INTAKE

INTAKE:

Upon admission to a designated TDCJ intake center, offenders are photographed and fingerprinted as part of the identification process. Physical, dental and eye examinations are conducted.

Various tests are administered to detect medical or mental health problems and to determine educational and intelligence levels. Interviews with offenders gather information relevant to family structure, criminal and social behavior, drug and alcohol involvement, military and institutional experience, as well as education and employment history.

The results of the tests and interviews are the basis for classification decisions that determine the unit of assignment, the level of security supervision, housing and job assignments and time-earning category.

Recommendations concerning treatment for identified special needs may also develop from the intake process.

More information about custody designations and time-earning status is available in the Offender Orientation Handbook located on the agency web site at www.tdcj.state.tx.us.