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TX Govt Code § 501.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.008. Inmate Grievance System

Sec. 501.008.  INMATE GRIEVANCE SYSTEM.  (a)  The department shall develop and maintain a system for the resolution of grievances by inmates housed in facilities operated by the department or under contract with the department that qualifies for certification under 42 U.S.C. Section 1997e and the department shall obtain and maintain certification under that section.  A remedy provided by the grievance system is the exclusive administrative remedy available to an inmate for a claim for relief against the department that arises while the inmate is housed in a facility operated by the department or under contract with the department, other than a remedy provided by writ of habeas corpus challenging the validity of an action occurring before the delivery of the inmate to the department or to a facility operated under contract with the department.(b)  The grievance system must provide procedures:(1)  for an inmate to identify evidence to substantiate the inmate's claim;  and(2)  for an inmate to receive all formal written responses to the inmate's grievance.(c)  A report, investigation, or supporting document prepared by the department in response to an inmate grievance is considered to have been prepared in anticipation of litigation and is confidential, privileged, and not subject to discovery by the inmate in a claim arising out of the same operative facts as are alleged in the grievance.(d)  An inmate may not file a claim in state court regarding operative facts for which the grievance system provides the exclusive administrative remedy until:(1)  the inmate receives a written decision issued by the highest authority provided for in the grievance system;  or(2)  if the inmate has not received a written decision described by Subdivision (1), the 180th day after the date the grievance is filed.(e)  The limitations period applicable to a claim arising out of the same operative facts as a claim for which the grievance system provides the exclusive remedy:(1)  is suspended on the filing of the grievance;  and(2)  remains suspended until the earlier of the following dates:(A)  the 180th day after the date the grievance is filed;  or(B)  the date the inmate receives the written decision described by Subsection (d)(1).(f)  This section does not affect any immunity from a claim for damages that otherwise exists for the state, the department, or an employee of the department.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.008 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 6, eff. June 8, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 501.0081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.0081. Dispute Resolution: Time-Served Credits

Sec. 501.0081.  DISPUTE RESOLUTION:  TIME-SERVED CREDITS.  (a)  The department shall develop a system that allows resolution of a complaint by an inmate who alleges that time credited on the inmate's sentence is in error and does not accurately reflect the amount of time-served credit to which the inmate is entitled.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), an inmate may not in an application for a writ of habeas corpus under Article 11.07, Code of Criminal Procedure, raise as a claim a time-served credit error until:(1)  the inmate receives a written decision issued by the highest authority provided for in the resolution system;  or(2)  if the inmate has not received a written decision described by Subdivision (1), the 180th day after the date on which under the resolution system the inmate first alleges the time-served credit error.(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to an inmate who, according to the department's computations, is within 180 days of the inmate's presumptive parole date, date of release on mandatory supervision, or date of discharge.  An inmate described by this subsection may raise a claim of time-served credit error by filing a complaint under the system described by Subsection (a) or, if an application for a writ of habeas corpus is not otherwise barred, by raising the claim in that application.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.38(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 501.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.009. Volunteer and Faith-Based Organizations; Report

Sec. 501.009.  VOLUNTEER AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; REPORT.  (a)  The department shall adopt a policy that requires each warden to identify volunteer and faith-based organizations that provide programs for inmates housed in facilities operated by the department.  The policy must require each warden to actively encourage volunteer and faith-based organizations to provide the following programs for inmates in the warden's facility:(1)  literacy and education programs;(2)  life skills programs;(3)  job skills programs;(4)  parent-training programs;(5)  drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs;(6)  support group programs;(7)  arts and crafts programs; and(8)  other programs determined by the department to aid inmates in the transition between confinement and society and to reduce incidence of recidivism among inmates.(b)  The policy must require that each warden submit a report to the board not later than December 31 of each year that includes, for the preceding fiscal year, a summary of:(1)  the programs provided to inmates under this section; and(2)  the actions taken by the warden to identify volunteer and faith-based organizations willing to provide programs to inmates and to encourage those organizations to provide programs in the warden's facility.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.009 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.076, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1406 (S.B. 345), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 501.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.010. Visitors

Sec. 501.010.  VISITORS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Guardian" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.012, Estates Code.(2)  "Letters of guardianship" means a certificate issued under Section 1106.001(a), Estates Code. (a-1)  The institutional division shall allow the governor, members of the legislature, and members of the executive and judicial branches to enter at proper hours any part of a facility operated by the division where inmates are housed or worked, for the purpose of observing the operations of the division.  A visitor described by this subsection may talk with inmates away from institutional division employees.(b)  The institutional division shall have a uniform visitation policy that allows eligible inmates housed in facilities operated by the division, other than state jails, to receive visitors.  The institutional division shall require each warden in the division to:(1)  apply the policy in the unit under the warden's control;(2)  prominently display copies of the policy in locations in the unit that are accessible to inmates or visitors;  and(3)  if requested, provide visitors with copies of the policy.(b-1)  The uniform visitation policy must:(1)  allow visitation by a guardian of an inmate to the same extent as the inmate's next of kin, including placing the guardian on the inmate's approved visitors list on the guardian's request and providing the guardian access to the inmate during a facility's standard visitation hours if the inmate is otherwise eligible to receive visitors; and(2)  require the guardian to provide the warden with letters of guardianship before being allowed to visit the inmate. (c)  At the end of each biennium, each warden in the institutional division shall report to the director of the division on the manner in which the policy has affected visitation at the warden's unit during the preceding two years.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.010 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.077, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 688 (H.B. 634), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 501.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.011. Zero-Tolerance Policy

Sec. 501.011.  ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY.  (a)  The department shall adopt a zero-tolerance policy concerning the detection, prevention, and punishment of the sexual abuse, including consensual sexual contact, of inmates in the custody of the department.(b)  The department shall establish standards for reporting and collecting data on the sexual abuse of inmates in the custody of the department.(c)  The department shall establish a procedure for inmates in the custody of the department and department employees to report incidents of sexual abuse involving an inmate in the custody of the department.  The procedure must designate a person employed at the department facility in which the abuse is alleged to have occurred as well as a person who is employed at the department's headquarters to whom a person may report an incident of sexual abuse.(d)  The department shall prominently display the following notice in the office of the chief administrator of each department facility, the employees' break room of each department facility, the cafeteria of each department facility, and at least six additional locations in each department facility:THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE HAS ADOPTED A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY REGARDING THE SEXUAL ABUSE, INCLUDING CONSENSUAL SEXUAL CONTACT, OF AN INMATE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT.  ANY SUCH VIOLATION MUST BE REPORTED TO __________.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 23, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 501.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.012. Family Liaison Officer

Sec. 501.012.  FAMILY LIAISON OFFICER.  The director of the institutional division shall designate one employee at each facility operated by the institutional division to serve as family liaison officer for that facility.  The family liaison officer shall facilitate the maintenance of ties between inmates and their families for the purpose of reducing recidivism.  Each family liaison officer shall:(1)  provide inmates' relatives with information about the classification status, location, and health of inmates in the facility;(2)  notify inmates about emergencies involving their families and provide inmates with other necessary information relating to their families;  and(3)  assist inmates' relatives and other persons during visits with inmates and aid those persons in resolving problems that may affect permitted contact with inmates.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.012 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.079, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 501.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.013. Materials Used for Arts and Crafts

Sec. 501.013.  MATERIALS USED FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS.  (a)  The institutional division may purchase materials to be used by inmates housed in facilities operated by the division to produce arts and crafts.(b)  The institutional division may allow an inmate housed in a facility operated by the division who produces arts and crafts in the division to sell those arts and crafts to the general public in a manner determined by the division.(c)  If an inmate housed in a facility operated by the division sells arts and crafts and the materials used in the production of the arts and crafts were provided by the division, the proceeds of the sale go first to the division to pay for the cost of the materials, and the remainder, if any, goes to the inmate.  The institutional division may not purchase more than $30 of materials for any inmate unless the inmate has repaid the division in full for previous purchases of materials.(d)  The manufacturing and logistics division and the institutional division shall work cooperatively in supervising the production and sale of arts and crafts under this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.013 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.080, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1056, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 501.0155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.0155. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Documentation for Employment

Sec. 501.0155.  PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH DOCUMENTATION FOR EMPLOYMENT.  When an inmate who is able to work, as determined by the department based on the inmate's age or mental or physical condition, is discharged or released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon and the intended residence designated by the inmate is in this state, the department shall provide the inmate with relevant documentation to assist the inmate in obtaining post-release employment, including:(1)  as applicable, a copy of the inmate's job training record described by Section 497.094 and the inmate's work record described by Section 497.095; and(2)  for an inmate who completed a prerelease program required by a parole panel as a condition of release:(A)  a resume that includes any trade learned by the inmate and the inmate's proficiency at that trade; and(B)  documentation that the inmate has completed a practice job interview.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364 (H.B. 918), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Govt Code § 501.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.016. Discharge or Release Papers; Release Date

Sec. 501.016.  DISCHARGE OR RELEASE PAPERS;  RELEASE DATE.  (a)  The department shall prepare and provide an inmate with the inmate's discharge or release papers when the inmate is entitled to be discharged or to be released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon.  The papers must be dated and signed by the officer preparing the papers and bear the seal of the department.  The papers must contain:(1)  the inmate's name;(2)  a statement of the offense or offenses for which the inmate was sentenced;(3)  the date on which the defendant was sentenced and the length of the sentence;(4)  the name of the county in which the inmate was sentenced;(5)  the amount of calendar time the inmate actually served;(6)  a statement of any trade learned by the inmate and the inmate's proficiency at that trade;  and(7)  the physical description of the inmate, as far as practicable.(b)  If the release date of an inmate occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the department may release the inmate on the preceding workday.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.016 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.083, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 501.0165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.0165. State-Issued Identification; Necessary Documentation

Sec. 501.0165.  STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION; NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION.  (a)  Before discharging an inmate or releasing an inmate on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the department shall:(1)  determine whether the inmate has:(A)  a valid license issued under Chapter 521 or 522, Transportation Code; or(B)  a valid personal identification certificate issued under Chapter 521, Transportation Code; and(2)  if the inmate does not have a valid license or certificate described by Subdivision (1), submit to the Department of Public Safety on behalf of the inmate a request for the issuance of a personal identification certificate under Chapter 521, Transportation Code.(b)  The department shall submit a request under Subsection (a)(2) as soon as is practicable to enable the department to provide the inmate with the personal identification certificate when the department discharges or releases the inmate.(c)  The department, the Department of Public Safety, and the bureau of vital statistics of the Department of State Health Services shall by rule adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities with respect to the issuance of a personal identification certificate to an inmate, including responsibilities related to verification of the inmate's identity.  The memorandum of understanding must require the Department of State Health Services to electronically verify the birth record of an inmate whose name and any other personal information is provided by the department and to electronically report the recorded filing information to the Department of Public Safety to validate the identity of an inmate under this section.(d)  The department shall reimburse the Department of Public Safety or the Department of State Health Services for the actual costs incurred by those agencies in performing responsibilities established under this section.  The department may charge an inmate for the actual costs incurred under this section or the fees required by Section 521.421, Transportation Code.(e)  This section does not apply to an inmate who:(1)  is not legally present in the United States; or(2)  was not a resident of this state before the person was placed in the custody of the department.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1288 (H.B. 2161), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 501.0166 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.0166. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate With Birth Certificate and Social Security Card

Sec. 501.0166.  PROVIDING DISCHARGED OR RELEASED INMATE WITH BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARD.  (a)  In addition to complying with the requirements of Section 501.0165 regarding a license or personal identification certificate for an inmate being discharged or released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the department must:(1)  determine whether the inmate has a:(A)  certified copy of the inmate's birth certificate; and(B)  copy of the inmate's social security card; and(2)  if the inmate does not have a document described by Subdivision (1), submit to the appropriate entity on behalf of the inmate a request for the issuance of the applicable document.(b)  The department shall submit a request under Subsection (a)(2) as soon as is practicable to enable the department to provide the inmate with the applicable document when the department discharges or releases the inmate.(c)  This section does not apply to an inmate who:(1)  is not legally present in the United States; or(2)  was not a resident of this state before the person was placed in the custody of the department.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 364 (H.B. 918), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2020.|
TX Govt Code § 501.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.017. Cost of Confinement as Claim

Sec. 501.017.  COST OF CONFINEMENT AS CLAIM.  (a)  The department may establish a claim and lien against the estate of an inmate who dies while confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the department for the cost to the department of the inmate's confinement.(b)  The department may not enforce a claim or lien established under this section if the inmate has a surviving spouse or a surviving dependent or disabled child.(c)  The department shall adopt policies regarding recovery of the cost of confinement through enforcement of claims or liens established under this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 500.017 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.084, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 501.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.019. Cost of Confinement as Claim; Setoff

Sec. 501.019.  COST OF CONFINEMENT AS CLAIM;  SETOFF.  (a)  The state may deduct from any monetary obligation owed to an incarcerated person:(1)  the cost of incarceration, if a cost of incarceration for the person can be computed;  and(2)  any amount assessed against the person under Section 14.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, that remains unpaid at the time the monetary obligation is to be paid.(b)  In a case in which a person may be indemnified under Chapter 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and that arises from a claim made by a person for whom a cost of incarceration can be computed, the court shall reduce the amount recoverable by the claimant by the amount of the cost of incarceration.(c)  The annual cost of incarceration of a person shall be computed using the average cost per day for imprisonment calculated by the Criminal Justice Policy Council.(d)  In making a deduction under Subsection (a) or in reducing an award under Subsection (b), the department or the court shall credit or debit a prorated portion of the cost of incarceration for a person incarcerated for 365 days or less in a year.  The number of days of incarceration in a year includes time served before conviction.(e)  This section applies to a monetary obligation arising from a judgment against the state, an agency of the state, or an officer or employee of the state or an agency of the state, only if:(1)  the judgment awards damages for property damage or bodily injury resulting from a negligent act or omission, including an act or omission described by Section 101.021(1), Civil Practice and Remedies Code;  and(2)  there is not a finding by the court of a violation of the constitution of this state or the United States.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 7, eff. June 8, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 501.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter A. General Welfare Provisions|Section 501.021. Use of Inmates in Training Prohibited

Sec. 501.021.  USE OF INMATES IN TRAINING PROHIBITED.  The department may not use an inmate in a program that trains dogs to attack individuals without the inmate's permission.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.085, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|