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24 Mar 2011, 12:01 pm
Furthermore, several new bills—including HB 3664 by Otto, HB 3649 by Otto, and SB 1583 by Ogden—would permanently remove TDCJ's obligation or ability to fund any part of misdemeanor probation in the future (perhaps under the theory that misdemeanors are a local issue, not a state problem). [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 5:22 am
So, let's close the post with this bit of wisdom from the Sentencing Project leader that so far TDCJ bureaucrats and legislative budgeters have failed to heed:if we cut drug treatment programs and employment assistance and other services like that, it’s a real risk of becoming a revolving door. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 5:44 am
" TDCJ doesn't yet track recidivism data for Windham students, but the employment gains described for those attending college-level vocational classes are impressive. [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 6:38 am
Shapiro's comments, to my knowledge, TDCJ can't actually provide recidivism rates for participants in Windham programs. [read post]
19 Mar 2011, 1:23 pm
Figure out how to actualize the Governor's recommended $786 million in cuts at TDCJ without gutting treatment and diversion programming. [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 4:52 am
Still, with regular school districts taking a major haircut and TDCJ needing nearly $400 million in annual cuts to meet the Governor's targets, Windham's $65 million per year looks like a juicy, almost irresistible target for budget cutters. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 9:54 am
" The timing — less than three weeks from the next scheduled execution — and the TDCJ's decision-making process drew quick criticism. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 8:29 am
Foster’s scheduled execution, that TDCJ has announced a decision to change the protocol by which they will execute Mr. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 8:18 am
According to TDCJ, the next execution in Texas is scheduled for April 5. [read post]
16 Mar 2011, 7:43 am
Perhaps someday federal communications law on the subject will change, though for now the cell phone companies oppose it and they have a lot more clout with Congress than TDCJ. [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 5:43 am
TDCJ has suggested the Legislature cut out this type of activity in order to keep the maximum number of state prison units up and running, but those priorities reduce public safety. [read post]
13 Mar 2011, 8:16 am
However, TDCJ did not view this as an option and it was not in the proposed budget cuts listed by [TDCJ Executive Director Brad] Livingston. [read post]
11 Mar 2011, 9:40 am
TDCJ is having a hard time retaining new hires. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 8:14 am
These schemes never seem to wrok out the way their proponents hope, and taxpayers inevitably are left holding the bag.Exacerbating matters, TDCJ last year canceled contracts with counties for 1,900 beds and doesn't plan rent beds from counties under the new budget, and the filed versions of Texas House and Senate budgets have suggested reducing the number of leased private prison beds by 3,519 and 2,119 beds respectively, further reducing the prospects for short-term demand. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 7:41 am
"We haven't made any decision, but we are working on possibly replacing it with another drug," said TDCJ spokeswoman Michelle Lyons. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 10:08 am
If the Legislature orders TDCJ to reduce the number of correctional officers and close prisons, the cuts could probably be managed effectively through attrition with few actual layoffs, according to a report (not online) I received in an open records request from TDCJ called "FY 2010 Agency Turnover by Title. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 6:53 am
But since TDCJ pays for extra private capacity (more than 11% of all beds), and since state jail beds are essentially fungible, really the marginal cost of each new prisoner is the cost of the last private state-jail bed leased. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 4:48 am
To get into the mid-to-high nine figures in biennial cuts at TDCJ requires closing more prisons and eliminating staff. [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 7:47 am
If a pedestrian is hit in the street, and the driver just keeps going, they could spend time in the TDCJ prison system. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 7:45 am
I'm still hopeful that probation departments will help notify DWI offenders under their supervision; Cary Welebob at TDCJ-CJAD told me they recently sent out notification to Texas probation chiefs about the amnesty opportunity, so maybe that will help boost the numbers..I'd still like to see legislation by Sen. [read post]
