Community Justice Assistance Division (CJAD)

Legislative Investments

During the 79th, 80th, and 81st legislative sessions, the Texas Legislature invested significant funding to strengthen community supervision by reducing caseloads, increasing availability of substance abuse treatment options, reducing revocations to prison by utilizing progressive sanctions models, and providing more community supervision options for residential treatment and aftercare.

81st Texas Legislature (2009)

$11.1 million increase in Basic Supervision funding for increased population projections
$13.1 million increase for community supervision officers and direct care staff salary increases
- 3.5% pay increase in FY2010 and
- An additional 3.5% salary increase in FY2011
$20 million increase to operationalize SAFPF, ISF, and CCF beds

80th Texas Legislature (2007)

CSCD Operated

$32.3 million increase for 800 new Community Corrections Facility (CCF) beds
$10.0 million increase in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
$10.0 million increase in Basic Supervision funding - an additional $7.5 million due to increase in population projections

TDCJ Operated

$63.1 million increase for 1,500 new Substance Abuse Felony Punishment (SAFP) treatment beds
$28.8 million increase for 1,400 new Intermediate Sanction Facility (ISF) beds (shared with parole)
$10.0 million increase for Mental Health treatment through Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI)

79th Texas Legislature (2005)

Provided an additional $55.5 million per biennium intended to

reduce caseloads and
provide additional residential treatment beds