The
Texas Department of Criminal Justice (
TDCJ) is a department of the government of the U.S. state of
Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide
criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state
prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities, funding and certain oversight of community supervision, and supervision of offenders released from prison on
parole or mandatory supervision. The TDCJ operates the largest prison system in the United States.