Office of the Inspector General

About Office of the Inspector General

OIG employs more than 120 staff and certified police officers who maintain security at gatehouses and inspectors general who manage criminal investigations. The inspectors general have all of the power and duties afforded to peace officers under the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.  Their authority extends to parole officers and facilities operating under contract with TJJD.

At the gatehouses, OIG certified police and security officers monitor all comings and goings. They search staff and visitors upon entry, to deter and detect contraband, and provide searches for all vehicles entering and leaving the secure area.

In addition to criminal investigators, OIG employs security intelligence officers who conduct investigations into gang-related activity. OIG also has a small group of investigators for fugitives. They are able to apprehend youth who abscond from halfway houses or who violate conditions of parole.

The OIG also includes a group of specialized inspectors who conduct investigations into allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation by staff against youth confined in state secure facilities and county pre/post juvenile adjudication facilities.

Finally, the OIG maintains the Incident Reporting Center, the reporting and clearinghouse for the juvenile justice system in Texas. IRC operators receive and record allegations of misconduct and criminal offenses as well as abuse, neglect and exploitation complaints. Anyone can report allegations of misconduct to the Incident Reporting Center by emailing a complaint to TJJD.IRC@tjjd.texas.gov, or by calling a 24-hour-a-day toll free hotline 1-866-477-8354. Historical TJJD incident data can be found on the Open Data Portal of Texas.gov.

Special Prosecution Unit

The Texas Legislature established the Special Prosecution Unit (SPU) Juvenile Division in Senate Bill 653. The SPU assists District and County Attorney offices in prosecuting criminal investigations conducted by the TJJD Office of Inspector General (OIG).

Executive Director

Jack K. Choate
Special Prosecution Unit
Huntsville, Texas 77320
jchoate@sputexas.org
(936) 291-2369

SPU Juvenile Division Section Chief

Greg Whitley
Huntsville, Texas 77320
gwhitley@sputexas.org
(936) 291-2369

2024 Training Calendar

Ron Jackson State School
611 FM3254
Brownwood, TX 76801

Course Date Time Location Hours Audience
TCOLE Basic Instructor Course January 8-12 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom:
900 S. Bridge
Hidalgo, TX 78557
(conference room)
40 OIG Personnel & Law Enforcement Personnel
Less Lethal Shotgun January 23 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Classroom portion:
Law Enforcement Center
1050 W. Commerce
Brownwood, TX 76801

Range Location:
907 B.L. Guthrie Rd.
Brownwood, TX 76801

4 OIG Personnel
TCOLE-Basic Patrol Rifle January 24-25 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom Portion:
Law Enforcement Center
1050 W. Commerce
Brownwood, TX 76801

Range Location:
907 B.L. Guthrie Rd.
Brownwood, TX 76801

16 OIG Personnel & Law Enforcement Personnel
To register, please contact:
Gabriel Medellin
(210) 430-9264
Specialized Sexual Abuse Investigations February 26-27 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Feb. 26th), 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Feb. 27th) Randall County Juvenile Probation Department
9300 S. Georgia, Amarillo, TX
12 (TCOLE Credit available) Civilian and commissioned investigators
TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040 February 27 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom portion:
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
2122 FM448
Giddings, TX 78942
8 Lee County Sheriff’s Office personnel only
TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040 February 29 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom portion:
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
2122 FM448
Giddings, TX 78942
8 Lee County Sheriff’s Office personnel only
TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040 GST Level 1 March 4-5 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Giddings Fire Department
151 W Independence St.
Giddings, TX 78942
16 OIG personnel
TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040 GST Level 1 March 6-7 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom portion:
Giddings VFD Fireman’s Park – Hall
2591 US-290
Giddings, TX 78942
16 OIG personnel
PREA – Specialized Sexual Abuse Investigations March 13-14 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Mar. 13th), 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Mar. 14th) Denton Co. Administrative Courthouse, 2020 Rm – 3rd FL.
1 Courthouse Dr., Denton, TX
12 (TCOLE Credit available) Civilian and commissioned investigators
TCOLE-Basic Instructor Course March 18-22 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Classroom portion:
Simmons Bank
1112 E. California St.
Gainesville, TX 76240
40 OIG Personnel & Law Enforcement Personnel
Less Lethal Shotgun March 19 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Classroom portion:
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
2122 FM448
Giddings, TX 78942

Range Location:
Same location

4 OIG Personnel
TCOLE-Basic Patrol Rifle March 20-21 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Classroom portion:
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
2122 FM448
Giddings, TX 78942

Range Location:
Same location

16 OIG Personnel & Law Enforcement Personnel
To register, please contact:
Gabriel Medellin  
(210) 430-9264
ALERRT Level 1 April 1st, 2nd 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ALERRT Center

Classroom portion:
1285 William Pettus Rd.
Maxwell, Texas 78656

16 OIG Personnel
Firearms Instructor In-Service April 9th – 10th, 2024 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Classroom portion:
DPS Training Facility
810 CR 240
Florence, Texas 76527

Range Location:
Same location

16 OIG Personnel
Less Lethal Shotgun April 16 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Classroom portion:
OIG Office (Mart)
116 Burleson Road
Mart, Texas 76664
Brownwood, TX 76801

Range Location:
Limestone County Sheriff’s Office
912 N Tyus St, Groesbeck, Texas 76642

4 OIG Personnel
TCOLE-Basic Patrol Rifle April 17-18 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Classroom Portion:
OIG Office (Mart)
116 Burleson Road, Mart, Texas 76664

Range Location:
Limestone County Sheriff’s Office
912 N Tyus St, Groesbeck, Texas 76642

16 OIG Personnel & Law Enforcement Personnel
To register, please contact:
Gabriel Medellin
(210) 430-9264
Baton April 29 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office
116 Burleson Rd.
Mart, Texas 76664
8 OIG Personnel
TCOLE Basic Instructor Course April 29-May 3 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom:
Gidding’s Fire Department
151 W. Independence St.
Giddings, Texas 78942
40 OIG Personnel & Law Enforcement Personnel
To register, please contact:
James Shelton
(737) 228-6696
Less Lethal Chemical Weapons (OC) April 30 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office
116 Burleson Rd.
Mart, Texas 76664
4 OIG Personnel
Baton May 1 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office
116 Burleson Rd.
Mart, Texas 76664
8 OIG Personnel
Less Lethal Chemical Weapons (OC) May 2 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office
116 Burleson Rd.
Mart, Texas 76664
4 OIG Personnel
TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040 GST Level 1 May 13-16 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom portion:
Weslaco East High School (Gym)
810 S Pleasantview Dr.
Weslaco, Texas 78596
16 OIG Personnel
Baton May 20 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office
611 FM 3254
Brownwood, Texas 76801
8 OIG Personnel
Less Lethal Chemical Weapons (OC) May 21 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office
611 FM 3254
Brownwood, Texas 76801
4 OIG Personnel
Baton May 22 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office
611 FM 3254
Brownwood, Texas 76801
8 OIG Personnel
Less Lethal Chemical Weapons (OC) May 23 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office
611 FM 3254
Brownwood, Texas 76801
4 OIG Personnel
Baton June 3 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office
1027 Pvt. Rd. 2261
Giddings, Texas 78942
8 OIG Personnel
Less Lethal Chemical Weapons (OC) June 4 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office 1027
Pvt. Rd. 2261
Giddings, Texas 78942
4 OIG Personnel
Baton June 5 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office 1027
Pvt. Rd. 2261
Giddings, Texas 78942
8 OIG Personnel
Less Lethal Chemical Weapons (OC) June 6 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. Classroom:
OIG office 1027
Pvt. Rd. 2261
Giddings, Texas 78942
4 OIG Personnel
Baton July 22 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Classroom:
OIG office
3801 E. Monte Cristo Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78541

8 OIG Personnel
TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040 GST Level 1 July 22-25 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Classroom portion:
Simmons Bank Center
1112 E California St.
Gainesville, TX 76240

16 OIG personnel only
Less Lethal Chemical Weapons (OC) July 23 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Classroom:
OIG office
3801 E. Monte Cristo Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78541

4 OIG Personnel
Baton July 24 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Classroom:
OIG office
3801 E. Monte Cristo Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78541

8 OIG Personnel
Less Lethal Chemical Weapons (OC) July 25 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Classroom:
OIG office
3801 E. Monte Cristo Rd.
Edinburg, TX 78541

4 OIG Personnel
TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040 GST Level 1 August 5-6 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Classroom portion:
Georgetown P.D. training room
3500 D B Wood Rd.
Georgetown, TX 78628

16 OIG personnel only

Course Descriptions

DPS-Security Officer Phase II

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 4 pm

Hours: 16

Audience: OIG Personnel

Details:

  • 3 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. The student will have an understanding of the legal authorities pertaining to Security Officer Commission and responsibilities and will be able to demonstrate proficiency in techniques and tactics necessary to carry out duties as a Commissioned Security Officer.

DPS-Security Officer Phase III

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 4 pm

Hours: 16

Audience: OIG Personnel

Details:

  • 3 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. The student will have an understanding of the legal authorities pertaining to Security Officer Commission and responsibilities and will be able to demonstrate proficiency in techniques and tactics necessary to carry out duties as a Commissioned Security Officer.

Firearms Instructor In-Service

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 5 pm

Hours: 16

Audience: OIG Personnel only

Details:

  • 12 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. Overall goal is for students to become more familiarized with weapon use in real settings.

OIG-Basic Patrol Rifle

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 5 pm

Hours: 16

Audience: Law Enforcement Only

Details:

  • 10 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: Must have a TCOLE PID number.
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. The student will understand the universal rules of gun handling. The student will understand the history of the AR-15 type rifles. The student will understand the mechanical workings of the AR-15 type Rifles.

OIG-Baton

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 5 pm

Hours: 8

Audience: OIG Personnel

Details:

  • 10 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. Students will learn the law and policy applicable to less lethal munitions and will demonstrate tactical proficiency with 12 gauge shotgun fired, less lethal rounds.

OIG-Less Lethal Chemical Weapons (OC)

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 12 pm

Hours: 4

Audience: OIG Personnel

Details:

  • 10 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. Students will learn terminology, history, legal issues and deployment tactics for OC Spray. They will also show proficiency in use and detoxing with OC products.

OIG-Less Lethal Shotgun

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 12 pm

Hours: 4

Audience: OIG Personnel

Details:

  • 10 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. Students will learn the law and policy applicable to less lethal munitions and will demonstrate tactical proficiency with 12 gauge shotgun fired, less lethal rounds.

OIG-Security Officer Training Academy

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 5 pm

Hours: 32

Audience: OIG Personnel

Details:

  • 8 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. The student will have an understanding of the legal authorities pertaining to OIG-Security Officer’s and responsibilities and will be able to demonstrate proficiency in techniques and tactics necessary to carry out duties as a Security Officer.

OIG-TCOLE Basic Instructor Course

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 5 pm

Hours: 40

Audience: OIG Personnel & Law Enforcement Personnel

Details:

  • 10 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. To provide the student with the basic instructor fundamentals and skills needed to facilitate a training course.

OIG-Uniformed Division In-Service

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 5 pm

Hours: 16

Audience: OIG Personnel

Details:

  • 20 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. The student will have an understanding of the legal authorities pertaining to OIG-Security Officer’s and responsibilities and will be able to demonstrate proficiency in techniques and tactics necessary to carry out duties as a Security Officer.

PREA – Specialized Sexual Abuse Investigations

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Mar. 13th), 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Mar. 14th)

Hours: 12 (TCOLE Credit available)

Audience: Civilian and commissioned investigators

Details:

  • 100 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • No cost for this course. To provide the student with basic investigative skills relating to PREA investigations. Course material includes: Conducting Quality Investigations, Interview/Interrogation & Report Writing

Specialized Sexual Abuse Investigations

Date / Location: See above table

Time:8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Feb. 26th), 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (Feb. 27th)

Hours:12 (TCOLE Credit available)

Audience: Civilian and commissioned investigators

Details:

  • 25 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • No cost for this course. To provide the student with basic investigative skills relating to PREA investigations. Course material includes: Conducting Quality Investigations, Interview/Interrogation & Report Writing

TCOLE-Basic Patrol Rifle

Date / Location: See above table

Time:8am – 4pm

Hours:16

Audience:OIG Personnel & Law Enforcement Personnel
To register, please contact: Gabriel Medellin

(210) 430-9264

Details:

  • 10 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. This course teaches participants the principles of marksmanship, rifle nomenclature, and operation. Emphasis will be placed on weapons manipulation and how to fight with commonly configured patrol rifles. Although this course is based on the AR-15/M-4/M-16 weapons platform, other systems will be discussed.

TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040 GST Level 1

Date / Location: See above table

Time:8am – 5pm

Hours:16

Audience:OIG Personnel only

Details:

  • 10 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. Provide students with the knowledge to protect themselves from combative subjects while using ground control techniques.

TCOLE – Defensive Tactics #2040

Date / Location: See above table

Time:8am – 5pm

Hours:8

Audience:Lee County Sheriff’s Office personnel only

Details:

  • 10 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. Students will learn and recognize ways the human body responds to stress. Apply pressure point control techniques to achieve compliance and demonstrate how to stand defensively and block attacks.

ALERRT Level 1

Date / Location: See above table

Time: 8 am – 5 pm

Hours: 16

Audience: OIG Personnel only

Details:

  • 20 Seats
  • Pre-Requisite: None
  • Supervisor Approval Required
  • No cost for this course. This dynamic course of instruction is designed to prepare the first responder to isolate, distract, and neutralize an active shooter. This course will cover shooting and moving, threshold evaluation, concepts and principles of team movement, setting up for and room entry techniques, approach and breaching the crisis site, secondary responder tactics, improvised explosive devices, and post engagement priorities of work. The course will culminate with dynamic force on force scenarios.

Documents

ANE Monthly County Reports

FY 2024
FY 2023

Annual Reports

Collateral

IRC Reports

2017

Meetings

Public Information Arrest Summaries

2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017

Quarterly Reports

FY 2024
FY 2023
FY 2022

Racial Profiling Report

Security Intelligence Report

Contact Information

Daniel Guajardo
Chief Inspector General
daniel.guajardo@tjjd.texas.gov

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