TDCJ

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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails, and private correctional facilities, funding and certain oversight of community supervision, and supervision of offenders released from prison on parole or mandatory supervision. The TDCJ operates the largest prison system in the United States.

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For more than 36,000 dedicated public servants, our mission is to provide public safety, promote positive change in offender behavior, reintegrate offenders into society and assist victims of crime. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is the Lone Star State’s largest state agency and manages more than 146,000 offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities that contract with the TDCJ. The agency also provides funding and certain oversight of community supervision and is responsible for the supervision of offenders released from prison on parole or mandatory supervision.

AUSTIN

Physical Address:
209 West 14th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9988

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 13084 - Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711-3084

HUNTSVILLE

Physical Address:
861-B I-45 N
Huntsville, TX 77320
(936) 295-6371

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342-0099

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