TDCJ Volunteer Notice
Click here to view the TDCJ Volunteer Notice in regards to COVID-19
The Correctional Institutions Division (CID) – Prison & Jail Operations of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has the responsibility of managing institutional prisons and state jails in six (6) regional districts throughout Texas.
Pursuant to Senate Bill 653 passed by the 82nd Texas Legislature and signed by the Governor, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) was created on December 1, 2011 and the existing Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC) and Texas Youth Commission (TYC) were abolished. On December 1, 2011, operations of both TJPC and TYC were transferred to the new TJJD and all references to TJPC and TYC were changed to the new name.
Learn more on the TJJD website.
View the BOP's map of federal prison facilities within the South Central region of the US. Webpages for each of the facilities operated by the BOP within that region can be accessed via the map and contain information specific to each facility: security level, visiting guidelines, judicial districts, contact information, and more.
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) is the regulatory agency for all county jails and privately operated municipal jails in the state.
According to the TCJS' Abbreviated Population Report (March 2021), the total population of inmates incarcerated in local jails and holding institutions was 65,178 as of the effective date of the report.
Ministers and laypeople interested in volunteering within a county jail or correctional complex should contact the chaplaincy program of that facility (contact information can be obtained at each county’s website).