Texas Department of Criminal Justice Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019 Page: 13
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice
External/Internal Assessment
Organizational AspectsTEXAS BOARD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE - composed of
nine non-salaried members who are appointed by the
governor for staggered six-year terms. The board
governs primarily by employing the executive director,
setting rules and policies that guide the agency, and by
considering other agency actions at its regularly
scheduled meetings. The board members serve in a
separate capacity as Board of Trustees for the Windham
School District by hiring a superintendent and providing
similar oversight. The Windham School District is a
separate entity whose primary funding source comes
from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). In addition to
the TDCJ executive director, the board is responsible
for appointing an inspector general, an internal audit
director, a state counsel for offenders director, and a
prison rape elimination act (PREA) ombudsman.
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL - provides oversight
to the TDCJ by enforcement of state and federal laws,
and TDCJ policy and procedures. The Office of
Inspector General (OIG) is the primary investigative arm
for all criminal and administrative investigations for the
TDCJ. The OIG is dedicated to promoting the safety of
employees and offenders throughout the agency. The
inspector general reports to the Texas Board of
Criminal Justice.
STATE COUNSEL FOR OFFENDERS DIVISION -
reports directly to the TBCJ and is responsible for
providing TDCJ indigent offenders with legal counsel that
is independent of the TDCJ confinement divisions;
however, State Counsel for Offenders (SCFO) cannot
help offenders with civil rights issues, TDCJ policy or
procedure issues, fee-generating cases, or parole voting
matters. SCFO is appointed to handle cases for indigent
offenders facing: indictment for alleged criminal acts
while in TDCJ custody; immigration removal
proceedings; and civil commitment proceedings or
biennial reviews as sexually violent predators.
INTERNAL AUDIT DIVISION - conducts comprehensive
audits of the TDCJ's major systems and controls. These
independent analyses and assessments includerecommendations for improvements that are provided
to agency management for their consideration and
possible implementation. To assist in and to update the
status of ongoing implementation, agency management is
responsible for preparing and updating implementation
plans. These implementation plans are provided to the
Internal Audit Division to facilitate their tracking and to
help determine the need for follow-up audits. Similarly,
the agency prepares implementation plans in response to
audits conducted by the State Auditor's Office (SAO).
These plans are also forwarded to the Internal Audit
Division to facilitate tracking of the status of
implementation. Periodically, the Internal Audit Division
provides a synopsis of the status of the various
implementation plans to agency management to help
ensure agreed-to recommended action is implemented.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - appointed by the Board of
Criminal Justice and is responsible for the administration
and enforcement of the statutes relative to the criminal
justice system.
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES - consists of
the Public Information Office, Office of Incident
Management and the Office of the Chief of Staff which
has oversight of the Emergency Action Center, Executive
Services, Governmental Affairs and Media Services.
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL DIVISION -
provides legal advice to agency management on issues
concerning corrections and supervision law,
employment, open records, open meetings, and
transactional matters, and provides litigation support to
the Office of the Attorney General on lawsuits filed
against the agency and its employees.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW & RISK MANAGEMENT
DIVISION - provides oversight of correctional practices
through a network comprised of Resolution Support
(Access to Courts, Offender Grievance Program, and
Office of the TDCJ Ombudsman) and Review &
Standards (Administrative Monitor for Use of Force,
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Texas. Department of Criminal Justice. Texas Department of Criminal Justice Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2015-2019, report, July 7, 2014; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth639359/m1/17/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.