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Contents Acknowledgments .............................................................................. ix Introduction ........................................................................................ xi A Short History of Texas Prisons .......................................................xv Chapter 1 – Diagnostic .........................................................................1 Chapter 2 – Living Quarters .................................................................7 Chapter 3 – Food ................................................................................13 Chapter 4 – Clothing ..........................................................................19 Chapter 5 – Work ................................................................................25 Chapter 6 – Administrative Segregation .............................................31 Chapter 7 – Medical/Dental................................................................39 Chapter 8 – Recreation .......................................................................51 Chapter 9 – Money .............................................................................57 Chapter 10 – Mail ...............................................................................65 Chapter 11 – Visits and Phone Calls...................................................71 Chapter 12 – Religion.........................................................................77 Chapter 13 – Law Libraries/Libraries ................................................81 Chapter 14 – Craft Shop .....................................................................85 Chapter 15 – Substance Abuse ...........................................................89 Chapter 16 – Education ......................................................................95 Chapter 17 – Discipline ....................................................................103 Chapter 18 – Lockdowns ..................................................................115 Chapter 19 – Drugs...........................................................................119 Chapter 20 – Racism, Gangs and Violence ......................................123 Chapter 21 – Parole and Good-time .................................................135 Chapter 22 – Emergencies ................................................................143 Chapter 23 – The ECHO ..................................................................149 Chapter 24 – Helping Convicts Stay Out of Prison ..........................153 Appendix A – Custody Levels ..........................................................167 Appendix B – Medical/Dental Services ...........................................170 Appendix C – Law Library Holdings List ........................................174 Appendix D – Commissary Spending Limits...................................176 Appendix E – Recreation Requirements ..........................................177 Appendix F – Good Time Earning Chart .........................................178 Appendix G – Parole Officials/Offices .............................................180 Appendix H – TDCJ Officials/Unit Profiles.....................................182 Appendix I – Resource List ..............................................................201 Glossary ............................................................................................207 Index .................................................................................................211 ...

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