The Texas Board of Criminal Justice is a nine-member body appointed by the governor to oversee the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
Board Bulletin: overseeing agency operations >>

The General Appropriations Bill (SB 1 by Williams) was passed out of the Finance Committee on March 13 and approved by the full Senate on March 20.
Legislative update for TDCJ employees from the executive director >>

Used cooking oils from TDCJ kitchens are turned into biodiesel fuel for tractors at the Eastham Unit near Lovelady. Here, maintenance supervisor Terry Price, right, watches as pure biodiesel flows from a hose into a plastic container.

Honor guard members salute colleagues who have died in the line of duty during the annual Fallen Officers' Memorial Service in Huntsville.

Sergeant Jeremy Young scans and pat searches offenders for contraband as they move through the unit.

Correctional officer applicants must pass a physical agility test (PAT) prior to entering the TDCJ training academy. The PAT consists of sit-ups, push-ups and a  1-mile run/walk. Nesim Tekle, far left, and others warm up before the test.

Graduates pose at the Sesquicentennial Plaza in Huntsville after the Sergeant, Food Service and Laundry Managers Training Academy graduation ceremony.

Reentry and Integration Division employee Guadalupe Lucio, left, discusses release papers with an offender being paroled from the regional release center at the McConnell Unit in Beeville.

Correctional Officer V Emma Williams monitors surveillance cameras on a large video board inside the control picket at the Polunsky Unit in Livingston.

Austin District Parole Officer Kelly Herbert meets with parolees on a regular basis to keep track of their whereabouts during the week.

Central Texas Treatment Center counselor Raymond Cruthis, right, discusses social skill development with residents as part of the “Thinking for a Change” curriculum.

Community Justice Assistance Division Training Specialist Ana Aguirre, standing center, discusses techniques participants of the Foundation Skills for Trainers class will use when instructing probation officers.

Trainer Fredrick Danysh, left, discusses classroom material with new parole officer Felicia Stephens at the Parole Officer Training Academy in Beeville.