D & D Services
After, the Offender has be convicted and sentenced to TDCJ; the Offender will stay in the county jail facility until transported to either a state jail facility, a diagnostic center or to a transfer facility.
Upon entry to the facility, Offenders are photographed and finger printed for identification and travel purposes and issued an Offender Identification Badge.
A series of tests are administered to determine education and (IQ) intelligence levels. Physicals and diagnostic interviews complete the enrollment process. This initiation process determines classification, work detail and other items such as supervisory levels, housing assignment and treatment assistance. After the initiation process, each inmate is placed in orientation where he or she is presented with the policies and rules of the TDCJ. It is important to begin a parole file at this time. The State Classification Committee (SCC) is responsible for assigning the offender to one of the prison units based on age, prior prison history, offense, educational and work related needs. Offenders do not have the right to choose a prison facility, that potentially can come later but an official request and proper forms will need to be filled out. The Unit Classification Committee (UCC) will evaluate the inmate and establish an initial custody level and assign the work detail. All capable Offenders will work while incarcerated.
In general, the Offender will stay at the assigned unit to fulfill sentence obligation until parole is granted or the sentence term is served and discharged.