How does TDCJ decide where inmates go? 📍 State classification evaluates each inmate, determines the right facility, and plans transportation. Today, the agency is larger than ever, and its approach is evolving to meet changing needs. Regionalization will help keep inmates closer to family, reduce transfers, and save time, money, and stress for everyone involved. 🤝 #TDCJ #Corrections #Rehabilitation | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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How does TDCJ decide where inmates go? 📍 State classification evaluates each inmate, determines the right facility, and plans transportation. Today, the agency is larger
Texas Department of Criminal Justice. . How does TDCJ decide where inmates go? 📍 State classification evaluates each inmate, determines the right facility, and plans transportation. Today, the agency is larger than ever, and its approach is evolving to meet changing needs. Regionalization will help keep inmates closer to family, reduce ...
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James H. Byrd Jr. Unit Prison Life in Texas
John William King executed in James Byrd Jr.'s brutal dragging death
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June 7, 1998: James Byrd Jr. killed in Jasper after being dragged by 3 white men
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Join us in celebrating Executive Director Bobby Lumpkin's 35th anniversary with TDCJ with a special return to the Byrd Unit where he started as a correctional officer in 1990. During his visit, he reminisced with employees who trained him, thanked staff for their service and shared words of encouragement to the inmates. | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Join us in celebrating Executive Director Bobby Lumpkin's 35th anniversary with TDCJ with a special return to the Byrd Unit where he started as a correctional officer in 1990. During his visit, he reminisced with employees who trained him, thanked staff for their service and shared words of encouragement to the inmates. | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Hollis Daniels III transferred to Byrd Unit prison for life sentence
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice family at the Byrd unit knows how to start off the summer right! Celebrating Family Fun Day with great food, music, games and prizes! "A family who prays, eats, and plays together, stays together." #TDCJFamily | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice family at the Byrd unit knows how to start off the summer right! Celebrating Family Fun Day with great food, music, games and prizes! "A family who prays, eats, and plays together, stays together." #TDCJFamily | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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James H. Byrd Jr. Unit Prison Escape Attempts
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Join us in celebrating Executive Director Bobby Lumpkin's 35th anniversary with TDCJ with a special return to the Byrd Unit where he started as a correctional officer in 1990. During his visit, he reminisced with employees who trained him, thanked staff for their service and shared words of encouragement to the inmates. | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Join us in celebrating Executive Director Bobby Lumpkin's 35th anniversary with TDCJ with a special return to the Byrd Unit where he started as a correctional officer in 1990. During his visit, he reminisced with employees who trained him, thanked staff for their service and shared words of encouragement to the inmates. | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Hollis Daniels III transferred to Byrd Unit prison for life sentence
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice family at the Byrd unit knows how to start off the summer right! Celebrating Family Fun Day with great food, music, games and prizes! "A family who prays, eats, and plays together, stays together." #TDCJFamily | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice family at the Byrd unit knows how to start off the summer right! Celebrating Family Fun Day with great food, music, games and prizes! "A family who prays, eats, and plays together, stays together." #TDCJFamily | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Inmate dies after fight breaks out at state prison in Brazoria County, TDCJ says
Inmate dies after fight breaks out at state prison in Brazoria County, TDCJ says
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This week TDCJ began introducing tablets at select correctional facilities. The Henley State Jail in Dayton was the first in the system to receive secure tablets which deliver educational, vocational, religious, and legal materials along with messaging and numerous other programs. Securus is providing tablets at no cost to the inmate or the state. In addition to Henley, the Kyle and Kegans units were also apart of the rollout this week. The Bell and Halbert units will receive them this upcoming
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This week TDCJ began introducing tablets at select correctional facilities. The Henley State Jail in Dayton was the first in the system to receive secure tablets which deliver educational, vocational, religious, and legal materials along with messaging and numerous other programs. Securus is providing tablets at no cost to the inmate or the state. In addition to Henley, the Kyle and Kegans units were also apart of the rollout this week. The Bell and Halbert units will receive them this upcoming
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In the largest turnout yet, 551 inmates attended the Stop the Drugs Rally at the TDCJ - Alfred Hughes Unit. Guest speakers and inmates spoke of the importance of sobriety and shared valuable resources. Watch to see how agency staff, the inmate population and the community are coming together to stop dangerous drugs within our units. | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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In the largest turnout yet, 551 inmates attended the Stop the Drugs Rally at the TDCJ - Alfred Hughes Unit. Guest speakers and inmates spoke of the importance of sobriety and shared valuable resources. Watch to see how agency staff, the inmate population and the community are coming together to stop dangerous drugs within our units. | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice will move inmates from the Neal Unit to other region facilities
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The TDCJ - Bartlett Innovation Unit inmates are teaching basic commands to foster dogs from the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter to help give them a second chance at finding a home. 🐶 🐾Through this program, they are gaining experience and learning new skills that aid in their rehabilitation journey. | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Taking a leap towards change can be the perfect way to give back to the community. At the TDCJ - Bartlett Innovation Unit, inmates create quilted items for kids going through cancer treatment at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. This quilt-making project encourages them to gain knowledge in service as they continue to grow in their rehabilitation journey. Watch to see just how the work they do is contributing to health and healing. 🪡🧵 | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Through its innovative peer-to-peer approach, the It's Possible Program at the Allred unit inspires G-5 inmates to take ownership of their lives, develop a forward-thinking mindset, and emerge as positive influences for their families and future communities! Not only does this approach encourage collaboration and meaningful impact but enhances unit culture and communication between employees and inmates. #TDCJ #itspossible #rehabilitation | Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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At the Wynne Unit, inmates are gaining vital job skills to help them successfully reenter the workforce. Through a rigorous training program, they can earn over 6,000 hours toward apprenticeship certifications in the mechanics field. Similar hands-on apprenticeships throughout the state provide inmates with valuable trade skills and set the foundation for stable careers, safer communities, and more effective rehabilitation. Inmates with previous experience or simply an interest in learning a new
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The TDCJ - John M. Wynne Unit's Computer Recovery Shop is about more than just refurbishing computers. It's about refurbishing the individuals that work there, according to shop manager Toby Powell. He and his team show inmate workers how they are embracing the agency's mission by teaching them job-ready skills that will further their rehabilitation journey. Watch as Toby's shop has a positive impact on the agency's culture and its inmates, one computer at a time. #TDCJ #computerrepair #jobskill
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