Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 77th Legislative Session.
Committee Information
CHAIR
Kenneth Armbrister
VICE-CHAIR
John Whitmire
MEMBERS
Teel Bivins
Mike Moncrief
Steve Ogden
Todd Staples
Royce West
CLERK:
Kelly Gilbert
TEL:
(512) 463-0345
Video/Audio — Archives
77th Session Interim
77th Regular Session
- May 11, 2001 (Part 3)
- May 11, 2001 (Part 2)
- May 11, 2001 (Part 1)
- May 9, 2001
- May 8, 2001
- May 2, 2001
- April 26, 2001
- April 25, 2001
- April 18, 2001
- April 11, 2001
- April 4, 2001
- March 28, 2001
- March 21, 2001 — audio only
- March 14, 2001
- March 7, 2001 — (Audio only due to technical difficulties
- February 28, 2001
- February 21, 2001
- February 14, 2001
- February 7, 2001
- January 31, 2001
- January 24, 2001
- January 16, 2001
Interim Charges
- Review available rehabilitation programs that provide alternatives to incarceration for non-violent, drug-dependent offenders to determine their effectiveness, and recommend for further use any suitable community-based programs that safely reduce recidivism among such offenders.
- Study the impact that the revocation of technical violators of community supervision has upon the state's prison population, and make recommendations for reducing the revocation rate among such offenders without unduly interfering with local judges' discretion.
- Monitor the implementation of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's revised inmate classification system; monitor TDCJ employee recruitment and retention efforts; review the good conduct time credit system used by TDCJ; and recommend changes, if any, needed in these areas.
- Review the management and oversight of private prison facilities and recommend changes, if any, to the current system.
- Monitor efforts to increase the availability and effectiveness of state and local mental health services for adult and juvenile offenders, and recommend improvements where applicable.
