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HISTORY OF TDCJ UNIT TEST QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
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The cost per execution for the drugs used is _____________
Charlie Brooks
The State of Texas executed the first offender by lethal injection
on 12/7/1982. His name was _______________________________?
The Pack/Moore Homicides
A warden and an officer were killed and the inmate who killed them was
acquitted based on his claim that it was self-defense.
Formative years
1836-1861, inmates housed in jails, creation of Huntsville penitentiary, 1st
inmate was William Sansom
Civil War Era
1861-1865, during the Civil War the Texas prison system aided the South with
cotton and Wool for the soldiers. As a result, it was destroyed and only one
prison (Huntsville) was left standing.
Convict Lease Era
1866-1909, started getting more inmates in Huntsville, made outside camps into
prisons, 2nd prison was built in Rusk, opened in January 1883.
The Farm System
1910-1936, large agricultural ranching operations became hallmarks of the
prison system.
The Decline
, 1937-1947, troubled times for prisons, poor treatment of inmates, corrupt
prisons, turned purchased plantations into farms
Reform Era
1947-1973, emphasis on reform, teaching, and recreation; new classification
system.
Backsliding
large influx of inmate brutality, self mutilation, sexual perversion,
incompetence, and petty theft.
Darrington farm
333 inmates housed in a unit designed for 250 with showers every 3 weeks, and
no laundry service.
Retrieve farm
475 inmates housed in a unit designed for 350, 31 slept on brick floor.
Penal reforms (1947)
modernized agriculture production, initiated industrial products, improvements
in facilities
Construction division (1948)
used inmate labor, prison-made bricks, and prison made concrete for new
buildings
Ellis Administration
1949-1961- Texas prison system renamed to Texas Department of Corrections
(TDC); raised living standards; decline in escapes; classification system
"revamped."
Beto Administration
1962 - 1972- Implemented the Windham School District; national recognition
for clean orderly, and secure institutions; Rehabilitation focused.
Cooper v Pate
(1964) Prisoners have the right to challenge administrative practices.
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