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TX Govt Code § 499.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter A. Pre-Parole Transfer|Section 499.007. Legislative Intent

Sec. 499.007.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  It is the intent of the legislature that this subchapter not create an expectation of release on the part of any individual.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a).|
TX Govt Code § 499.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter B. Population Management|Section 499.021. Definitions

Sec. 499.021.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Capacity" means the greatest density of inmates in relation to space available for inmate housing in the institutional division that is in compliance with standards for prison population established by the board.(2)  "Intensive supervision parole" means a parole supervision program established by the department under Section 508.317.(3)  "Objective parole criteria" means criminal and social history variables that have been shown statistically to be reliable indicators of the probability of favorable outcome on release.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 498.021 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 499.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter B. Population Management|Section 499.022. Purpose

Sec. 499.022.  PURPOSE.  (a)  The purpose of this subchapter is to:(1)  allow the institutional division the flexibility to house inmates in appropriate settings and determine the proper amount of available housing;  and(2)  provide the executive branch with alternatives to appropriately balance population, consistent with the intent of this subchapter, if the population of the division reaches 95 percent of capacity or if a backlog of convicted felons exists in the county jails in this state, as determined by this subchapter.(b)  The flexibility provided by this subchapter shall be exercised in a manner consistent with sound correctional practices, applicable federal law, and state law and policy.(c)  This subchapter does not:(1)  create a right on the part of an inmate confined in the institutional division to serve the inmate's sentence in a department with a population below 95 percent of capacity, as determined by this subchapter;(2)  grant to an inmate the right to be released or to be considered for release if the inmate population of the division reaches 95 percent of capacity as determined under this subchapter;(3)  require a population level below 95 percent of capacity as determined by this subchapter;  or(4)  require the board or the Board of Pardons and Paroles to take an action under this subchapter because a backlog of convicted felons exists in the county jails in this state.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 498.022 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 17.01, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 499.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter B. Population Management|Section 499.023. Inapplicability

Sec. 499.023.  INAPPLICABILITY.  This subchapter does not apply to emergency overcrowding if the situation is the direct result of the destruction of institutional division facilities by a natural or man-made disaster.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 499.023 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 499.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter B. Population Management|Section 499.024. Calculation of Available Space

Sec. 499.024.  CALCULATION OF AVAILABLE SPACE.  Temporary housing may not be considered for the purpose of computation of space available for inmate housing.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 498.024 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 499.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter B. Population Management|Section 499.026. Release Procedure

Sec. 499.026.  RELEASE PROCEDURE.  (a)  If a parole panel releases an inmate under this subchapter, the panel shall impose conditions and limitations as appropriate on the parolee and to the extent practicable shall maximize placements in residential treatment centers.  The parole panel shall otherwise place a parolee released under this subchapter under intensive supervision parole, whether or not the parolee is of a type who would ordinarily be required to submit to intensive supervision parole.(b)  The authority of the board to take the actions listed in Section 499.025(b) continues until the attorney general, or if appropriate, the Commission on Jail Standards, certifies in writing to the board that the overcrowding crisis that produced the emergency certification under Section 499.025(b) has been resolved.  If the board receives this certification from the attorney general or the Commission on Jail Standards under this subsection, the board shall immediately notify the pardons and paroles division that the emergency overcrowding situation no longer exists.(c)  An inmate released to parole under this subchapter is subject to terms and conditions imposed on parolees released under Chapter 508.(d)  Not later than the 10th day before the date on which a parole panel proposes to release an inmate under this subchapter, the department shall give notice of the proposed release to the sheriff, the attorney representing the state, and the district judge of the county in which the defendant was convicted.  If there was a change of venue in the case, the department shall also notify the sheriff, the attorney representing the state, and the district judge of the county in which the prosecution was originated. Any notice required by this subsection must be provided by e-mail or other electronic communication.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 498.026 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 17.02, eff. Oct. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.056, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1123 (H.B. 200), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 499.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter C. Miscellaneous Programs|Section 499.051. Notification of Release of Gang Member

Sec. 499.051.  NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OF GANG MEMBER.  (a)  On the release of an inmate determined by the department to be a member of a security threat group, the department shall notify the sheriff of the county to which the inmate is released and, if the inmate is released to a municipality, the chief of police for that municipality.  The notice must state the date on which the inmate was released and state that the inmate has been determined by the department to be a member of a security threat group.  The notice must be provided by e-mail or other electronic communication.(b)  If the department is required by Section 508.115 to notify a sheriff before the release of the inmate, the department shall include the information described by Subsection (a) with the notice provided under Section 508.115.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1287, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1123 (H.B. 200), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 499.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter C. Miscellaneous Programs|Section 499.053. Transfers From Texas Juvenile Justice Department or Post-Adjudication Secure Correctional Facility

Sec. 499.053.  TRANSFERS FROM TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OR POST-ADJUDICATION SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.  (a)  In this section, "post-adjudication secure correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 152.00011, Human Resources Code.(a-1)  The department shall accept persons transferred to the department from:(1)  the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under Section 245.151, Human Resources Code; or(2)  a post-adjudication secure correctional facility under Section 152.00161, Human Resources Code.(b)  A person transferred to the department from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or from a post-adjudication secure correctional facility is entitled to credit on the person's sentence for the time served in the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department, as applicable.(c)  All laws relating to good conduct time and eligibility for release on parole or mandatory supervision apply to a person transferred to the department by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or by a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department that operates the post-adjudication secure correctional facility as if the time the person was detained in a detention facility and the time the person served in the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department was time served in the custody of the department.(d)  A person transferred from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility for the offense of capital murder shall become eligible for parole as provided in Section 508.145(d) for an offense listed in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure, or an offense for which a deadly weapon finding has been made.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 498.053 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 799, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1993;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 57, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 3.013, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.50, eff. January 1, 2017.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 854 (S.B. 1149), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 499.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter C. Miscellaneous Programs|Section 499.054. Sex Offender Treatment Program

Sec. 499.054.  SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section, "sex offender treatment program" means a comprehensive treatment program that:(1)  psychologically evaluates inmates who are serving a sentence for an offense described by Section 12.42(c)(2), Penal Code;(2)  addresses the motivation and psychosocial education of inmates described by Subdivision (1); and(3)  provides relapse prevention training for inmates described by Subdivision (1), including interruption of cognitive and behavioral patterns that have led the inmate to commit criminal offenses.(b)  The department shall establish a sex offender treatment program to treat inmates who are serving sentences for offenses punishable under Section 21.02(h) or 22.021(f), Penal Code.  The department shall require an inmate described by this subsection to participate in and complete the sex offender treatment program before being released from the department.(c)  The department may establish a sex offender treatment program to treat inmates other than those inmates described by Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 1.09, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 499.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter C. Miscellaneous Programs|Section 499.055. Population Management Based on Inmate Health

Sec. 499.055.  POPULATION MANAGEMENT BASED ON INMATE HEALTH.  The department shall adopt policies designed to manage inmate population based on similar health conditions suffered by inmates.  The policies adopted under this section must maximize organizational efficiencies and reduce health care costs to the department by housing inmates with similar health conditions in the same unit or units that are, if possible, served by or located near one or more specialty health care providers most likely to be needed for the treatment of the health condition.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 65.01, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 499.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter D. Allocation Formulas|Section 499.071. Scheduled Admissions Policy

Sec. 499.071.  SCHEDULED ADMISSIONS POLICY.  The board shall adopt and enforce a scheduled admissions policy that permits the institutional division to accept inmates within 45 days of processing as required by Section 499.121(c). |Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a).  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 11.01, eff. Dec. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 988, Sec. 4.05, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.060, eff. June 7, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 499.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter D. Allocation Formulas|Section 499.072. Location of Central Prison Unit

Sec. 499.072.  LOCATION OF CENTRAL PRISON UNIT.  (a)  The department shall conduct a feasibility study of relocating the Central Prison Unit and the adjoining prison housing units from their current location in Sugar Land, Texas, to a location that more appropriately addresses the needs of the correctional system.(b)  If relocation is determined to be in the best interest of the correctional system and the City of Sugar Land, during the course of the study the department shall examine:(1)  the costs and benefits of relocating the Central Prison Unit and the adjoining prison housing units;(2)  appropriate measures to ensure that adequate easements are granted to allow development of surrounding property; and(3)  an anticipated timeline for the relocation.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 22, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 499.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter E. Unit and System Capacity|Section 499.101. Existing Units

Sec. 499.101.  EXISTING UNITS.  (a)  The maximum capacities for the units in the institutional division are as follows:Beto I3,000Beto II888Boyd1,012Briscoe1,012Central720Clemens851Clements2,200Coffield3,000Daniel1,012Darrington1,610Diagnostic1,365Eastham2,050Ellis I1,900Ellis II2,260Ferguson2,100Gatesville1,571Goree1,058Hightower1,012Hilltop761Hobby1,012Hughes2,264Huntsville1,705Jester I323Jester II378Jester III908Lewis1,012McConnell2,264Michael2,264Mountain View718Pack I864Pack II1,088Panpa1,012Ramsey I1,400Ramsey II850Ramsey III1,000Retrieve770Roach1,012Robertson2,264Smith1,012Stiles2,264Terrell2,264Torres1,012Wynne2,300(b)  It is the intent of the legislature that as case law evolves and indicates that maximum capacities established under Subsection (a) may be increased, the staff of the institutional division shall use the procedures established by this subchapter to increase those capacities.  There shall be no cause of action against the institutional division for failure to take action under this subsection.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 499.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter E. Unit and System Capacity|Section 499.103. Notice to Inmates

Sec. 499.103.  NOTICE TO INMATES.  (a)  The director of the institutional division shall prominently display in areas accessible to inmates housed in a unit for which the staff has recommended an increase in capacity copies of the recommendation and findings accompanying the recommendation.  (b)  The board shall establish a process by which inmates may comment on the recommendations and ensure that a written summary of inmate comments is available to each individual or entity that makes a determination under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 499.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter E. Unit and System Capacity|Section 499.104. Officers' Review and Recommendation

Sec. 499.104.  OFFICERS' REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.  The executive director of the department, the director of the institutional division, the deputy director for operations, the deputy director for finance, the deputy director for health services, and the assistant director for classification and treatment shall independently review staff recommendations for an increase in the maximum capacity of a unit and the written findings accompanying the recommendation.  Not later than the 30th day after the date of accepting the comments of the other officers, if the executive director agrees that the new maximum capacity for the unit is supported by the findings, the executive director shall forward the recommendation and findings to the board.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 499.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter E. Unit and System Capacity|Section 499.105. Board Review and Recommendation

Sec. 499.105.  BOARD REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.  The board shall review the recommendation and findings forwarded to the board under Section 499.104. Not later than the 60th day after the date the board receives the recommendation and findings, the board shall reject the recommendation or accept or modify the recommendation and forward the recommendation or modified recommendation and findings to the governor.  The board may not modify the recommendation by increasing the maximum capacity specified in the recommendation.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 499.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter E. Unit and System Capacity|Section 499.106. Governor's Review and Recommendation

Sec. 499.106.  GOVERNOR'S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION.  The governor shall review the recommendation and findings forwarded to the governor under Section 499.105. The governor shall determine whether population pressures otherwise making an increase in maximum capacity necessary may instead be ameliorated by other measures, including the use of community corrections programs.  Not later than the 30th day after the date the governor receives the recommendation and findings, the governor shall reject the recommendation or accept the recommendation and forward the recommendation and findings to the attorney general.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 499.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter E. Unit and System Capacity|Section 499.107. Attorney General Review; Board Decision

Sec. 499.107.  ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEW;  BOARD DECISION.  (a)  The attorney general shall review the recommendation and findings forwarded to the attorney general under Section 499.106 to determine whether the institutional division may confine the number of inmates permitted under the recommended new maximum capacity and be in compliance with state and federal law.  In conducting the review under this section, the attorney general may request additional information from the institutional division and conduct on-site inspections of the institutional division.  Not later than the 30th day after the date the attorney general receives the recommendation and findings, the attorney general shall approve or disapprove the recommendations and findings.  If the attorney general approves the recommendations and findings, the attorney general shall notify the board of the approval, and on receiving the approval the board may establish a new maximum capacity for the unit.  The attorney general may make the approval conditional and subject to further monitoring by the attorney general.  The maximum capacity of a unit may not be increased if the attorney general determines that the increase would violate state or federal law.  (b)  The institutional division may request that the board increase or decrease the new maximum capacity of a unit, but the board may not increase the new maximum capacity without following all procedures required by Sections 499.102-499.106 and by Subsection (a), and except as provided by Subsection (c) may not decrease the new maximum capacity without following the procedures required by Sections 499.103-499.106.(c)  The board may decrease a new maximum capacity without following the procedures listed in Subsection (b) only for the purposes of allowing single-celling flexibility or to repair minor structural deficiencies, provided that the decrease does not continue in effect for longer than 60 days.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 499.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 499 - Population Management; Special Programs|Subchapter E. Unit and System Capacity|Section 499.108. Capacity for New Units

Sec. 499.108.  CAPACITY FOR NEW UNITS.  (a)  Before construction begins on a unit of the institutional division for which construction was not approved before January 1, 1991, the board shall establish a maximum capacity for the unit.  (b)  Maximum capacity for a unit must be established under this section in the same manner as maximum capacity for a unit is increased under Sections 499.102, 499.104, 499.105, 499.106, and 499.107, except that time limits on official actions imposed by those sections do not apply.(c)  This section does not apply to a 2,250-bed (Michael-type) unit or a 1,012-bed (Daniel-type) unit, approved on or after January 1, 1991, unless the design for the unit is significantly altered or space in the unit is reduced.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 2, eff. June 16, 1991.|