Publications
The following TDCJ publications are either webpages or have been converted into PDF files, which may be read with Acrobat Reader. For accessibility issues, follow this link.
Administrative Review & Risk Management
Advisory Council on Ethics
Annual Review
Business & Finance
- FY 2014-15 Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) - as submitted to the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board.
- Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget and Fiscal Years 2014-15 Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) Summary Document - TDCJ’s summarized request for funding for Fiscal Years 2014-2015, as submitted to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
- Agency Strategic Plan for the Fiscal Years 2013-17 - A formal document that communicates TDCJ's goals, directions and outcomes for Fiscal Years 2013-2017. Includes legislative history of Texas’ corrections from 1829 to present, and an overview of TDCJ's organizational structure.
- TDCJ Report on Customer Service, June 1, 2012 - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Report on Customer Service for the 2012-2013 biennium, as provided to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy.
- Fiscal Year 2012 Agency Operating Budget - As submitted to the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board
- Fiscal Year 2012 Agency Operating Budget - As submitted to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice
- FY 2012-13 Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) - as submitted to the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board.
- Fiscal Year 2011 Operating Budget and Fiscal Years 2012-13 Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) Summary Document - TDCJ’s summarized request for funding for Fiscal Years 2012-2013, as submitted to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
- Agency Strategic Plan for the Fiscal Years 2011-15 - A formal document that communicates TDCJ's goals, directions and outcomes for Fiscal Years 2011-2015. Includes legislative history of Texas’ corrections from 1829 to present, and an overview of TDCJ's organizational structure.
- TDCJ Report on Customer Service, June 1, 2010 - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Report on Customer Service for the 2010-2011 biennium, as provided to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy.
- TDCJ 5% Biennial Budget Reduction Plan - As submitted to the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board
- Fiscal Year 2010 Agency Operating Budget - As submitted to the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board
- Fiscal Year 2010 Agency Operating Budget - As submitted to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice
- Feasibility Study of Relocating the Central Unit - In accordance with Senate Bill 909, Section 22
- Report to the Legislature Pursuant to House Bill 429, 80th Legislature, Health Care Savings from Releasing Certain Offenders Age 55 and Over
- FY 2010-11 Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) - as submitted to the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy and the Legislative Budget Board.
- Fiscal Year 2009 Operating Budget and Fiscal Years 2010-11 Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) Summary Document - TDCJ's summarized request for funding for Fiscal Years 2010-2011.
- Fiscal Year 2007 Operating Budget and Fiscal Years 2008-9 Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) Summary Document - TDCJ's summarized request for funding for Fiscal Years 2008-2009, as submitted to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.
- TDCJ Report on Customer Service, April 30, 2008 - The Texas Department of Criminal Justice Report on Customer Service for the 2008-2009 biennium, as provided to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy.
- Agency Strategic Plan for the Fiscal Years 2009-13 - A formal document that communicates TDCJ's goals, directions and outcomes for Fiscal Years 2009-2013. Includes legislative history of Texas' corrections from 1829 to present, and an overview of TDCJ's organizational structure.
- Agency Strategic Plan for the Fiscal Years 2007-11 - A formal document that communicates TDCJ's goals, directions and outcomes for Fiscal Years 2007-2011. Includes legislative history of Texas' corrections from 1829 to present, and an of TDCJ's organizational structure.
- State Agency Energy Savings Program - Electricity, Natural Gas, Gasoline - Executive Order RP-49 - Brief description of TDCJ's commitment to reduce energy consumption and quarterly update detailing our goals, achievements, and ideas for additional savings.
Correctional Institutions Division
Executive Administrative Services
- TDCJ Statutory reporting requirements, HB 326, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session
- TDCJ - Section 50, Senate Bill 909 Report January 2009
- Statistical Report (FY 2012) (PDF)
- Statistical Report (FY 2011) (PDF)
- Statistical Report (FY 2010) (PDF)
- Statistical Report (FY 2009) (PDF)
- Statistical Report (FY 2008) (PDF)
- Statistical Report (FY 2007) (PDF)
- Statistical Report (FY 2006) (PDF) Detailed statistical report of offender demographics.
- Statistical Report (FY 2005) (PDF) Detailed statistical report of offender demographics.
- Unit Profiles A one page summary of each TDCJ facility. Includes current contact information.
- TDCJ Organizational Structure Fiscal Year 2011 Prepared by Executive Services December 2010 (PDF)
- Agency Organizational Charts Online Current official organizational charts for each division within TDCJ.
- General Information Guide for Families (PDF) Explains the intake process and provides a brief description of the offender program areas within TDCJ. Intended to assist the families of offenders in understanding how TDCJ operates. July 2008.
- * Effective October 1, 2007, offenders will no longer be allowed to receive colored paper. The offenders will only be allowed to receive white, undecorated paper from outside vendors.
- Guía de Información General para Familias de Ofensores (HTML) (General Information Guide for Families of Offenders - Spanish) - Esta guía de información tiene como fin ofrecer al público una breve descripción de las principales áreas del programa: , Admisión, Correo, Visitas, Fondo fiduciario, Comisariato, Asistencia familiar , Educación, Capacitación laboral, Religión, Salud , Recreación, Ausencias Emergencias no médicas, Reducción de penas por buena conducta , Disciplina, Quejas, Asistencia legal, Liberación, y una guia de los Unidades de Prisión. Publicada en diciembre de 2005
Health Services
Human Resources
Manufacturing and Logistics Division
Office of the General Counsel
Parole Division
PREA Ombudsman
Reentry and Integration Division
Rehabilitation Programs Division
Texas Board of Criminal Justice
Meeting agendas, schedules and minutes of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, the governing body for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI)
Summarizes the accomplishments and challenges of TCOOMMI during the biennium.
Victim Services
- Texas Crime Victim Clearinghouse Brochure (PDF) - a brochure listing the legal definition of a crime victim and crime victims’ rights found in the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 56.01 and 56.02 and resource and referral information
- It’s Your Voice - a brochure that explains how the Victim Impact Statement is used in the criminal justice process including its importance and use during court proceedings and the parole review process
- Victim Impact Statement (VIS) – please click the link for the documents related to the VIS. This includes the VIS form in English, Spanish and Bilingual, the VIS: Just for Kids, and the VIS Activity Report form
- Victim’s Informer - a quarterly newsletter that contains information on new and innovative services for crime victims
How to Order VSD Publications or Receive the Victim’s Informer newsletter
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