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Texas Department of Corrections - 1979 Annual Report

NCJ Number
87903
Date Published
1980
Length
58 pages
Annotation
The Texas Department of Corrections' annual report for 1979 covers the department's agriculture, business, construction, executive, industries, special services, and treatment divisions.
Abstract
The department's agriculture division produces food commodities sufficient to feed the inmate and employee population, supplies raw materials for use in industrial operations, and provides work experience for inmates. The treatment division has a work furlough program, a prerelease program, a social services program aiding inmates in obtaining employment upon release, and human resource programs. Organizational charts, photographs, and statistical data are provided.