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22 Jan 2015, 6:54 am
By comparison, the total 1995 population in Nueces County was 310,435, and 352,107 in 2013, or a 13.4 percent increase, while the jail population grew at a slightly greater rate - 16.8 percent.Looking more closely, though, the 1995 jail population figure is artificially inflated because the jail was full back then of convicted offenders awaiting transfer to TDCJ, an issue that's been largely resolved in the 21st century since the state-prison system tripled in size. [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]
21 Feb 2017, 2:43 pm
"With half of offenders entering prison coming from this source, reducing revocations is a big potential cost saver for TDCJ. [read post]
3 Aug 2020, 11:43 am
But here's a short list of the major sources:Texas Criminal Justice Data Dashboard (county-level court data)Office of Court Administration reports, queriesTexas Justice Initiative (deaths in custody, police shootings)TDCJ Annual Statistical Reports (2018, last available)Texas Commission on Jail Standards population reportsTexas DPS: statewide arrest dataTX Commission on Law Enforcement: Racial profiling data by jurisdiction [read post]
18 Nov 2012, 6:13 am
We knew Bradley had applied to run the Special Prosecution Unit at TDCJ, so here's another datapoint regarding his job hunt, though I'm admittedly surprised to see him seeking to do indigent defense. [read post]
24 Jan 2019, 5:11 am
Though there's little momentum for it, it'd also be a good idea for TDCJ. [read post]
31 Jan 2018, 7:34 am
But the corrections culture that produces these illicit relationships at TJJD and TDCJ continues to afford opportunities for predatory behavior. [read post]
26 Jan 2013, 5:59 am
Yes, IPOT sent 1,085 questionnaires to TDCJ prisoners convicted of arson, but only 173 returned them. [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]
5 May 2013, 3:44 pm
The big news out of the vote on yesterday's TDCJ Sunset bill, reported the Texas Observer was an amendment related to prison closures:on Saturday an amendment by conservative Weatherford Republican Phil King will require the department to prioritize closing the most costly private prisons over less-expensive ones (in a “cost-benefit analysis,” as King put it).Quite a few Republicans have embraced a smart-on-crime approach and believe that mass incarceration, especially of… [read post]
15 Nov 2014, 10:51 am
Every year Texas releases almost twice as many prisoners as TDCJ housed en toto when Ann Richards was in office. [read post]
21 Nov 2014, 7:30 am
At those rates, it would run around $2 billion (with a "b") to treat every TDCJ prisoner with Hepatitis C if, say, courts ever ruled the state is obligated to provide the treatment as part of its basic standard of care for the disease. [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 8:35 am
The reasoning of TDCJ not to have hearings was cost and logistics. [read post]
5 Sep 2012, 7:24 am
Whitmire said in his opinion TDCJ built "too many" ad seg units during the 1990s prison expansion.Nationwide, "The U.S. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 5:31 am
Building or leasing new prisons isn't an option if you want to cut $786 million from TDCJ's requested biennial budget, as Gov. [read post]
11 Mar 2007, 4:05 am
OTOH, there's plenty of anecdotal and some statistical evidence that TDCJ tolerates prison rape now, HIV rates in Texas prisons are high, and already cost TDCJ a whopping 40% of its entire pharmacy budget! [read post]
29 Jan 2017, 6:42 am
But autopsy results and medical records revealed he was extremely malnourished and significant medical problems had long been neglected by TDCJ which also contributed to his death. [read post]
10 Nov 2016, 5:05 am
Just 46 17-year olds were housed in TDCJ as of Aug. 31st.Among arguments in favor of the change: "about 44 percent of arrests of 17-year-olds were for theft, marijuana possession, drunkenness, and liquor law violations. [read post]
19 May 2016, 4:50 am
As of Aug. 31, 2014, right at half of TDCJ prisoners were eligible for parole, according to the 2014 annual statistical report, p. 17. [read post]
10 May 2016, 3:59 am
Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 2015 Interim Report to the 84th Legislature (Charge 3 - Sale of criminal histories), House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, January 2015 Criminal Records in the Digital Age: A Review of Current Practices and Recommendations for Reform in Texas, William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, The University of Texas School of Law, March 2013 Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers… [read post]
