Criminal Justice Connections - March/April 2008



Board approves salary adjustments and recruitment bonus for correctional officers In support of TDCJ’s ongoing efforts to reduce the number of correctional officer vacancies, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice in March voted to raise the starting pay for newly hired officers by 10 percent on May 1 and to offer a $1,500 recruitment bonus for those who will begin work on designated understaffed facilities. Click here for more...	Legislature’s investment in community corrections showing good returns When Texas legislators resolved to make a sizeable investment in community corrections, they were looking for good returns. And that’s what they got. So a year ago, during the 80th Legislative Session, lawmakers decided to invest even more public funds in probation programs. Click here for more...	Byrd Unit correctional officer beats odds in twice beating cancer An extreme headache once led to extreme hardship for CO IV Patsy Hill. So even though more than 16 years have passed since the lights went out, she still wonders every time her head hurts. Is it just a headache, or has the cancer come back? Click here for more...

Board approves salary adjustments and recruitment bonus for correctional officers