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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the release from the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice of certain inmates who complete a rehabilitation program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.141, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) A parole panel may release an inmate on parole during |
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the parole month established for the inmate, or at an earlier time |
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in accordance with Subsection (d-1), if the panel determines that |
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the inmate's release will not increase the likelihood of harm to the |
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public. |
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(d-1) If a parole panel requires, as a condition of release, |
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that an inmate complete a specific department rehabilitation |
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program before release, the department shall place the inmate in |
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the program specified by the parole panel, except that the |
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department may place the inmate in a different program with the |
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approval of the parole panel. If the inmate successfully completes |
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a department rehabilitation program specified or approved by the |
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parole panel under this subsection and satisfies all other |
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conditions of release specified by the parole panel before the |
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parole month established for the inmate, the department shall |
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promptly notify the parole panel for purposes of considering the |
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inmate's immediate release. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to any |
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inmate who is confined in a facility operated by or under contract |
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with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on or after the |
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effective date of this Act, regardless of when the inmate's period |
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of confinement began. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |