TDCJ Update

Bobby Lumpkin was appointed Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) by the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and began his role on September 1, 2025, succeeding Bryan Collier.  He is a 35-year veteran of TDCJ, having started in 1990 as a Correctional Officer at the Diagnostic Unit.  In his statement accepting the appointment, Lumpkin emphasized his commitment to public safety, rehabilitation, and reentry, pledging to lead with integrity and to position TDCJ as a national model of criminal justice excellence. He oversees an agency supervising over 140,000 incarcerated individuals and employs thousands of Texans.