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TDCJ Policies and Procedures

Division Overview

The following is not an all-inclusive list of agency policies and procedures. Additional directives will be posted on the website over the next several months.

• General Information Guide for Families of Offenders
• Offender Orientation Handbook
• Criminal penalties for smuggling contraband take effect

Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) Policies

• BP-01.01 - TBCJ Responsibilities (PDF)
• BP-01.03 - Delegation of Authority to Manage and Administer TDCJ (PDF)
• BP-01.04 - Standards of Conduct for TBCJ and TDCJ Executive Director (PDF)
• BP-03.91 Uniform Offender Correspondence Rules

Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) Rules

• Link to Texas Administrative Code - Title 37 - Public Safety & Corrections

Texas Administrative Code - Public Safety & Corrections - Title 37, Part 6 (maintained on Secretary of State website)

TDCJ Administrative Directives

• AD-07.11 Use of Offender Labor for Community & Public Service (PDF)
• AD-02.28 Agency Research (PDF)

TDCJ Executive Directives

• ED-15.12 - Electronic and Facsimile Open Records Requests (PDF)
• ED-02.01 - Ethics (PDF)
• ED-02.03 - TDCJ Ombudsman Program (PDF)
• ED-02.04 - TDCJ Fund Raising (PDF)
• ED-03.32 - Offender Access to Telephones (PDF)

TDCJ Administrative Review and Risk Management

• Attorney Forms

TDCJ Human Resources

• TDCJ Personnel Manual

Community Justice Assistance Division

• Standards

Correctional Institutions Division

• TDCJ Offender Rules and Regulations for Visitation Handbook (PDF August 2008)

Parole Division

• Parole Policies

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