Death row files and assorted prison records and papers, 1877, 1963, 1978-1979, 1982-1995, undated

Texas. Dept. of Criminal Justice

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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...

McDuff, Kenneth Allen

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Pierce, Robert F.

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An Act to Establish a State Penitentiary was passed in 1848 by the Second Legislature. The act established the penitentiary's governing body as a three member Board of Directors appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate. The prison system began as a single institution, located in Huntsville, known as the Huntsville Penitentiary. In the 1870s, the Board established a system of camps that were located outside the walls of the penitentiary. In addition to the use of con...