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their Projected Release Date (minimum expiration date). If the offender is
serving consecutive sentences, he may be approved for parole on a specific
cause number that is eligible for review (CU-FI) or the BPP may deny parole for a
specific cause number (CU-NR). Offenders who are denied parole and are given
serve-ails will be released to Mandatory Supervision (MS) on their Projected
Release Dates (minimum expiration dates). If an offender has no Projected
Release Date and is given a serve-all, he will serve his/her entire sentence in
calendar time and will be discharged from the TDCJ on his/her maximum
expiration date. Parole and Mandatory Supervision. allow an offender to be
released from custody to the supervision of a Parole Division District Parole
Officer. Parole and Mandatory Supervision rules are· the same. In order to
complete the required period of Parole or Mandatory Supervision, the releasee
must meet the requirements of supervision. In addition to the General Conditions
of parole and mandatory supervision, the BPP may also impose Special
Conditions requiring treatment and other program participation, travel and
contact restrictions, and restitution reimbursement, Electronic Monitoring may
also be imposed by the BPP. Discharge from Parole or Mandatory Supervision
occurs on the maximum expiration date of the offenders sentence.
B. THE PAROLE INTERVIEW
Offenders do not have to apply for parole or mandatory release consideration.
Offenders do not have to hire attorneys or parole consultants to represent them
in the parole process or to check on their parole status. ·All offenders will receive
initial parole interviews regardless of disciplinary status· (good time lost/class
demotion); however, to be eligible for subsequent parole interviews offenders
must be classified in the same or higher time e·arning status assigned to them
when they entered TDCJ and must not have had any major disciplinaries in the
six-month period prior to the dates they are reviewed for parole which resulted in
loss of good time or reduction in class below entry. level. During the parole
interview offenders are given the opportunity to present parole release plans and
employment plans. Release Plans to their family and friends are preferable due
to limited halfway house space available. The law: [Tex. Gov t Code Ann. I
508.181 (West 1997)] requires that offenders must reside in their Legal County of
Residence after release. Legal County of Residence is :defined as the county
where the offender was living when he committed ihe·. present offense. If an
offender is incarcerated for multiple offenses, the legai county of residence is
determined by the residence at the time of the most recent present offense.
Offenders who are called to the unit parole office should bring the names,
complete addresses, including accurate zip codes and phone numbers of the
person(s) in the Legal County of Residence with whom they intend to reside
while on Parole or Mandatory Supervision. If the offender cannot provide
addresses in his/her Legal County of Residence, alternate1 addresses (including
out-of-state release plans) may be submitted and the BPP will decide whether or
not to allow the offender to be released to a non-county of residence. Out-of-
state plans must be accepted by the state to which placement has been
requested (via Interstate Compact Agreement). Since all parole plans are
verified by parole officers, it is important for them to be provided with complete
and accurate addresses and phone numbers (home, work, day, night, and
weekend phone numbers) so they can quickly verify each offenders parole plan.
The BPP may require electronic monitoring as a condition of release. In the
event this condition is imposed, special equipment must be installed in the
residence. Prior to the offenders release, the sponsor must sign an agreement
to remove all features from the phones (call forwarding, caller ID, call waiting,
etc). The BPP may require halfway house placement as a special condition of an
offenders release. When an offender has been interviewed for parole
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consideration, a7report is submitted to the BPP for a decision. When a decision is
reached, the offender is informed of the decision. Remember, offenders do not
have to apply for parole consideration. An offender DOES NOT have to be iA
physical custody of TDCJ to be paroled. Texas law authorizes Parole in
Absentia {PIA):' PIA is the parole release of TDCJ sentenced offenders from
other holding facilities, including jails, contract facilities, and federal/other state
prisons.
C. PAROLE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Offenders serving ·sentences for offenses that precede the 701h legislature should
contact their Unit: Institutional Parole Officer in reference to specific eligibility
requirements. . :
The following is a listing of parole eligibility requirements (including 3g and Non-
Mandatory Supervision offenses) separated by Legislatures.
1. ·.··70th Legislature Requirements (Offense dates 9-1-87 to 8-
31-92):[Article 42.18, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
(TCCP)].
J: a'. Most offenders under this law become parole eligible
when their flat time served and good time credits
combine to equal one-fourth of their total sentences.
Fifteen years total flat time and good time credit is the
maximum requirement in this example. (Flat time served
· + good time credits = one-fourth of sentence = parole
eligibility.)