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26 May 2012, 5:24 am
Via email from Ana Correa the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, see details about the upcoming Sunset hearing for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and her group's diligent preparations:On June 5th, Texas' Sunset Advisory Commission will hear testimony in response to its staff report of findings and recommendations related to the state's criminal justice system. [read post]
22 Apr 2013, 4:42 am
Grits last week raised questions about the appointment to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice of Annette Raggette, a woman whose LinkedIn profile listed her as an employee of board chairman Oliver Bell. [read post]
31 Jan 2010, 7:48 am
Eric Dexheimer at the Austin Statesman examined the 5,000 book titles rejected by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice over the last five years and says "Texas prisoners are missing out on some fine reading. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 8:23 am
" Earlier coverage of TDCJ's war of words with Reprieve begins at the link. [read post]
2 Mar 2009, 1:28 pm
Backing that up is one TDCJ guard who has urged that Pondexter's death sentence be commuted to life in prison. [read post]
12 Jun 2009, 9:10 am
The court order is then sent to TDCJ, which has no discretion over the setting of execution dates. [read post]
6 Feb 2023, 12:44 pm
First DWI Conviction Penalties Offense Level: Class B Misdemeanor Maximum Fine: Up to $2,000 State Surcharge / Superfines: Up to $3,000 Jail Range: 72 hours to 180 days in county jail License Suspension: 90 days to 1 year + Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) at or over .15 Offense Level: Class A Misdemeanor Maximum Fine: Up to $4,000 State Surcharge / Superfines: Up to $6,000 Jail Range: 72 hours to 1 year in county jail License Suspension: 90 days to 1 year + Open Container Enhancement Offense… [read post]
14 Feb 2007, 7:29 am
Terri Hodge, which allows good time to be restored to inmates at the discretion of TDCJ after it's been taken away for a rule infraction. [read post]
1 Sep 2009, 12:44 am
" TDCJ officials say the policy will likely be implemented sooner than later.Search policies on laptops at the borderCrimProf blog rounds up links on new US policies for searching laptops at border crossings, noting that "The Ninth Circuit has ruled that the constitution does not preclude warrantless and suspicionless searches of laptop computers at the border. [read post]
14 Aug 2007, 4:17 am
"We're searching out those who instigated the disturbance," TDCJ spokeswoman Michelle Lyons said. [read post]
29 Jan 2011, 9:13 am
Another escapee from a South Texas prison was captured, an episode which is causing TDCJ to reevaluate outside trusty assignments. [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 4:13 am
Texas passed legislation this year limiting authority to shackle pregnant inmates during labor, but I don't know what happens with the babies after they're born.MORE: A quick search of TDCJ's website on the topic revealed this story from the Galveston Daily News about the birthing center for pregnant mothers at TDCJ's Carole Young medical unit in Texas City:The minimum-security unit has helped female offenders with medical needs since 1996. [read post]
5 May 2011, 5:50 am
"TDCJ argued "that it is too expensive to provide a due-process evidentiary hearing before imposing sex-offender conditions on those who have never been convicted of a sex offense," but "after balancing the additional costs to TDCJ against the parolee's liberty interest and the likelihood of erroneous decision-making without appropriate due-process protections, the Fifth Circuit concluded that the present procedures - the ones used in Meza and in the… [read post]
5 Jan 2022, 10:07 am
In his closing arguments, Kretzer also noted that it would be unfair to restrict spiritual advisors who are not Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) employees because members of the medical and drug teams are also not TDCJ employees. [read post]
18 Jan 2010, 5:16 am
The article concludes with advice Grits readers have heard before:In years past, when budget cuts were required, lawmakers shielded TDCJ's “institutional division” (which operates the prisons) from reductions, which meant cost savings instead had to come from treatment and probation programming. [read post]
4 Feb 2011, 2:17 pm
Due to my violation of probation I appeared before the Judge in Dallas County 265th District Court who sentence me to 4 years in TDCJ. [read post]
22 Oct 2010, 12:51 pm
Related posts are in the lethal injection and TDCJ indexes. [read post]
30 Mar 2010, 4:59 am
I'm guessing the 100-170 number is how many TDCJ recommends, but the board turns down 90% of them.MORE: From California Corrections Crisis. [read post]
5 Apr 2011, 7:59 am
As reported by the Texas Tribune, public documents showed that TDCJ officials did not consult medical or pharmaceutical professionals, but relied on news and online accounts of another state's recent use of pentobarbital in making their decision to switch. [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 11:56 am
Berkeley's public information act request, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) claims releasing information about the state's sodium thiopental supply could trigger violent protests by anti-death penalty activists. [read post]
