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Celeste Byrne Director |
The Division is responsible for oversight and monitoring of contracts for privately operated secure facilities as well as community based facilities, which includes substance abuse treatment services.
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There are seven (7) privately operated correctional centers (includes Lockhart Work Program – see below) that house CID minimum custody offenders. These offenders may remain on these facilities as long as they maintain minimum custody status.
There are five (5) privately operated state jails that house state jail felons as well as CID transfer offenders. State jail felons are incarcerated for a two-year period or less.
There are two (2) privately operated PPT facilities. These facilities provide secure housing for offenders where programming such as life skills, substance abuse education and vocational training is offered to offenders who are within one year of their presumptive parole or mandatory supervision release date.
There is one (1) work program facility. This facility is a special unit operating a Private Sector/Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PS/PIECP), commonly referred to as a PIE program. This program is exempt from federal constraints placed on offender-made goods and on the sale of such goods both interstate commerce and to the federal government. Offenders participating in the PIE program agree to pay a percentage of their earned income for room and board, cost of supervision, restitution, crime victim’s compensation, savings and dependent care. Offenders also have the opportunity to participate in educational programs such as adult basic education, GED and life skills. In addition, vocational programs are offered to enhance opportunities to gain meaningful employment upon release to supervision.
There are five (5) privately operated Intermediate Sanction Facilities (ISFs). ISFs are short-term detention facilities for offenders who are on parole or mandatory supervision and have violated the terms of their release agreement.
There are seven (7) privately operated halfway house facilities. Offenders on parole or mandatory supervision are placed in a halfway house either immediately upon release from the Correctional Institutions Division or Intermediate Sanction Facility or, in specific circumstances, upon referral from field parole staff.
There are two (2) county jail work release contracts under the oversight of the Private Facility CMOD. These facilities are designated for placement of parole and mandatory supervision offenders either immediately upon release from the TDCJ Correctional Institutions Division, an Intermediate Sanction Facility or upon referral from field parole staff. Offenders who lack family, community resources or who may require closer supervision may be released to the County Jail Work Release Program facility, where their activities are monitored daily. Offenders are eligible to leave the county jail with parole officer approval to attend required counseling, job search workshops, to seek job placement assistance, to attend meetings with their parole officers, or to go to and from work.
There are five (5) contractors who provide SAFPF/IPTC treatment programs on twelve (12) secure facilities. The SAFPF/IPTC program utilizes a Therapeutic Community (TC) model.
A Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility (SAFPF) is an intensive substance abuse treatment program for offenders who are sentenced by a judge as an original condition or modification of community supervision. Additionally, offenders on parole or mandatory supervision who are in need of intensive substance abuse treatment may be placed in a SAFPF.
The In-Prison Therapeutic Community (IPTC) is an intensive substance abuse treatment program for eligible offenders who are within six months of release and who are identified as needing substance abuse treatment. The Board of Pardons and Parole must vote to place qualified offenders in the therapeutic community program and successful graduates are then released on parole or mandatory supervision.
Upon completion of a SAFPF or an IPTC program, offenders are placed in a Transitional Treatment Center for up to 90 days, followed by outpatient counseling.
Transitional Treatment Centers are privately owned and operated community based facilities that provide substance abuse aftercare treatment to offenders on parole, mandatory supervision or community supervision (probation). There are currently eighteen (18) contracts which provide for twenty (20) residential TTCs. Offenders who have completed the In-Prison Therapeutic Community (IPTC) or Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility (SAFPF) programs are referred to a TTC for aftercare, with a residential stay of up to 90 days.
There is one (1) contractor who provides substance abuse resource program in six (6) state operated State Jails. Offenders who have been sentenced to a State Jail and meet the eligibility criteria set forth by the TDCJ are eligible to participate. The program consists of a multimodal curriculum to address the needs of offenders in various stages of recovery. The curriculum includes didactic classes, life skills training, transitional planning, and parenting skills. Additionally, support groups such as Winners Circle, Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are made available. There are 1,200 treatment beds under contract with the TDCJ.
There is one (1) contractor who currently contracts for 500 DWI treatment beds. The program is a six-month Correctional DWI Recovery Program that provides a variety of evidence-based educational modules and treatment activities. The multimodal curriculum is delivered through skills training and therapeutic group process.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Contracts and Procurement Department
Sheila Gaskins, Director
Two Financial Plaza, Suite 525
Huntsville, TX 77340
Tel: (936) 437-7003
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Private Facility Contract Monitoring/Oversight Division
Two Financial Plaza, Suite 300
Huntsville, TX 77340
Tel: (936) 437- 2811
Austin Office:
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Private Facility Contract Monitoring/Oversight Division
4616 W. Howard Lane, #200
Austin, TX 78728
Tel: (512) 671-2500
Page Updated: September 16, 2009
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