For more than 36,000 dedicated public servants, our mission is to provide public safety, promote positive change in offender behavior, reintegrate offenders into society and assist victims of crime. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) is the Lone Star State’s largest state agency and manages more than 146,000 offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities that contract with the TDCJ. The agency also provides funding and certain oversight of community supervision and is responsible for the supervision of offenders released from prison on parole or mandatory supervision.
AUSTIN
Physical Address:
209 West 14th Street
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-9988
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 13084 - Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711-3084
HUNTSVILLE
Physical Address:
861-B I-45 N
Huntsville, TX 77320
(936) 295-6371
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 99
Huntsville, TX 77342-0099