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129439NCJRS.Pdf If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. ( TEXAS DEPARTMENT . OF CORRECTIONS. .. TEXAS BOARD OF - PARDONS -& 'PAROLES . TEXAS ADULT . ~R:OBATION COMMISSION .' • 4 Fiscal Year 1990 ANNUAL REPORT TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 129439 U.S. Department of Justice Nationsllnstitute of Justice This document has been reproduced exactly as received from the person or organization originating It. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the National Institute of Justice. Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material has been graoted by f C • . 1 ~exas Department 0 rlmlna Justlce to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Further reproduction outside of the NCJRS system requires permis­ sion of the copyright owner. TEXAS BOARD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE Jerry H. Hodge Acting Chairman Amarilkl The Honorable Governor of the state of Texas and Members of the Texas Legislature state capitol Austin, Texas As Acting Chairman of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice it is my distInct pleasure, on behalf of my fellow Board members, to present to you this first annual report from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The report highlights the achievements the Board and staff of the agency have accomplished during state fiscal year 1990. This past year has been one of transition. It has been an exciting one, being a part of the evolution of a new state agency. The Board and staff have endeavored to see the consolidation result in a streamlined agency to comprehensively address the needs of all of the corrections system of our state. The expansion of our prison system has tried to keep abreast of the growth in our criminal population. The planning and implementation of community corrections programs by local community supervision and corrections departments are part of the effort as well to address the swelling populations of offenders. The reorganization of the parole function has set the stage for a more effectively managed operation designed to better supervise those ex-inmates released from our prisons. As state fiscal year 1990 concluded, so did the tenure of our Board Chairman, Mr. Charles Terrell. Mr. Terrell's self-imposed departure to pursue personal commitments, in no way has diverted the Board from continuing the policies designed to meet its responsibilities. He left us with a commitment to excellence as we engage in the development of one of the largest and most innovative corrections systems in our nation. It is with significant pride that I submit to you this annual report which highlights the accomplishments of our agency during its first year of consolidation. Our future holds opportunities to further refine our corrections system to better serve Texas and the offenders we are charged to correct. wi th your support and commitment, we can achieve these goals. o 25 Medical Dl'ive II Amarillo. Texas 79106 • (806) 358·7955 o P. O. Box 13084. Capitol Station • Austin. Texas 78711 c (512) 475·3250 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE James A. Lynaugh, Executive Director Mr. Jerry H. Hodge, Acting Chairman Texas Board of Criminal Justice 25 Medical Drive Amarillo, Texas 79106 Dear Chairman Hodge: This consolidated report documents the beginning of a new era in corrections for our state. For the first time in our state's history, all of the components of the adult corrections system are being cohesively addressed through a consolidated management structure of a single state agency, our Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The Institutional Division made significant progress toward expanding the capacity of our prison system, by opening new units in Amarillo and Marlin during FY '90. For the first time our state's prisons were being located beyond the traditional confines of the East Texas corridor. The re-organization of personnel and new regional configurations have given the Institutional Division the capabilities to pursue the new directions dictated by the consolidation. Finally, under the auspices of HB 2335 an allocation formula for prison admissions from the counties was crafted and put into operation. The Community Justice Assistance Division, CJAD, joined in the consolidation on January 1, 1990, bringing with it the adult probation component and the ability to directly influence corrections programming on the front-end of the system. CJAD working with the 119 local community supervision and corrections departments developed the first community justice plans called for under the:, provisions ofHB 2335. These plans, coupled with the prison admissions formula, would be the basis for distributing a $50 million community corrections fund which is available in Fiscal Year 1991. The Pardons and Parole Division, which also was consolidated into the new department on January 1, 1990, experienced a major transition as the former Board of Pardons and Paroles was reconstituted and expanded as a separate entity from the Division's supervision duties. Internal management procedures were installed to help the Division re-focus its mission in a more effective manner. While the process of consolidation continues as we enter the second half of this historic biennium, the staff and resources of the department are committed to provide the most effective and efficient corrections services to the people of Texas. Sincerely, !:::.L~auF Executive Director P. O. Box 99 • Huntsville, Texas 77342-0099 • (409) 294-2159 • FAX: (409) 294-2123 P.O. Box 13084 • Austin, Texas 78711 • (512) 463-9988 • FAX: (512) 475-3251 ----------- -~~---~- Overview Texas Board of Criminal Justice Fiscal Year 1990 (L to R): Robert A. Mann, Waco; Mamie Moore Proctor, Houston; Vice-Chairman Jerry H. Hodge, Amarillo; Chairman Charles T. Terrell, Dallas; Secretary Allan B. Polunsky, San Antonio; Ben J. Gallant, Corpus Christi; Pete Diaz, Jr., Rio Grande City; (not pictured: James M. Eller, College Station; F.L. Stephens, San Angelo) Texas Department of Criminal Justice Executive Director James A. Lynaugh OVERVIEW With the passage of House Bill 2335 by the Justice Assistance Division of the new 70th Texas Legislature, a new era in corrections department. The Texas Board of Pardons and had been ushered into our state. Called the Paroles, which is responsible for making "omnibus criminal justice bill" by many, it recommendations to the Governor on pardons and signaled the beginning of major reforms within the supervision of ex-inmates released on parole, the Texas corrections system. became the Pardons and Paroles Division of the Emerging from the landmark legislation was the new agency. The Texas Department of Criminal creation of a new state agency, the Texas Justice is governed by a nine-member Texas Department of Criminal Justice to oversee the Board of Criminal Justice appointed by the three previously distinct components of adult Governor. On January 1, 1990 the consolidation corrections: probation, prison, and parole. To of the three agencies into the new department with form this new department, three separate state its new board became a reality. agencies were combined. The Texas Department The organization chart below depicts the of Corrections, responsible for the management of relationships of the various components within the the prison system, was merged into the new newly established department. agency to become the Institutional Division. The The Legislative Criminal Justice Board, Texas Adult Probation Commission, which had comprised of 10 members, oversees and reviews fiscal and program oversight of the probation the implementation of the legislative criminal operations in more than 100 local jurisdictions, justice policy, including fiscal policy, by the was consolidated to become the Community Texas Board of Criminal Justice. The Judicial Governor Supreme Court and Court Organization Chart of Criminal Appeals Texas Department of Criminal Justice Board of Criminal Justice Judicial Advisory Council I I I I 1 I I• _________ ._. ____ I • -----------, I I I • Intemal Audit I Executive Director 1 I .. Intemal Affairs I I I I .. General Counsel Pardons and Paroles I I I Instil\.!tion::i1 Division _I OVERVIEW Advisory Council, a 12-member group appointed making sure that our minority citizens truly do jointly by the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme have an equal opportunity in all aspects of life, a Court and the Presiding Judge of the Texas Court national drug plan that works, a new realization of Criminal Appeals, provides advice to the Texas that what affects one of us affects the other, and Board of Criminal Justice and the Director of the most importantly - political courage and integrity. Community Justice Assistance Division on matters "The question is not whether we can do what is of interest to the judiciary . necessary to make Texas safer and more The consolidation of the three adult corrections properous for citizens by facing our problems and agencies has created not only one of the largest correcting them and by planning for our future. state agencies, but also under a common The question is, will we do so?" management structure caused increased Texas corrections is forging a new path for the communication and coordination of program '90's and beyond. implementation among the three divisional components. For the first time in Texas history adult corrections is being managed as a comprehensive system, recognizing the interdependencies of each of the components. Before ending his four-year tenure
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