Transcript THE HISTORY OF T.D.C.J.

THE HISTORY
OF
TDCJ
Performance Objectives
1.
Identify the various titles under which the agency has
operated from inception to the present.
2.
Identify and summarize the various periods that characterize
the agency from inception to the present.
3.
List two accomplishments of the Ellis Administration.
4.
List two accomplishments of the Beto Administration.
5.
List two historical factors relating to the Carasco Incident.
6.
Summarize the impact of Ruiz v. Estelle on the operations and
services of the agency.
Historical Perspective

1848 – 1866
Texas State Penitentiary

1866 – 1957
Texas Prison System

1957 – 1989
Texas Department of
Corrections

1989 – Present
Texas Department of
Criminal Justice
Formative Years
1836 - 1861
The Civil War
1861 - 1865
The Labor/Lease Period
1866 - 1909
The Farm System and The Decline
1910 – 1936
1937 - 1947
The Reform Years
1948 - 1973
Beto Administration

Cooper v. Pate

Guajardo v. Estelle

Lamar v. Coffield
Conflict and Consolidation

Estelle Administration




Ruiz v. Estelle
The Carrasco Incident
Pack/Moore Homicides
Death of Minnie Houston

Coble v. TDCJ
Recent History






Ruiz/Federal Oversight
Connally Seven
Homicides of Nagle/Wiley/Osborne
Hurricane Rita Response
CID Reorganization
ACA
SHOW “THE HERITAGE”
VIDEO
Classroom Activity
CONCLUSION