The ECHO is a censored Texas Department of Criminal Justice publication produced and compiled by the publisher and resident staff for use by TDCJ residents. It is managed by The Windham School District through a Memorandum of Understanding with TDCJ and is published 10 times per year.
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El ECHO es una publicación censurada del Departamento de Justicia Criminal de Texas producida y compilada por el editor y el personal de ofensores para ser utilizada por los ofensores de TDCJ. Es administrado por el Distrito Escolar de Windham a través de un Memorando de Entendimiento con TDCJ y se publica 10 veces al año.
The Recreation program, overseen by the Special Programs and Populations Department promotes resident wellness through physical activity as well as serving as a viable management tool for facility administrators. Residents at each TDCJ and privately contracted facility are afforded the opportunity for prescribed amounts of daily out-of-cell recreation time commensurate with their custody level. Approved exercise equipment and supplies are provided and maintained in gymnasiums, on outdoor recreation yards and in a variety of special recreation areas designed for residents who are administratively segregated from other residents. Television viewing and table games are provided in housing area dayrooms. Residents are also allowed to engage in basic arts and crafts activities, read books and magazines that are provided for sedentary purposes, or listen to FM radio programming. Structured programs are also provided through intramurals, free world interaction through recreational activities and craft shop participation where crafts are sold for profit. Separate recreation plans are available to offenders at facilities for treatment or youthful offender programs.
AD-03.40
Administrative Directive-03.40 "Out-of-Cell Time for General Population Offenders" provides a uniform set of standards, which defines organizational and administrative requirements relating to out-of-cell recreational time for offenders.
AD-07.33
Administrative Directive-07.33 "Organization, Administration and Responsibilities of the TDCJ Offender Recreation Program" outlines agency policies and procedures for the operation of unit/facility recreation programs for offenders. Recreation program activities shall be available on each TDCJ and contracted facility.
AD-14.58
Administrative Directive-14.58 "Deposit Procedures for the Unit Clearing Account" provide guidelines for handling any and all monies received on a facility, whether offender or employee related.
AD-14.59
Administrative Directive-14.59 "Offender Piddling and Craft Sales" was established to provide guidelines and procedures for managing facility offender craft shops and craft sales. Forms are not presently available through InfoPac, but can be found in the Recreations Directions Booklet for Correctional Staff and the Recreation Policy and Procedure Manual.
AD-14.60
Administrative Directive-14.60 "TDCJ Weekly Unit Craft Sales Report" outlines procedures for preparing the unit craft sales report used by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. These procedures focus on the need for complete detail in collecting and recording data to prepare the craft sales report.
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The Career and Technical Education (CTE) program provides occupational training in a variety of areas. Projected employment opportunities and industry standards guide decisions to restructure courses, add new courses, or discontinue courses no longer considered viable for the labor market.
The courses are designed to provide training to entry-level industry standards. Short courses are offered periodically to prepare students for specific jobs while incarcerated or to provide basic occupational skills training for students with imminent release dates.
An Apprenticeship program, registered with the Employment & Training Administration, Office of Apprenticeship, United States Department of Labor, provides training opportunities in several craft and trade areas. The concept of the program is to train apprentices in the practical and theoretical aspects of their craft through actual work experiences augmented by related training instruction.
Windham also coordinates On-The-Job Training (OJT) for TDCJ.. The OJT program provides the opportunity for residents to learn employable skills while performing jobs.
CTE courses range from full-length courses (600 hours) to short courses (45 to 200 hours).
Full-length courses and skills include:
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El programa de Educación Profesional y Técnica (CTE) ofrece capacitación ocupacional en una variedad de áreas. Las oportunidades de empleo proyectadas y los estándares de la industria orientan las decisiones para reestructurar cursos, agregar nuevos cursos o discontinuar cursos que ya no se consideran viables para el mercado de trabajo.
Los cursos están diseñados para proporcionar capacitación a los estándares de la industria de nivel básico. Los cursos cortos se ofrecen periódicamente para preparar a los ofensores para los trabajos específicos de la prisión o para proporcionar la formación básica de las habilidades del trabajo para los delincuentes con fechas inminentes de liberación.
Un programa de Aprendizaje, registrado con la Administración de Empleo y Formación, Oficina de Aprendizaje, Departamento de Trabajo de los Estados Unidos, ofrece oportunidades de capacitación en varias áreas de artesanía y comercio. El concepto del programa es entrenar aprendices en los aspectos prácticos y teóricos de su oficio a través de experiencias de trabajo reales aumentadas por la instrucción de formación relacionada.
Windham también coordina el Entrenamiento en el Trabajo (OJT) para TDCJ. El programa de OJT brinda la oportunidad para que los presos aprendan habilidades que pueden ser empleados mientras realizan trabajos.
Los cursos de CTE van desde cursos completos (600 horas) hasta cursos cortos (de 45 a 200 horas).
Los cursos completos y las habilidades incluyen:
