TDCJ Policies and Procedures

Division Overview

The following is not an all-inclusive list of agency policies and procedures. Additional directives will be posted on the website over the next several months.

• General Information Guide for Families of Inmates
• Offender Orientation Handbook (English, PDF)
• Manual de Orientación para Ofensores (Español, PDF)
• Criminal penalties for smuggling contraband take effect

Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) Policies

• BP-01.01 - TBCJ Responsibilities (PDF)
• BP-01.03 - Delegation of Authority to Manage the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (PDF)
• BP-01.04 - Standards of Conduct for TBCJ and TDCJ Executive Director (PDF)
• BP-01.08 - Independent Ombudsman Policy Statement (PDF)
• BP-03.81 - Rules Governing Inmate Access to the Courts, Counsel, and Public Officials (Policy and Attorney Forms)
• BP-03.91 - Uniform Inmate Correspondence Rules (PDF)
• BP-11.76 - Benefit Policy (PDF)

Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) Rules

• Texas Administrative Code - Title 37 - Public Safety & Corrections

Texas Administrative Code - Public Safety & Corrections - Title 37, Part 6

• Texas Administrative Code - Title 37, Part 6, Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Administrative Directives

• AD-07.11 - Use of Inmate Labor for Community Work Projects (PDF)
• AD-02.28 - Agency Research (PDF)
• AD-03.42 - Offender Marriages (PDF)
  • AD-03.42 - Attachment A: Application of Person Requesting to Perform a Marriage (PDF)
• AD-11.78 - Tuition Reimbursement Program (PDF)

Executive Directives

• ED-15.12 - Public Information Requests (PDF)
• ED-02.01 - TDCJ Ethics Policy (PDF)
  • ED-02.01 Attachment A: Code of Ethical Conduct (PDF)
  • ED-02.01 Attachment B: Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest (PDF)
• ED-02.04 - TDCJ Fund Raising (PDF)
• ED-02.40 - News Media Relations (PDF)
  • ED-02.40 Attachment A: Media Relations Form (PDF)
• ED-03.32 - Offender Access to Telephones (PDF)

Administrative Review and Risk Management

• Attorney Forms

Human Resources

• TDCJ Personnel Manual

Community Justice Assistance Division

• Standards

Correctional Institutions Division

• Inmate Rules and Regulations for Visitation Handbook (English) - PDF, September 2023
• Reglas y Reglamentos de Visita para Ofensores (Español) - PDF, Octubre 2023

Parole Division

• Parole Policies