An employee publication of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Winter 2024
Impact
The first issue of the Criminal Justice Connections was published in August 1994 and continued as a printed newsletter through the September/October 2005 issue.
The March/April 1998 issue highlighted some interesting and significant events.
TDCJ posted its first web page on the Internet. It was still under construction but could be visited at <www.tdcj.state.tx.us>.
The Parole Division marked 40 years of existence. The Division of Parole Supervision was created by the Legislature in 1955 and placed under the Board of Pardons and Paroles, but was not funded until 1957. By September 1958, “all forty-eight of the parole officer slots” had been filled. Previously, parolees had been monitored by volunteers.
