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22 Jan 2020, 12:37 pm
In 2018, 40 people committed suicide in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). [read post]
21 Mar 2008, 1:37 am
RELATED, from NPR, High court says blacks kept off jury in murder case.TBCJ to meet in AustinFor those interested, there's a TDCJ board meeting in Austin next week. [read post]
28 Sep 2010, 6:09 am
Today, I am directing the TDCJ Parole Division to work with the Board of Pardons and Paroles to expand the use of their monitoring systems that can immediately identify when a paroled sex offender is somewhere they’re not supposed to be say, within a certain distance of a school or a specific individual. [read post]
4 Jan 2010, 8:28 am
And:Texas' death row population stands at 332, TDCJ data show.As of Nov. 30, a total of 226 inmates were serving life without parole. [read post]
19 Nov 2010, 1:40 pm
TDCJ could release the information, or file suit against the attorney general. [read post]
9 May 2007, 1:01 am
But SB 1909 and the other probation reform legislation making its way through the Texas Lege should help quite a bit indirectly by providing better outcomes for some of those addicts the Sheriff is arresting over and over.A lot of smaller counties don't have treatment facilities close by, and TDCJ will need every bit of the Senate treatment budget to implement SB 1909 in ways that don't cause smaller jurisdictions problems (the House proposed treatment budget is $100 million… [read post]
27 Dec 2010, 7:36 am
TDCJ and DPS each have multiple public relations staff, and every large police and sheriff's department has full-time media professionals, often former reporters, who do nothing but promote positive stories about their agencies. [read post]
17 Jul 2009, 9:29 am
At the Dallas Morning News Crime blog, Diane Jennings has, "TDCJ official says foreign death penalty opponents funding cell phone smuggling. [read post]
10 Aug 2010, 8:16 am
According to TDCJ, Texas' next scheduled execution in August 17. [read post]
22 Mar 2007, 3:48 am
There are a small number of very expensive prisoners in TDCJ, a handful of whom cost the agency more than one million dollars each annually.The Chairman's main drug court bill (HB 530, discussed here and here) passed with flying colors. [read post]
23 May 2010, 5:43 am
Counties want to keep the money saying "we found it," but they also "found" prisoners sent to TDCJ and the state pays all those costs. [read post]
10 May 2011, 5:26 am
The first bill relieves overpopulation pressures on state jails during a period when TDCJ will exceed capacity before the Lege meets again if at least a few bills like this one don't pass.. [read post]
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]
3 May 2007, 10:04 am
For starters, Juvenile Corrections Officers have the highest turnover rates of comparable state employees in 2006, says Kimbrough (p. 8):Juvenile Correctional Officers: 47.0%TDCJ Correctional Officers: 23.8%Parole Officers: 12.3%DPS Troopers: 4.5%Game Wardens: 2.1%Accountants: 6.8% I guess game wardens must have a cushy job if they're less likely leave than accountants! [read post]
23 Jul 2007, 3:07 am
Will TDCJ Takeover TYC? [read post]
8 Nov 2010, 8:27 am
Whether these insider advocates and GEO's campaign contributions can stem the company's recent losing streak regarding TDCJ contracts remains to be seen. [read post]
13 Sep 2019, 1:39 pm
Murphy submitted an appeal against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) stating that his religious rights had been violated “by not allowing a Buddhist chaplain into the execution chamber with him. [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]
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]
20 Jul 2011, 8:16 am
The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday in the state capital Austin, where Bhuiyan has sued Texas Governor Rick Perry and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) in a bid to halt Stroman’s execution. [read post]
