Tools For System-Involved Adults

The following resources can assist system-involved adults and their loved ones as they navigate through the justice system. NOTE: TCJE does not provide legal assistance, and we are unable to provide individualized help to people seeking information about involvement in the justice system.

Alternatives to Incarceration

Implementation Guide: HB 1205 - Probationer Programming (effective September 2011) - September 2011

Conditions of Confinement

Implementation Guide: HB 1546 - Diligent Participation Credits in State Jails (effective September 2015) - November 2015

Texas Prison Resource Directory [brochure] - June 2015

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Inmate Transfers - June 2012

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Annual Health Care Service Fee - April 2012

Implementation Guide: HB 2649 - State Jail Inmate Programming (effective September 2011) - September 2011

Parole & Reentry

Know Your Voting Rights! 2023 General Election [statewide flyer] - October 2023

Unlock Your Vote! 2022 Primary Elections [statewide flyer] - January 2022

Unlock Your Vote! 2020 Elections [statewide flyer] - September 2020

Implementation Guide for People with Criminal Records: HB 1342 - Occupational Licensing (effective September 2019) - April 2020

Unlock Your Vote! 2019 Elections [statewide flyer] - October 2019

Unlock Your Vote! 2018 Elections [statewide flyer] - September 2018

Reentry Resource Guide - May 2017

Unlock Your Vote! 2016 Elections [statewide flyer] - September 2016

Unlock Your Vote! 2016 Elections [Travis County flyer] - September 2016

Implementation Guide for Renters and Advocates: HB 1510 - Housing Access (effective January 2016) - January 2016

Fighting Homelessness: Housing for Individuals with a Criminal Record - July 2015

How to Write Parole Packets - February 2015

HB 1188 (Employer Protection) - March 2013

Temporary Housing Assistance Program - September 2012

Implementation Guide: Proposition 9 - Eligibility for a Pardon Following Deferred Adjudication (effective January 2012) - November 2011

A New Start: A Re-Entry Guide for Texas - July 2010

Parole & Reentry, Women's Justice

Survivors Project Peer Support Group - February 2021

Policing & Community Safety

Know Your Rights [English card] - January 2017

Pretrial & Defense

Innocence and Wrongful Convictions - May 2012

How to Ask for a Court-Appointed Lawyer - April 2006(opens in a new tab)

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You - December 2005