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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to discharging or releasing inmates of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice from regional release facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 493.029(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall designate six or more |
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facilities operated by the department as regional release |
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facilities from which an inmate being discharged from the |
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department or being released on parole or to mandatory supervision |
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may be discharged or released, as applicable, rather than being |
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released under Subsection (a)(1). [If the department determines
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that discharging or releasing an inmate under Subsection (a) is not
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in the best interest of the inmate or would threaten the safety of
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the public, the department may release the inmate from a regional
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release facility designated under this subsection other than the
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facility described by Subsection (a)(2).] |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |