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ACE - Advisory Council of Ethics CID - Correctional Institutions Director bobby lumpkin What was windham for and when was it started? - It was started in 1969, and it was intended for education. TDCJ Executive Director - Bryan Collier TDCJ Deputy Executive Director - Oscar Mendoza TDCJ Support Operations Deputy Director - John Werner TDCJ Management Operations Deputy Director - Eric Guerrero The 5 C's - Concrete, Complete, Concise, Clear, correct. DHO - Disciplinary Hearing Officer Essentials of writing - Who, what, when, where, how, action taken.
ICS and what is it? - Incident Command System OPI - Offender Protection Investigation What is the 8th amendment? - No cruel or unusual punishment What is the Courage Program? - For 14-17 year olds, a youth program. What is the Hobbs vs. Holt case? - To allow religious beards. What is an adequate notice? - The accused must be notified of what rule was violated and where it was violated. What are elements? - Simply defined as things necessary to commit an offense. What is a prepatory offense? - An incomplete offense. SOTP - Sexual offender training program. What is hogging? - Taking more than ones share. What are the core values? - Integrity, commitment, perseverance, courage. What is the EAC? - Emergency Action Center
IPTC - In prison therapeutic community How many prisons? - 108 How many are state prisons? - 95 How many are private prisons? - 13 First TDCJ unit? - Huntsville 1848 Second TDCJ unit? - Rusk penitentiary SJSAP - State jail substance abuse program SAFPF - Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility PRTC - Pre-release therapeutic community PRSAP - Pre-peel ease substance abuse program How many levels of security are there? - 5 OJT - On the job training
What is the Habeas Corpus cases? - Habeas Corpus- cases are that seek release from prison, with allegations being that the offender is being held in prison illegally or unconstitutionally. What is the section 1983 cases? - These cases seek monetary damages or some sort of state action because of unconstitutional conditions of confinement. Texas board of criminal justice - 9 non salaried members appointed by the governor of Texas to serve staggered 6-year Professionalisms - The skill good judgement and polite behavior that is expected from a person who is trained to do a job well conduct - The way a person behaves in a particular place or situation attitude - A feeling or way of thinking that affects a persons behavior appearance - The action of appearing: the fact that something or someone arrives or brings to be seen Diversity and Conflict Resolution - Is how we learn to understand one's self and others in new ways Ethics - Refers to a set of rules or standards used to govern individual conduct
Guajardo v. Estelle - Establish that tdcj could not deny inmates the right to correspond with inmates on the same or different units pertaining to legal matters Ruiz vs. Estelle - Challenge the conditions of confinement judge justic requested that the u.s department of justice inveighs facts allege in the prisoners complaints and participated either full rights Offender Grievance Procedure - An effective program involves an on going commitment to solving problems by each staff member at every facility ~a large portion of complaints being resolved at the lowest level characterized an effective grievance mechanism Access to courts, counsel and public - Every offender has the right of access to state and federal courts and to legal counsel and public official and agencies every foreign national offender had the right to communicate with an official from the consulate of the offenders Criminal defense - Represent indigent offender who are indicted for Felonies Alleged committed while incarcerated within TDCJ Civil Defense - Represents indigent offender facing commitment under chapter 841 of the health and safety code commonly known as the sexually violent predators (svp) Law library - General population 10hrs a week Correspondence rules - There are four types
General Special Legal Media Authorized property - Those item an offender is allowed to posses or obtain while in the custody of the tdcj including finds in an inmate trust fund dangerous property - Represent a threat to the security and safety of the unit possession of which violates tdcj rules or state or federal law Non dangerous property - Represent a threat to the management of the unit possession of which violates tdcj rules report - A written formal presentation of facts Legal Implications - Reports that may have legal implications include disciplinary reports,incident reports and other reports The essentials of report writing - Who,what,when,where,why,how,action Five C's - Clear,concise,complete,concrete,correct Incident Command System - Is designed to facilitate an appropriate response to any type of emergency situation
Prison security - Units should be secured for a comprehensive contraband search at least twice a year riot - When an offender with two or more persons intentionally participated in conduct that creates danger or damage to property or injury to persons disturbance - A step down from riot in that there are fewer offender involved there is no control or minimal control of any period of time by an offender incident - A step down from a disturbance in that one or a few offender are involved there is no control of any portion of the facility by offender Availability of significant offender - In facilities where offender believes that there are significant offender programs there is less likely good of mayor disturbance C.A.P.E.R - Contain,alert,plan,execute,restore order Standard offense - Is a standardized formal written allegation of misconduct made against an offender on a disciplinary report Minor hearing - Mean of processing less serious rule infractions Major hearing - An administration hearing to process serious rule violation
Investigation - A preliminary investigation shall begin within 24hr from the time the violation is reported and completed without unreasonable delay circumstances for delaying the investigation Counsel substitute - Are non uniformed employees who represent offender in disciplinary hearing by advocation on behalf of the offender and keep related records
