Manufacturing & Logistics Division

C.F. Hazelwood, Director, Manufacturing & Logistics

C. F. Hazlewood, Jr.
Director

The mission of the Manufacturing & Logistics Division is to benefit the state of Texas by maintaining the security of offenders while providing quality service in warehousing operations, freight transportation, the management of TDCJ vehicles, and by providing quality manufactured products and services to TDCJ, other state agencies and political subdivisions, while providing reentry opportunities for incarcerated offenders.

Overview

The Manufacturing & Logistics (M&L) Division is managed by a division director, a deputy director and three assistant directors that oversee Transportation and Supply, Texas Correctional Industries (TCI) and Financial Operations. Transportation & Supply has 18 facilities and TCI has 37 facilities, which includes two warehouses and four training facilities. Coordination oversight of the M&L Division is provided by the chief financial officer.

Responsibilities

Provide work program participants with marketable job skills.
Manufacture and provide quality products to the TDCJ.
Reduce TDCJ costs by providing products and services for sale, on a for-profit basis, to other eligible entities.
Procure, maintain, and monitor all TDCJ vehicles and related equipment.
Warehouse goods and supplies.
Transport goods for the TDCJ.

Organization

The division consists of Financial Operations, Operational Support, Planning & Research, TCI and Transportation & Supply.

Organizational Chart

Financial Operations

Financial Operations is comprised of the M&L Information Technology Department, the Financial Support Office (FSO), the M&L Business Office and the Prison Industry Enhancement (PIE) Certification Program. The M&L Information Technology Department provides automated information services, maintains the TCI website, administers the TMW dispatch system and assists more than 600 division users, both in the field and through remote access. The FSO is located at the Wynne Unit and is the data center for TCI. The FSO is responsible for compiling massive amounts of data to produce the monthly TCI Financial Report and the annual budget.

The FSO also provides information to factories, M&L management and TDCJ administration, which is utilized to make sound business decisions. The Business Office provides division budget oversight, purchasing approvals and specifications, credit card monitoring, accounts receivable collections, TCI customer service, JD Edwards data controls and general accounting. The PIE program administrator acts as the liaison between unit administration and a private business located on a correctional facility. The administrator monitors the program to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.

Operational Support

Operational Support provides human resources services to M&L.

Planning & Research

Planning & Research provides support to the division. The department compiles and provides accurate and consistent information about the division for various publications, presentations and webpages, coordinates the development and maintenance of division policies, develops division publications, conducts legislative impact analysis, coordinates and monitors various division responsibilities, and provides technical assistance when needed.

Texas Correctional Industries

Texas Correctional Industries Website

TCI was established in 1963 with the passage of Senate Bill 338, the Prison Made Goods Act. TCI manufactures goods and provides services to city, county, state and federal agencies, public schools, public and private institutions of higher education, public hospitals and political subdivisions. TCI consists of six divisions: Garment, Graphics, Furniture, Metal, Marketing & Distribution and Offender Work & Training Programs. The Garment division has 14 facilities that manufacture items such as shirts, pants, coats, shoes, sheets, pillows, and mattresses. The Graphics division has seven facilities that create items including signs, stickers, printed materials, janitorial supplies, soaps, detergents, and license plates. The Furniture division has four facilities that build a variety of office and institutional furniture and modular systems. The Metal division has six facilities that manufacture items such as stainless steel goods, signs, park equipment, dump beds and trailers. The Marketing & Distribution division develops the marketing strategy, organizes TCI’s participation in conventions, handles customer service, and maintains the Austin and Huntsville showrooms and warehouses. The Offender Work & Training Programs division oversees M&L’s designated training facilities: Daniel Computer Recovery, Ferguson Geographic Information Systems, Wynne Computer Recovery and Mt. View Braille. The division is responsible for:

Developing offender master training plans.
Documenting offender participation in on-the-job (OJT) programs and other training programs.
Coordinating with the Windham School District to certify OJT programs, create short courses, apprenticeships and vocational courses.
Administering the Work Against Recidivism (WAR) Program, coordinating with the Parole Division and the Texas Workforce Commission to assist offenders in obtaining employment upon release from the TDCJ.

Transportation & Supply

Transportation and Supply is comprised of three divisions: Fleet, Freight Transportation, and Warehousing & Supply.

Fleet has four facilities and is responsible for the management and supervision of TDCJ transportation and mechanical operations, planning and forecasting equipment needs, and managing the acquisition and maintenance service of TDCJ vehicles, trailers, and equipment. Fleet provides transportation through motor pools or vehicle assignments to TDCJ staff and oversees the disposal of salvage vehicles.

Freight Transportation has four terminals and two diesel mechanic shops and is responsible for transporting goods, planning the shipping and distribution requirements for the TDCJ, providing safety education training for employees and offenders, and coordinating the transportation and receipt of goods with customers. Freight Transportation also provides offender transport bus maintenance services and emergency wrecker services for the TDCJ.

Warehousing & Supply has eight facilities and is responsible for managing the annual distribution of supplies, including dry, cold and frozen food, TCI produced goods, Agribusiness, Land & Minerals Division produced goods, Facilities Division construction and maintenance supplies and general consumable goods, while optimizing the TDCJ’s appropriated budget.

For More Information

Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Manufacturing & Logistics
P.O. Box 4013
Huntsville, Texas 77342-4013
(936) 437-6048