to say it, and surely TDCJ's auditors must know this, but not every probation violation merits ending up "behind bars" and it's disingenuous to tell the press otherwise. [read post]
10 Sep 2013, 7:51 am
The difference between the DOJ's number and TDCJ's for 2012 was 14,069. [read post]
31 Aug 2013, 4:44 am
That table had TDCJ receiving a 40% "kickback" on the costs families pay for inmate phone calls. [read post]
30 Aug 2013, 8:48 am
TDCJ has plenty of beds and the closure of two facilities did nothing to increase the burden on county jail populations. [read post]
29 Aug 2013, 3:36 pm
You might not think prison guards and inmates have much in common, but on the question of too-hot prisons they've found a mutual interest. [read post]
26 Aug 2013, 8:54 am
In 2012, just 3% of deaths in custody at TDCJ were executions; more than twice as many people committed suicide.Culture-war driven debates about capital punishment tend to revolve around phony, trumped up axes that I consider a waste of time and a diversion from other important matters. [read post]
17 Aug 2013, 7:50 am
Apparently this post has launched a media meme.Raising livestock isn’t new to TDCJ. [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]
15 Aug 2013, 1:54 pm
” So TDCJ's hogs get a "climate controlled" environment but the prisoners and correctional officers, not so much. [read post]
14 Aug 2013, 8:53 am
TDCJ should take the senator's advice and shutter Connally of its own accord, then the Lege could polish it off in 2015. [read post]
11 Jul 2013, 5:16 am
Author and journalism professor Michael Berryhill, whose book The Trials of Eroy Brown was published in 2012, asked Grits to publish an essay on an infamous murder case out of Houston in which he alleged the media allowed themselves to be manipulated by victim advocates into spreading falsehoods and libels about the offender during the parole process, including falsely accusing a prison chaplain falsely of having sex with him and other inmates. [read post]
4 Jul 2013, 6:32 am
See prior Grits coverage of the Arlington case.Many more private prisons remain after Lege, TDCJ shut two downIt was an important victory for taxpayers, reformers and plain ol' common sense that Texas decided to shut down two private prison facilities this year. [read post]
1 Jul 2013, 9:32 am
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]
24 Jun 2013, 5:23 am
Employees who violate TDCJ sexual abuse policies, federal or state law are subject to disciplinary penalties, including criminal prosecution, he said. [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 9:08 am
TDCJ's board will decide on Friday whether to allow a handbook for filing inmate grievances produced in comic book format may be placed in Texas prison libraries. [read post]
15 Jun 2013, 10:16 am
In FY 2012, some 23,449 revoked probationers entered TDCJ, or 31.5% of all new receives during that fiscal year. [read post]
14 Jun 2013, 2:33 pm
TDCJ related to heat-related deaths, just as summer begins to warm up. [read post]
12 Jun 2013, 6:19 pm
More background here.Most TDCJ volunteers are faith basedReported the Conroe Courier, discussing a bill by rookie state Rep. [read post]
12 Jun 2013, 3:54 am
The Lege had formally delegated the decision which units to close to TDCJ, but no other facilities ever arose as likely candidates, despite complaints by locals in Mineral Wells that this would hurt the economy. [read post]
