Texas § GV.508.118 - HALFWAY HOUSES
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§ GV.508.118. HALFWAY HOUSES
HALFWAY HOUSES. (a) The division, in conjunction with the institutional division, shall use halfway houses to divert from housing in regular units of the institutional division suitable low-risk inmates and other inmates who would benefit from a smoother transition from incarceration to supervised release. (b) Before transferring an inmate to a halfway house, the division shall send to the director of the halfway house all information relating to the inmate that the division determines will aid the halfway house in helping the inmate make a transition from the institutional division to supervised release. (c) The division is responsible for supervising an inmate: (1) for whom a presumptive parole date has been established; and (2) who is transferred into a preparole residence in a halfway house under Subchapter A , Chapter 499 . Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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Section GV.508.118 ("HALFWAY HOUSES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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