Correctional Institutions Division

Laundry, Food and Supply

The Laundry and Food and Supply Department is headquartered in Huntsville. This office includes nineteen 20 administrative staff members who oversee more than 330 unit laundry, food and supply programs. This staff is responsible for:

Developing policies and procedures;
Auditing and inspecting unit programmatic areas;
Training unit staff;
Developing unit food and necessity baselines;
Development of the menu-planning guide;
Developing specifications for items used in unit laundries and kitchens;
Assisting unit staff to ensure unit programmatic area vacancies are processed and filled in a timely manner; and,
Assisting unit staff in developing specifications and purchasing capital equipment;

The Laundry and Food and Supply Department also provides program oversight of the Agency’s unit supply program. The unit laundry, food, and supply staff are dual supervised and report to both the Laundry, Food, and Supply Department as well as the Warden.

For More Information on Laundry, Food and Supply:

Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Correctional Institutions Division
Tony D'Cunha
Assistant Director
Laundry, Food and Supply
1060 SH 190E
Huntsville, TX 77340
Phone: (936) 437-4800
Fax: (936) 437-4894
tony.d'cunha@tdcj.state.tx.us

Douglas Sparkman
Operations Manager
Laundry, Food and Supply
1060 SH 190E
Huntsville, TX
77340
Phone: (936) 437-4851
Fax: (936) 437-4894
douglas.sparkman@tdcj.state.tx.us

For Information On Laundry, Food and Supply Human Resource Issues And Positions:

Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Carla Roles
HR Specialist III
1060 SH 190E
Huntsville, Texas 77340
Phone: (936) 437-4856
Fax: (936) 437-4894
carla.roles@tdcj.state.tx.us

Monitoring and Training

The Monitoring and Training section of Laundry, Food and Supply Department is responsible for:
monitoring the agency's laundry, food and supply programs for compliance with agency policies and departmental procedures.
This section also audits and inspects over 330 unit laundry, food and supply programs as well as develops curriculum and training materials for unit laundry, food and supply staff and offenders assigned to these three programmatic areas.

For More Information On Laundry, Food and Supply Monitoring and Training:

Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Correctional Institutions Division
David Becak
Program Specialist III
1060 SH 190E
Huntsville, Texas 77340
Phone: (936) 437-4850
FAX: (936) 437-4894
david.becak@tdcj.state.tx.us

Food Service

Unit food service programs provide wholesome and nutritious meals to both offenders and staff. Offenders are allowed to choose from a regular, meat-free or pork-free meal. In addition, medical diets are also provided. Offender meals are designed to meet dietary guidelines which provide between 2400-2700 calories per day.

Unit food service programs are part of the agency’s facility based budget program (FBBP) and unit food managers are responsible for operating their programs within their allocated budget.

Offender workers assigned to unit food service programs are provided training in food production and many find employment in the food service industry once released from TDCJ.
Lee College, Alvin Community College, Central Texas College and the Windham School District Culinary Arts Training programs provide classes at the Eastham, Central, Ferguson, and Hilltop units. These training programs are designed to educate the offender work force in food preparation and sanitation. After completing the program, offenders will be certified in Culinary Arts. However, the offender must first be recommended for this program by the unit’s Food Service Manager IV. If selected to participate, the offender will be temporarily reassigned to one of the units where the program is offered units until completion of the program, at which time the offender will be returned to his unit of assignment.

For More Information on Food Service:

Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Correctional Institutions Division
Beryl Bailey
Program Supervisor II
1060 SH 190E
Huntsville, Texas 77340
Phone: (936) 437-4885
Fax: (936) 437-4894
beryl.bailey@tdcj.state.tx.us

Laundry, Necessities, and Supply

Unit laundry/necessities and supply programs provide all offenders clean, serviceable and climatically suitable clothing, bedding, and footwear. All offenders are provided access to clean clothing at least three times per week with offender workers being provided clean clothing daily. Offenders are provided clean linens at least weekly and footwear, winterwear and mattresses as required. Facility laundries are responsible for assuring offender's clothing and officer’s uniforms are properly laundered and processed.

Unit supply programs are responsible for purchasing, requisitioning, inventorying and managing the majority of items that are needed for daily unit operations. Included are such items as office supplies, furnishings, toilet paper, offender toiletry items, lawn equipment, armory supplies, chemicals, soaps and cleaning supplies. The unit supply officer is also responsible for maintaining the fixed asset inventory for the unit.

The Laundry and supply sections are also a part of the FBBP and must operate within an allocated budget.

For More Information on Laundry/Necessities and Supply:

Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Correctional Institutions Division
Rickey Davis
Program Supervisor III
1060 SH 190E
Huntsville,Texas 77340
Phone: (936) 437-4861
Fax: (936) 437-4894
rickey.davis@tdcj.state.tx.us