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Tidbits from TDCJ board meeting

A couple of items came up at yesterday's Texas Board of Criminal Justice meeting that may interest Grits readers:Understaffing problems alleviatedThe economic downturn has apparently made TDCJ guard jobs more attractive. Executive Director Brad Livingston reported that as of January 31, TDCJ had just 512 vacancies among correctional officer slots, down from around 4,000 vacancies in fall of 2007. Livingston said the agency was in its best shape regarding staffing in more than a decade.New notification procedures for banned booksAlso, the board approved for publication in the Texas Register amendments to inmate correspondence rules to comply with a new law (HB 3649) allowing authorized certain volunteer organizations to send inmates books. Also, the rule will require that both the sender and intended recipient of any material banned as inappropriate will be notified of the denial and procedures for appeal.continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 12, 2010 (boomark / email).