TDCJ Letter of Orientation Required Reading by Special Volunteers
A Special Volunteers is a volunteer who has not both:
a. Completed their TDCJ Volunteer Training and
b. Been Approved by the TDCJ
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If you are a Special Volunteer you are required to read the below letter.
The following is from a TDCJ presentation which indicated Special Volunteers are governed by “the same criteria as regular volunteers.
No Active Warrants or Pending Charges
Must be released for 6 months
No relatives or friends assigned to the unit you are visiting
Special Volunteers are required to read the [below] Orientation Letter and acknowledge they understand the rules prior to entering the prison.
Allowed only 4 visits per lifetime, system-wide.”
