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19 Tex. Tech. Admin. L.J. 197 (2017-2018)
Confronting Administrative Segregation in Texas: Ending Automatic Lockdown for Suspected Gang Affiliated Members

handle is hein.journals/ttalr19 and id is 207 raw text is: CONFRONTING ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION IN TEXAS: ENDING AUTOMATIC LOCKDOWN FOR SUSPECTED GANG AFFILIATED MEMBERS 1. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND OF ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION IN TEXAS .............................. ....... 197 II. THE PROBLEMS WITH ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION................... 199 A. An Ineffective Solution............................. 199 B. Constitutional Concerns ....................... .... 203 C. Due Process Concerns ...................... ...... 205 III. CURRENT POLICIES IN TEXAS ................................. 207 A. The Texas Administrative Code's Authority...... ........ 207 B. The Security Threat Group Classification........... ........... 208 C. The GRAD Program ..................................... 209 D. The Means of Identification .............................. 211 IV. OUTSIDE SOLUTIONS ................................. ....... 211 A. The Texas Perspective ................................. 211 B. The California Paradox. ............................ 212 C. The Road in Colorado ...................... ....... 214 D. The Maine Solution .................................. 215 V. THE STRUGGLE IN TEXAS ............................. 217 VI. PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TEXAS ........................... ........ 219 VII. CONCLUSION ......................................... ...... 221 1. INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND OF ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION IN TEXAS The United States is the largest jailor nation in the world, housing roughly 20% of the world's prisoner population though it has only 5% of the world's population.' Texas recently surpassed California and now incarcerates more offenders than any other state.2 In addition, Texas has the second highest rate of isolating offenders in administrative segregation' 1. The Prison Crisis, ACLU, https://www.aclu.org/prison-crisis?redirect-safe-communities-fair- sentences/prison-crisis [https://perma.cc/X4NL-7HWU]. 2. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Programs, CORRECTIONAL POPULATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES 7 (Jan. 21, 2016). The most recent data released suggests Texas has an estimated total correctional population of 699,300 offenders, while California has less than 589,600. Id. Texas has an approximate prison population of 219,000; California has about 207,000. Id. at 17. 3. Ad-seg is the TDCJ's technical term for solitary confinement. Burke Butler, A Solitary Failure: The Waste, Cost and Harm of Solitary Confinement in Texas at 20, ACLU (Feb. 5, 2015), https://www.aclutx.org/sites/default/files/fielddocuments/SolitaryReport 2015.pdf 197

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