Draggingtree Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 10 Candidates Vying to Be Next Texas Prisons Chief by Johnathan Silver June 16, 2016 / 1Comment The next executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice will lead nearly 40,000 employees, manage a $3 billion annual budget, direct more than 100 prisons with nearly 150,000 inmates and oversee the nation's busiest execution chamber. The prisons chief will take over an agency that is struggling to recruit and retain employees, maintain aging facilities and keep contraband out of inmates' hands. Ten people – three of whom already work for TDCJ – think they're up for the task to replace retiring Executive Director Brad Livingston, who leaves in August. The Texas Board of Criminal Justice will choose from the following candidates, according to the department: https://www.texastribune.org/2016/06/16/10-apply-be-next-texas-prisons-chief/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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