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7 Oct 2008, 10:15 am
I've speculated that once we no longer had a Texan appointing Attorneys General, Texas might see similar litigation succeed over prison healthcare no matter who becomes president.Texas has at least temporarily avoided a California-style prison overcrowding crisis - though TDCJ units are essentially at max capacity - but I've seen no evidence Texas' prisoner health services are any better than California's and with UTMB-Galveston (which runs 80% of the prison health care… [read post]
1 Oct 2008, 1:48 pm
Toney said the state auditor should be brought in to determine whether TYC performed administrative investigations in these cases, that it was impossible to tell from the available documentation (if you disbelieve information in the database that the agency says is flawed).Meanwhile, having written this morning about the TDCJ grievance system, another data discrepancy showed up in this afternoon's discussions about TYC's grievance process: Assistant Ombudsman Kim Bennink said that… [read post]
1 Oct 2008, 11:34 am
TDCJ chief Brad Livingston replied that the supply of beds had dried up in the short run.But just because the market won't provide a service doesn't mean the government shouldn't fulfill those functions. [read post]
1 Oct 2008, 10:26 am
(p. 12).With more than 150,000 inmates housed at 106 different units, TDCJ processed 219,386 inmate grievances in 2007 at the unit level, and another 37,196 appeals, according to the SAO. [read post]
30 Sep 2008, 9:42 am
"So to summarize: The Governor brought in Ed Owens from TDCJ - a man for whom the state had previously paid a civil settlement over allegations he covered up sexual misconduct by a subordinate - who proceeded to slash the number of abuse investigators by 2/3 at a time when the volume of complaints was higher than ever. [read post]
18 Sep 2008, 2:36 pm
According to TDCJ, 10 more executions are scheduled for 2008. [read post]
17 Sep 2008, 1:51 pm
Ten more executions are scheduled in Huntsville in 2008, according to TDCJ. [read post]
17 Sep 2008, 7:27 am
The rest should have been moved, just like they did with TDCJ inmates and at other coastal jails. [read post]
15 Sep 2008, 7:46 am
Having analyzed on Saturday the Legislative Budget Board's incarceration projections for the adult prison system, let's take a look at LBB's projections regarding youth crime and incarceration in their five year population estimate (pdf) which is used to set agency budgets.Regular readers know that in 2007 the Legislature took steps aimed at reducing inmate populations at the Texas Youth Commission, including shifting 19-20 year olds to TDCJ and refusing to take misdemeanants… [read post]
14 Sep 2008, 6:43 am
TDCJ does it, and their prisoners are a lot bigger security risk than county jail inmates.UPDATE: Good news! [read post]
10 Sep 2008, 3:21 pm
"SEE ALSO: From the Palestine Herald, "TDCJ relocating coastal prisoners. [read post]
29 Aug 2008, 2:26 pm
The Austin Statesman's Mike Ward reported three hours ago that:Texas Youth Commission officials early today started removing incarcerated youths from the Al Price youth lockup in Beaumont, and state prison officials said they plan to start evacuating adult felons from two Beaumont prisons early Saturday.On moving the prisoners, despite the hassle and expense, I say better safe than sorry if there's a chance of a Category 4 hurricane touching down there. [read post]
22 Aug 2008, 8:57 am
Just a few bits of telling data about Texas' criminal justice system compiled from prior Grits posts:Proportion of Texas adults under control of the criminal justice system (in prison, jail, on probation or on parole): 1 in 21Increase in Texas' overall population 1978-2004: 67%Increase in Texas' prison population 1978-2004: 573%Number of felonies on the books in Texas: 2,324Number of Texas felonies involving oysters: 11Percentage of TDCJ inmates convicted of drug offenses:… [read post]
21 Aug 2008, 10:28 am
There are 20 state jail facilities (out of 106 TDCJ units). [read post]
21 Aug 2008, 8:21 am
Earlier this month, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice decided to join the other 49 US states in allowing most prison inmates regular access to telephones in the face of rampant cell phone smuggling by TDCJ guards. [read post]
19 Aug 2008, 5:54 pm
Charles Hood's case came to a near-boil in June when his June 17 scheduled execution was halted because the death warrant expired before TDCJ could carry out the lethal injunction. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 3:24 pm
TDCJ originally had hoped the phone installation would be complete by next month, but those deadline have long ago passed. [read post]
15 Aug 2008, 3:01 pm
According to TDCJ, 11 more executions are scheduled in the state this year, including two more this month. [read post]
14 Aug 2008, 10:42 pm
According to TDCJ, 11 more executions are scheduled in the state this year, including two more this month. [read post]
14 Aug 2008, 10:50 am
Texas prison guards would get a 20% pay hike if TDCJ officials have their way, reports the Austin American Statesman ("Big raises sought for prison workers," Aug. 14):Brad Livingston, the prison system's executive director, said the proposal would raise starting pay for correctional officers from $26,016 to $30,179 and the maximum salaries from $34,624 to $42,242. [read post]
