Records, 1849-2004

Huntsville Penitentiary.

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Texas. Dept. of Corrections.

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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) manages offenders in state prisons, state jails and contracted private correctional facilities. 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. The Department of Criminal Justice came into being in 1848 when An Act to Establish a State Penitentiary was passed by the Second Texas Legislature. The a...

Beto, George.

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Estelle, Jr., W. J.

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Texas. Board of Prison Commissioners.

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Ruiz, David

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Texas Prison Board

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"An Act to Establish a State Penitentiary" was passed in 1848 by the Second Legislature. The act established a governing body of the penitentiary as a three-member Board of Directors, appointed by the Governor, with the approval of the Senate. The Board was responsible for creating and distributing a set of rules and bylaws for the administration of the penitentiary, overseeing the treatment of convicts, preparing an annual inventory of property, and making an annual report to the G...

Carrasco, Fred Gomez.

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Texas. Board of Corrections

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Texas. Penitentiary Board.

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Texas State Penitentiary

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Rusk State Penitentiary.

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