Tdcj Volunteer Application Form PDF Details

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) Volunteer Application form is a crucial document for individuals seeking to offer their support and services to the TDCJ’s various programs and facilities. This comprehensive form gathers essential personal data, facilitating a background check to ensure applicants meet the security and safety standards required for interacting with TDCJ units, facilities, and offices. Prospective volunteers must be at least 18 years old and have a clear criminal record for the last 18 months, including having been released from prison for at least 18 months, if applicable. The form covers a broad spectrum of information, including personal contact details, employment history, any past TDCJ employment, relationships to TDCJ offenders or victims, and specific areas of interest for volunteering. Additionally, the application addresses any criminal history, requiring transparency about past incarcerations, gang affiliations, pending charges, probation, parole, and more, albeit with certain exceptions like juvenile offenses or expunged records. Completeness of the application is imperative, as is honesty in disclosing any criminal background, which is carefully evaluated but does not automatically disqualify applicants. By gathering detailed information, the TDCJ aims to maintain a safe, effective, and supportive volunteer program that contributes positively to its rehabilitation and education initiatives.

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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION

PERSONAL I NFORMATI ON ( Please Print)

The following information is needed for the TDCJ to conduct a criminal history check to determine whether access to TDCJ units,

facilities, and offices should be approved. Applicants must be (18) years of age to apply. Applicants must have a clear criminal history for

(18)months to be eligible and must have been released from prison for a period of (18) months at the time of application. Please be sure to provide ALL of the requested information.

1. Name: __________________________________________________

2. Primary Phone# : (

) ______- ___________

 

 

 

(Last, First, MI )

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secondary Phone# : (

) ______- ___________

Emergency Contact

________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Name/ Number)

3.

Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

Street

 

 

 

City

 

State

Zip

 

Email Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________

 

 

(Your email address helps Volunteer Services and staff of the volunteer program you will be serving in to contact you with information about

 

 

 

your volunteer status or the status of a program you are involved with at the unit level.)

 

4.

SSN: __________-_______-_________

5. Driver’s License / State I D# : __________________________ ST _____

6.

Date of Birth: _______ / _______ / _________

7.

Place of Birth: City _______________________________ ST ________

8.

Sex:

Female

Male

9. What foreign language do you speak? _____________________________________

10. Race:

White

Black

Hispanic

Amer. I ndian

Asian or Pacific I sland

Other _________________

11.

Current Employer: _______________________________________________Title: ________________________________

12.

Have you ever been employed by the TDCJ?

Yes

No I f yes, give division, department, location, title and

dates of employment: ___________________________________________________________________________________

13. Are you a victim of, related to, or a friend of any TDCJ offender or releasee now supervised by the TDCJ?

Yes

No

Name of Offender: ____________________I D# : ___________ Facility: _______________

Victim

Relative

Friend

14.Are you related to a victim, or a friend of a victim, of any offender or releasee now supervised by TDCJ? Yes No

Name of Offender: ____________________I D# : ___________ Facility: _______________ Relative Friend

15. List any offender that you are visiting in unit visitation OR knew prior to their incarceration.

Not applicable

Name of Offender: _________________________ I D# : ____________ Relationship: ____________ Facility: ______________

(Attach additional pages as needed.)

Please use this section to indicate the program area(s) you are interested in serving. All programs are subject to approval.

Chaplaincy

Faith I dentification: ______________________

Place of Worship: __________________________

Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Fellowship: _______________ Sobriety Date: ______/ ______/ ______

Practicum Student Yes No

Windham School District

Sex Offender Treatment Program

Parole Division

Victim Services

Student Intern

TTC/Halfway House

*Other ______________________________________

* Other may include non-traditional programs, administrative/clerical assistance, or areas not indicated on this form. Please explain.

Unit( s) of interest ( includes offices) : _____________________________________________________________________

(Revised by RPD June 2011)

For the security and safety of volunteers, offenders, and employees, criminal histories of applicants are reviewed and may require

fingerprinting in some instances. Volunteer applicants with previous felony convictions are not necessarily excluded from participation. All

applications will be reviewed and will receive a response.

Please complete ALL information and mail both pages to:

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

For Windham School District, mail to:

Volunteer Services

W indham School District

P.O. Box 99

Division of I nstruction

Huntsville, TX 77342-0099

PO Box 40

 

Huntsville, TX 77342-0040

Criminal History

When answering the following questions, do not include any violation of the law committed before your 17th birthday if the final decision was made in

juvenile court or under a youth offender law; any conviction record that was expunged under federal or state law; or minor traffic violations.

All other convictions must be included.

1.Have you ever served time in any adult correctional facility? I f yes, please provide the following: Years served: ______ State: _______ I D # : ________________ Release date: _______________

2.Have you ever been a member of a gang?

I f yes, name and description of gang: _________________________________________________

3.Do you have any criminal charges currently pending?

I f yes, please explain: ______________________________________________________________

4.Are you now or have you ever been placed on probation or parole?

I f yes, provide beginning and ending dates: ____________________________________________

5.

Have you ever forfeited property/ bond as a result of being charged with any criminal act?

 

I f yes, please explain: ______________________________________________________________

6.

Do you have a maiden name, alias, or nickname? I f yes, provide: ___________________________

7.

Have you ever been convicted* of a crime?

Felony

Misdemeanor

*Convicted includes deferred adjudication, community supervision and those that may not appear on record at this time, but excludes minor traffic violations. I f yes, provide the information below. All convictions apply. Attach additional pages as needed.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

When: ___________________________________________ Where: ____________________________________________

Charges: __________________________________________ Disposition: ________________________________________

Signature _________________________________________________ Date _______ / ________ / ______

Mo.

Day

Year

Additional required documentation / information:

I f you are currently on community supervision (parole or probation), a statement from your supervising officer indicating they are aware that you are applying to volunteer with the TDCJ and that you are meeting the requirements of your supervision must be submitted to Volunteer Services on original letterhead, signed and dated (see address above).

I f you are applying to volunteer with the chaplaincy program and have a criminal history, a recommendation/ support letter from your pastor, or the spiritual advisor of the fellowship you are associated with, must be submitted to Volunteer Services on original letterhead, signed and dated (see address above).

I f you are applying to volunteer with the Victim Services program, a personal and professional letter of support must also be included with this application.

Application must be filled out in its entirety or it w ill be returned.

Notice: With few exceptions, you are entitled upon request: (1) to be informed about the information the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (the Agency) collects about you; and (2) under Texas Government Code §§552.021 and 552.023, to receive and review the collected information. Under Texas Government Code §559.004, you are also entitled to request, in accordance with the Agency’s procedures, that incorrect information the Agency has collected about you be corrected.

(Revised by RPD June 2011)

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