An employee publication of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
December 2021
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November 2021
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Ty’Isha Harper
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Kevin Dupree
October 2021
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Amy Mashburn
Texans Caring for Texans Awards
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Garland Chaney
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Scott Collora
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Theresa Carter
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Melissa Maldonado
September 2021
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Connell Foreman
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Charles R. Hughes
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Cleadas Sherman
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Lacy J. Bennett
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Ollen Halsey
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Chris Watson
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Shad Hammond
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Jose A. Hernandez
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Echo Rodriguez
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Codie Whitley-Turner
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Glenn R. Skeens
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Huey Prymus, III
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Honorato Antones
Pay Increase for Maximum Security Unit Employees
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Lakeisha Brantley
August 2021
TDCJ to Rename Three Facilities
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Joe Olivares
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of VaShunna Jefferson
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Whitney Poindexter
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Daniel Giorgi
Refer a friend or family member to become a Correctional Officer
July 2021
Visitation to resume in August
Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week begins July 18
Mask Requirements Dropped at 10 TDCJ Units
June 2021
Tablet Program Coming Soon to the Inmate Population
TDCJ to Rename Three Prison Units
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Mary Martinez
TDCJ Pays Tribute to Warden Jack Pursley
Closing The Distance: Tablet Visitation
May 2021
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Bill Ball
April 2021
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Jimmy Garcia
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Luis Hernandez
March 2021
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Sara Keenom
The Extra Mile
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Tracey Adams
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Stacy Crosby
February 2021
The Power of Reflection
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Troy Morin
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Tawiwo Obele
In This Together: Tristan Witt's Journey
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Vickie James
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Godfrey Zuze
January 2021
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Maria Garcia
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Treva Preston
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Alfred Jimenez
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of John Weir
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Randall Sims
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Rebecca Crowe
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Brenda Lafaso
December 2020
Coming Together to Give Back
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Joe Landin
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Phillip Holbert
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Dorothy Caylor
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Harold Smith
Rehabilitation Programs Division Christmas Toy Drive
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Timothy Beggs
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Kenneth Russell
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Michael Harper
November 2020
Texans Caring For Texans
UTMB and TDCJ Mourn the Loss of Barry Deckard
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Chaplain Gerald "Jerry" Bedison
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Rodrick Rodgers
Dave Saffle Named Deputy Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Division
TDCJ Honors Veterans Day 2020
October 2020
TDCJ Opens First Female Infirmary
CF Hazlewood Named Deputy Director of Religious Services, Rehabilitation Programs Division
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Donald Parker
September 2020
RPD Gifts Widow of Chaplain Walterio Rodriguez
Family Connection for Terminally Ill Offenders Kept Through FaceTime
Tina Clark Named Director of Information Technology Division
August 2020
Women's Equality Day
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of James Weston, Jr.
TDCJ Prepares for Hurricane Laura
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Herbert Garcia
Billy Hirsch Named Director of Manufacturing, Agribusiness and Logistics Division
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Elizabeth Jones
TDCJ’s Face2Face Project Keeps Families Connected
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Chaplain Walterio Rodriguez
Ronald Givens Named Deputy Director of Private Facility Contract Monitoring/Oversight Division
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Lebouath Boua
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Charles Chacon, Jr.
Bobby Lumpkin Named Director of Correctional Institutions Division
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Richard Holley
July 2020
Bridges to Life
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Eric Johnson
Allison Dunbar Named Director of Private Facility Contract Monitoring/Oversight Division
Skyview/Hodge Loses Employee in Automobile Accident
Happy National Hire a Veteran Day!
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Ruben Martinez
TBCJ's Internal Audit Shows Their Support
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Sandra Rivera
Rest In Peace Warden Morris Jones
Probation Week Proclamation
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Jackson Pongay
Running for Heroes
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Jerry Esparza
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Joe Lange
Jubilee Ministry
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Kenneth Harbin
TDCJ and UTMB Mourn the Loss of Dr. Gary Glen Wright
June 2020
TTUHSC and TDCJ Mourn the Loss of Robert Armstrong
New Leadership Named for the Parole and Rehabilitation Programs Divisions
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Thomas Ogungbire
Mountain View Vegetables Thrive with Aquaponics System
May 2020
Fallen Correctional Officer Memorial 2020
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Maria Mendez
April 2020
Thank You For All You Do
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Kelvin Wilcher
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Jonathon Goodman
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Akbar Shabazz
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of Coy Coffman
TDCJ Mourns the Loss of James Coleman
March 2020
Monitoring and Procedures for COVID-19
Executive Director Collier COVID-19 Update
On The Move
