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TDCJ Explorer

TDCJ Explorer lets you explore the Texas prison system through searchable public data. Browse TDCJ employees, inmates, inmate deaths, facilities, offenses and other data to learn more about the people, places and events across the system.

Data coverage begins in January 2025 for inmate deaths, June 2026 for employees and July 2026 for inmates.

Data Good Thru
Employees:
August 31, 2026 Status: Over 30 days old.
Inmates:
July 31, 2026 Status: Over 60 days old.
Inmate Deaths:
September 23, 2026 Status: Current.

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Employees

Display Gender values as
Gender breakdown for all eligible employees
Gender All Employees 35,508
Male 52.9%
Female 47.1%

Display Race values as
Race breakdown for all eligible employees
Race All Employees 35,508
Black 42.2%
White 32.9%
Hispanic 19.3%
Two or More Races 3.4%
Asian 1.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1%

Longest Serving Employees
Male
Casas, Everardo Jr.

Sergeant

45 years, 6 Mos, 17 days of service

Young, Elvin R.

Equipment Operator II

45 years, 1 Mo, 15 days of service

Dewalt, Clegg E.

Program Supervisor III

44 years, 1 Mo, 16 days of service

Female
Lee, Monica C.

Crime Analyst II

37 years, 9 Mos, 12 days of service

Goodwell, Judy T.

Crime Analyst II

34 years, 10 Mos, 1 day of service

Green, Carey A.

Director VIII

34 years, 10 Mos, 1 day of service

All Units

Units currently on lockdown

Top 15 units by capacity

Regional Directors

Parole Offices

Divisions

Departments & Offices