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The Criminal Justice Information System

April 2026

Overview

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) had processes and controls to help ensure that most criminal history information in the Criminal Justice Information System is accurate, complete, and reported within required timeframes.

However, DPS should improve its process to resolve prosecution and court records that are not matched to an arrest record in the Computerized Criminal History (CCH) System.

In addition, TDCJ should enhance its oversight of incomplete probation data to ensure that missing data is obtained and added to the Intermediate System (ISYS).

MEDIUM

DPS CRIMINAL HISTORY DATA

Most of the data in CCH was complete, accurate, and reported within required timeframes. However, DPS should improve its efforts to resolve unmatched prosecution and court disposition records.

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LOW

TDCJ CUSTODY DATA

TDCJ's custody data was mostly accurate and supported. However, it should ensure that programming changes to the State Ready System are tested.

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LOW

TDCJ PROBATION DATA

TDCJ had effective controls to ensure that offender probation data in ISYS was complete, accurate, and reported within required timeframes.

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