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Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Offender Orientation Handbook TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFENDER ORIENTATION HANDBOOK as Approved by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Director of the Correctional Institutions Division Printed FEBRUARY 2017 I-202 (rev. February 2017) TDCJ–CID Region I TDCJ-CID Region IV 1225 Avenue G 965 Ofstie St. Huntsville, Texas 77340 Beeville, Texas 78102 TDCJ-CID Region II TDCJ-CID Region V #2 Backgate Road 304 West 6th St. Palestine, Texas 75803 Plainview, Texas 79072 TDCJ-CID Region III TDCJ-CID Region VI 400 Darrington Road 1002 Carroll Street Rosharon, Texas 77583 Gatesville, Texas 76528 TDCJ Private Facility Contract Monitoring and Oversight Division Two Financial Plaza, Ste. 300 Huntsville, Texas 77340 Texas Department of Criminal Justice Units/Facilities Allred B. Moore Bartlett Be to 2101 FM 369 North 8500 North FM 3053 1018 Arnold Drive 1391 FM 3328 Iow a Park, TX 76367 Overton, TX 75684 Bartlett, TX 76511 Tennessee Colony, TX 75880 Boyd Bradshaw Bridgeport Br is coe 200 Spur 113 P. O. Box 9000 4000 North 10th Street 1459 West Highw ay 85 Teague, TX 75860 Henderson, TX 75653­ Bridgeport, TX 76426 Dilley, TX 78017-4601 9000 Byr d C. Moore Cle m ens Cle m ents 21 FM 247 1700 North FM 87 11034 Hw y 36 9601 Spur 591 Huntsville, TX 77320 Bonham, TX 75418 Brazoria, TX 77422 Amarillo, TX 79107-9606 Cleveland Coffield Cole Connally 901 East 5th Street 2661 FM 2054 3801 Silo Road 899 FM 632 Cleveland, TX 77327 Tennessee Colony, TX Bonham, TX 75418 Kenedy, TX 78119 75884 Cotulla Crain Dalhart Danie l 610 FM 624 1401 State School Road 11950 FM 998 938 South FM 1673 Cotulla, TX 78014 Gatesville, TX 76599­ Dalhart, TX 79022 Snyder, TX 79549 2999 Darrington Diboll Dominguez Duncan 59 Darrington Road 1604 South First Street 6535 Cagnon Road 1502 South First Street Rosharon,TX 77583 Diboll, TX 75941 San Antonio, TX 78252 Diboll, TX 75941 Eastham East Texas Treatment Ellis Estelle 2665 Prison Road #1 900 Industrial Drive 1697 FM 980 264 FM 3478 Lovelady, TX 75851 Henderson, Texas 75652 Huntsville, TX 77343 Huntsville, TX 77320-3320 Estes Fe r gus on Formby Fort Stockton 1100 Highw ay 1807 12120 Savage Dr. 998 County Road AA 1536 Eas t IH- 10 Venus, TX 76084 Midw ay, TX 75852-3654 Plainview , TX 79072-9641 Fort Stockton, TX 79735 Garza East Garza West Gis t Goodman 4304 Highw ay 202 4250 Highw ay 202 3295 FM 3514 349 Private Road 8430 Beeville, TX 78102-8981 Beeville, TX 78102-8982 Beaumont, TX 77705 Jasper, TX 75951 Glossbrenner Gore e Gurney Halbe r t 5100 South FM 1329 7405 Hw y 75 South 1385 FM 3328 800 Ellen Halbert Drive San Diego, TX 78384 Huntsville, TX 77344 Palestine, TX 75803 Burnet, TX 78611 Hamilton Havins Henley Hightow er 200 Lee Morrison Lane 500 FM 45 East 7581 Hw y 321 902 FM 686 Bryan, TX 77807 Brow nwood, TX 76801 Dayton, TX 77535 Dayton, TX 77535 Hilltop Hobby Hodge Holliday 1500 State School Road 742 FM 712 379 FM 2972 West 295 IH 45N Gatesville, TX 76598 Marlin, TX 76661-4685 Rusk, TX 75785 Huntsville, TX 77320 Hospital Galveston Hughes Huntsville Hutchins P. O. Box 48, Sub St. #1 3201 FM 929 815 12tth Street 1500 East Langdon Road Galveston, TX 77555 Gatesville, TX 76597 Huntsville, TX 77348 Dallas, TX 75241 Jester I Jester III Jester IV Johnston 1 Jester Road 3 Jester Road 4 Jester Road 703 Airport Road Richmond, TX 77406 Richmond, TX 77406 Richmond, TX 77406 Winnsboro, TX 75494 Jordan/Baten Kegans Kyle LeBlanc 1992 Helton Road 707 Top Street 23001 IH 35 3695 FM 3514 Pampa, TX 79065 Houston, TX 77002 Kyle, TX 78640 Beaumont, TX 77705 Lew is Lindsey Lockhart Lopez 777 FM 3497 1620 FM 3344 1400 Industrial Blvd. 1203 El Cibolo Rd. Woodville, TX 75990 Jacksboro, TX 76458 Lockhart, TX 78644 Edinburg, TX 78542 Luther Lychner Lynaugh Marlin 1800 Luther Dr. 2350 Atascocita Road 1098 South Highw ay 2037 2893 State Hw y 6 Navasota, TX 77868 Humble, TX 77396 Fort Stockton, TX 79735 Marlin, TX 76661-6588 McConnell Michael Middleton Montford 3001 South Emily Drive 2664 FM 2054 13055 FM 3522 8602 Peach Avenue Beeville, TX 78102 Tennessee Colony, TX Abilene, TX 79601 Lubbock, TX 79404 75886 Mountain View Murray Ne al Ne y 2305 Ransom Road 1916 N. Hw y 36 Bypass 9055 Spur 591 114 Private Road 4303 Gatesville, TX 76528 Gatesville, TX 76596 Amarillo, TX 79107 Hondo, TX 78861-3812 Pack Plane Polunsky Pow ledge 2400 Wallace Pack 904 FM 686 3872 FM 350 South 1400 FM 3452 Navasota, TX 77868 Dayton, TX 77535 Livingston, TX 77351 Palestine, TX 75803 Ramsey I Roach Robertson Rudd 1100 FM 655 15845 FM 164 12071 FM 3522 2004 Lamesa Highw ay Rosharon, TX 77583 Childress, TX 79201 Abilene, TX 79601 Brow nfield, TX 79316 Sanchez San Saba Sayle Scott 3901 State Jail Road 206 S. Wallace Creek 4176 FM 1800 6999 Retrieve El Paso, TX 79938 Road Breckenridge, TX 76424 Angleton, TX 77515 San Saba, TX 76877 Segovia Skyview South Texas ISF Stevenson 1201 East Cibolo Road 379 FM 2972 West 1511 Preston 1525 FM 766 Edinburg, TX 78542 Rusk, TX 75785 Houston, TX 77002 Cuero, TX 77954 Stiles Stringfellow Telford Terrell 3060 FM 3514 1200 FM 655 3899 State Hw y 98 1300 FM 655 Beaumont, TX 77705 Rosharon, TX 77583 New Boston, TX 75570 Rosharon, TX 77583 Torres Travis County Vance Wallace 125 Private Road #4303 8101 FM 969 2 Jester Road 1675 South FM 3525 Hondo, TX 78861 Austin, TX 78724 Richmond, TX 77406 Colorado City, TX 79512 Ware West Texas ISF West TX Regional Medical Wheeler 1681 S. FM 3525 2002 Lamesa Hw y 8602 Peach Avenue 986 County Road AA Colorado City, TX 79512 Brow nfield, TX 79316 Lubbock, TX 79404 Plainview , TX 79072-9682 Willacy County Woodman Wynne Carol S. Young Medical 1695 South Buffalo Drive 1210 Coryell City Road 810 FM 2821 Facility Complex Raymondville, TX 78580 Gatesville, TX 76528 Huntsville, TX 77349 5509 Attwater Avenue Dickinson, TX 77539 ADOPTION OF ORIENTATION HANDBOOK This handbook contains general information and rules adopted by the Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division (TDCJ-CID). TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is to provide public safety, promote positive change in offender behavior, reintegrate offenders into society and assist victims of crime. Board of Criminal Justice The Board of Criminal Justice is made up of nine unpaid citizens. They are appointed by the Governor of Texas. The Board helps the Department to plan, budget and make policy. Management The Division Director and Deputy Directors of the CID are responsible for guiding the day-to-day operations and management of the TDCJ-CID offender population. GENERAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS HANDBOOK This handbook is designed to provide the offender population with general information along with a standard for acceptable behavior. Offenders who do not behave in an acceptable manner could be charged with a specific disciplinary offense. The disciplinary offenses are listed in the TDCJ Disciplinary Rules and Procedures for Offenders Handbook. The standards for acceptable behavior by offenders are listed in this handbook, apply to all offenders. Upon entering the TDCJ, offenders shall be provided with the latest revised copy of the Offender Orientation Handbook. Offenders currently incarcerated within the TDCJ shall have access to revised copies when revisions to the Offender Orientation Handbook are made. Handbooks written in Spanish shall be given to offenders whose primary language is Spanish. Rules shall be explained to offenders who cannot read them and to offenders whose primary language is neither English nor Spanish. All offenders confined within a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are responsible for understanding and abiding by the rules, regulations and policies detailed in the handbook as well as other policies and procedures posted on their facility of assignment. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action. For purposes of this handbook, the terms “he”, “his” and “him” refer to all offenders, both male and female. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Offender Access to Services and Standards for Behavior I. Intake Proce ss............................................................................................1 A. Receiving and Screening..................................................................... 1 B. Photographs and Fingerprints .............................................................. 1 C. Physical Examination .......................................................................... 1 D. Mental Health Screening ..................................................................... 1 E. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) .................................................. 2 F. Orientation ......................................................................................... 2 G. Testing and Assessment ..................................................................... 3 H. Intake and Sociology Interview ............................................................ 3 I. Prison Offenders ................................................................................. 4 J. State Jail Offenders ............................................................................ 4 K. Trans fer Offenders .............................................................................. 4 L. SAFPF Offenders ............................................................................... 4 M. Foreign Nationals ............................................................................... 5 II. Unit Classification......................................................................................5 A. Custody Levels
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