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TCJS Commission Regulates Texas County Jails

December 31, 2008 by admin

The Texas Legislature created the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) in 1975 to implement a declared state policy that all county jail facilities conform to minimum standards of construction, maintenance and operation. The TCJS is a policy-making body comprised of nine members who are appointed by the Texas governor to staggered six-year terms expiring […]

Filed Under: Jails Tagged With: jail, minimum jail standards, Texas Commission on Jail Standards

TCJS Conducts First-Ever Strategy Session

March 10, 2008 by admin

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) met Feb. 6, 2008, in Austin for its first strategic planning session in the Commission’s 33-year history. This session was part of an ongoing effort to ensure that the Jail Commission is not only meeting its statutory responsibilities and fulfilling its mission, but also providing the best possible […]

Filed Under: Jails Tagged With: jail, minimum jail standards, Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Texas Commission on Jail Standards Mental Health Study

June 2, 2005 by admin

The 78th Legislature’s House Bill 1 directed the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) to conduct a study relating to mental health screening and treatment practices of inmates with mental illnesses. To accomplish this, the TCJS and the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI) identified a number of stakeholders to […]

Filed Under: Jails Tagged With: 78th Legislative Session, H.B. 1, jail, mental health, minimum jail standards, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, Texas Council on Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation

Texas County Jails: Current Events

June 2, 2005 by admin

County Progress asked Terry Julian, Executive Director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS), to address some of the relevant issues facing county jails. Q: What level of involvement should the commissioners court have with the county jail? A: County commissioners should have oversight of issues affecting the sheriff’s jail budget. County commissioners are […]

Filed Under: Jails Tagged With: jail, minimum jail standards, Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Jail Diversion Programs Target Offenders With Mental Illness

June 2, 2005 by admin

Slowly but surely, the state of Texas is trying to turn a complicated, costly, and often heartbreaking saga into a coordinated, comprehensive service delivery system – and counties are right in the thick of it. Anywhere from 16 percent to 20 percent of offenders in the Texas criminal justice system have a mental health diagnosis, […]

Filed Under: Jails Tagged With: 77th Legislative Session, 78th Legislative Session, Bexar County, County Sheriff, Dallas County, Harris County, jail, Lubbock County, mental illness, S.B. 1145, Tarrant County, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, Texas Council on Community Mental Health/Mental Retardation, Tom Green County

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