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Correctional Institutions Division

Eric Guerrero, Director, Correctional Institutions Division
Eric Guerrero
Director

The mission of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Correctional Institutions Division is to provide safe and appropriate confinement, supervision, rehabilitation and reintegration of adult felons, and to effectively manage or administer correctional facilities based on constitutional and statutory standards. We work with communities to improve public safety by providing effective interventions through a safe, secure, and positive environment empowering individuals to achieve life-long success. We protect the interests of the state of Texas when contracting with outside vendors and representatives through effective management, monitoring, and ongoing communication between the TDCJ and its contracted representatives.

Contact:

Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Correctional Institutions Division
PO Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342-0099
Phone: (936) 437-2173
Fax: (936) 437-6325

Division Overview

The Correctional Institutions Division (CID) is responsible for the confinement of adult felony and state jail felony inmates who are sentenced to incarceration in a secure facility. The CID oversees state prisons, pre-release facilities, psychiatric facilities, Developmental Disabilities Program facilities, medical facilities, state jails, a geriatric facility, and substance abuse felony punishment facilities (SAFPF). The division is also responsible for operational oversight and monitoring for privately operated secure facilities. There are expansion cellblock facilities, additional medical facilities, and a work camp co-located within several of the facilities mentioned above.

The CID is also responsible for support functions such as Laundry, Food, and Supply; Plans and Operations; Security Operations and Assessments; and Staffing Command.

The first Texas prison, the Huntsville “Walls” Unit, was constructed and opened in 1849 with three inmates. Today, facilities operated by the CID vary in the number and types of inmates housed, physical design, and services provided. All facilities operated by the CID are secure facilities, with perimeter fences, security equipment, and appropriate staffing to ensure public safety. All units are managed with staff, the public, and inmate safety as a priority.

Miguel Martinez, Deputy Director
Miguel Martinez
Deputy Division Director

Support Operations

Phone: (936) 437-2116
Fax: (936) 437-6207

Daniel Dickerson, Deputy Director
Daniel Dickerson
Deputy Division Director

Leadership and Cultural
Management Operations

Phone: (936) 437-8702
Fax: (936) 437-8725

Lonnie "L.E." Townsend, Deputy Director
Lonnie "L.E." Townsend
Deputy Division Director

Prison and Jail Operations

Phone: (936) 437-6318
Fax: (936) 437-8724

Functional areas of the Correctional Institutions Division

Inmate Information