Honorable Jerry Madden, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1477 by Allen (Relating to awarding credit to certain inmates for time between release on and revocation of parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon.), As Introduced
The bill would amend the Government Code as it relates to awarding good time to certain inmates for time between release on and revocation of parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon. Under the provisions of the bill, certain offenders whose parole was revoked for technical violations of parole after spending at least one year on parole would receive credit for the time spent on parole prior to revocation. At present, offenders whose parole is revoked do not receive credit for the time on parole prior to revocation.
Awarding credit for time served while on parole prior to revocation is expected to result in decreased demands upon the correctional resources of the State due to shorter terms of confinement in prison. In fiscal year 2010, 6,678 offenders had their parole revoked and 1,062 of those were revoked for technical violations of parole supervision. After removing from that group those ineligible for release to mandatory supervision and those who received their warrant or summons within a year of release, 852 of those offenders would be subject to the provisions of the bill. Of the 852 offenders subject to the provisions of the bill, 249 offenders would have completed their sentence if they received credit for time served while on parole prior to revocation leaving 603 offenders returning to prison to serve shorter terms of incarceration (approximately 3.67 years).
Assuming that sentencing patterns and release policies not addressed in this bill remain constant, the probable impact of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage, in terms of daily demand upon the adult and juvenile corrections agencies, is estimated as follows: