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16 Jul 2009, 12:42 am
John Whitmire, TDCJ Inspector General John Moriarty, and others regarding a proposed bill by Sen. [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 8:47 am
According to TDCJ,six Texas executions are scheduled this year in addition to Newton's. [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]
11 Jul 2009, 1:12 am
"Equally concerning, guards at Geo units are less well trained than at TDCJ. [read post]
6 Jul 2009, 1:36 am
Typically, summertime worsens understaffing at Texas prisons with the number of unfilled guard slots rising steadily until the weather cools.This year the recession and aggressive TDCJ recruiting efforts have cut significantly into that staffing shortfall for the first time in many years, but it's an open question how many of those rookie guards will still stay on the job after they've endured a few 108 degree days in August.UPDATE: The AP story from the Dallas paper was actually… [read post]
30 Jun 2009, 6:01 am
Results from three new surveys by the Urban Institute provide a lot of new detail and analysis regarding barriers to successful reentry for prisoners returning from TDCJ to Houston. [read post]
29 Jun 2009, 11:14 pm
But with the jail building decision drawing near, TDCJ's population is down and they're not leasing as many beds from counties as they have in the past. [read post]
29 Jun 2009, 7:05 am
TDCJ will be adopting rules soon to implement the new policy.Improving reentry prospectsAnother good bill was HB 1711 requiring TDCJ to create reentry and reintegration plans for offenders released from TDCJ and establishing a multi-agency task force to coordinate reentry services. [read post]
28 Jun 2009, 6:23 am
According to AP:Texas prison officials plan to cancel contracts to house up to 1,900 state convicts in county lockups because the number of inmates in state prisons has fallen.Michelle Lyons, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, told the Austin American-Statesman that officials plan to move the convicts now housed in county lockups back into state prisons by the end of August. [read post]
20 Jun 2009, 12:04 am
Message to TDCJ staff: "Lump it and like it. [read post]
19 Jun 2009, 4:16 am
But the rubber will meet the road this year when LBB predicts that, by the end of FY 2009 (in August), TDCJ's population will have declined to 154,618, so it'll be interesting to see how closely their predictions hold when this year's numbers come out. [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]
9 Jun 2009, 3:34 am
TDCJ had specifically asked for it, he said. [read post]
8 Jun 2009, 3:35 am
The findings, though, are extremely suspect regarding their application to real-world policy because the options didn't include the most common sentence in murder cases - incarceration that's LESS than LWOP and frequently leaves the murderer parole-eligible after a certain, minimum sentence, if they can convince the parole board they're no longer a continuing threat.In 2007, according to TDCJ's annual report (pdf) Texas state prisons received 1,078 offenders convicted of… [read post]
2 Jun 2009, 7:28 pm
Ohio is scheduled to execute Daniel Wilson Wednesday morning, as noted in this UPI report.According to TDCJ, five more Texas executions are scheduled this year, and it's possible that more will be added by state district courts during the remainder of the year. [read post]
2 Jun 2009, 7:50 am
"According to TDCJ, five more Texas executions are scheduled this year. [read post]
29 May 2009, 12:48 am
TDCJ gives employers low rent in the PIE program to entice any employer to work there at all. [read post]
19 May 2009, 6:59 pm
To date, there have been 28 executions in the nation this year.According to TDCJ, five more Texas executions are scheduled this year; the next, June 2. [read post]
19 May 2009, 9:24 am
(CDT), tonight.According to TDCJ, five more Texas executions are scheduled this year; more are likely to be added by state district courts. [read post]
11 May 2009, 8:37 am
Current compensation only applies to time in a TDCJ cell, but not another kind of cell. [read post]
