Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICE OF THE A7TORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN Eonorab3.e I(ira L. Bennett, Jr. Distriut Attorney lWm8ngee, Texas Dear Slrr Opinlaa Ho. o- Rer Did t&e the hereimbbove quote fra8 hour ed 8tatemat 6f faute m- alatoP viPgl1 Bovnd8 wa8 oeorioted 6f burglary ln the or-1 tlL8tPlot Connty,Texm, aud tk@taa the c, 19X, was rentaeed to four yewe oaaflameat ia the state pcmitmtiaa-y of Tex- a8 ad was mmived In the rrtatb pslastent5rrg at Xuiztsville, Texas, 011.Juwwy s'; 193& that there- after ua Ray 1, 1939, the relate, VWg!ll Bounds, bg Px'oo~tlca So, 3E558 af the oovbzmor of the State of %WM VIE gcoted r oaPtdit%ml ocmditiared tb8t ha aooept the jsb off exwE2L Be&umtmt,Taxas,andmka acme provlsica fw his nottier; t&et be totrllr 4bslmIn fmm the u8e of latoxluatiag'Uquorm of eve+ry kind and ebar- aoter and that the aelrtor aaoept tke @aLid oop- dltlonalpudm~ tbatthmwafter ~1 the 20thday of Jwm, 1940, bJ ProolMltfim No. 1603 the am- ditianrl pu?don hereinbeftmo ref4x4rQd to @ented to the celator va8 revokcrd by W. Lee O'Daniel, Gw4Pn6r oi the stat4 of ~oxaa, for the reeSQ8 ret out them4n and cm ffla in the office of the Seamtaryof Sute~ tbtca Septe@er?6,1940, the m?lator vaa reoeired at the eats penitatlrr~ at Eunt~vllZe, Texas, 8a a oonditional pardrza riolrtor and that at muoh tS.ne th4 wostlm amI oammutrtlm tim4 tbrt tilt8 IzIlStop ha6 oUma6 pior to l&by 1. 1939, vu by the auth~ibioo of the Texas Ptirrm SyatamfWfblt66~ al%BtaltbArda~th4PeUtor~lPloundm wall be dlrohqpd m or &out 6;lu fisrt &T o? A-t, l!#lj t&t hat swh ot4rtfae &ad oeta- tiaa tjlPs not been farfeitod t&4 relrfoz vould b4 Olltithd t0 hia didlRl'@il f!PQS th0 TO%88 8trt4 Prritmttimy at tlm the; ft ia further agmetl that a Soptoaber 26;, 1940, Hien the mlatar vaa rwtwaodtotbFua8 State Prirakl1~mtha ad 2 daya voro forieited~ t&at at rnab t&w l.acmth and 13 day8 oamutatian time vba foa'folted; It ti further agrood that 0. J. 8. l!lli.n$son aad Y. Y. Wlrid, the rcwpondats herein, aam rertrUMn$ the Ubwt;r of the ved.ator, YirgU Bcwnde, by vl.rtua otandtmderthe authority of the Judan\tmd samtsaae nrde aud mtaed in Jofrwaao ootaty, Toxam, an or about Aovember 9, 1937, m6 mder and br r&r&e of the rwouatiar of the atmlltloa*l plzl- dm *II hersintwfozle eat 6ut~ it 18 furthor shovn end egxwod horein that e vr%t OS Waeaa ~orpu8 vp8 diilr imwd by tha Dletrfot Olosrk of SfSlk4P &nasty, Texas, tmdor direaticm of the Olrtrict Judge of rr;ld county, cm th4 third dar of Xey, 1941, ad vaa @azved thereafter cm the 4th tix of rta;rr, 1941, by C. L. Idltohell, Sberlff' of WIulcrr Qomty, Tsw, ad that in axuwer to the nit of btmuw ooxrgur rerved th4 reupandenteW.W.WaidMQ0.J. S.~lSngsoah.~e nov pi+duuo the relator %IZand to raid Omrtra &no~Poble Mac L. Bennett, Jr., Page 3 Ax+icle 6166~ and 6166x-1. of Veraan* Annotated @iv11 Statutes of T4xa.a provide aa iollowa: “Article 6166~. In order to encourage prison dlsoip~lne, a dlst ctlm my be msde in the treat- mt of prlsontea 80 ks to extend to c;ll such as are om%mly, lndustrlotm and obedleat, comt’orta and prlvll4gs waording to their deaerta. ?%e reward to be bestowed a~ priaonera for gooU amduet shall cmmiat of aueh relaxation of strict p~lsm rules and extension of aooisl pltlleges 8s may be oai- slateslt vlth proper &pisc1plllle, commltat1on of time for good cam&metaball be granted by the saw%@?, and the following deduct&m shall be made f5oa1 the t%rm 0)’ terma of aentenaea vhen no @lame Of IklLaom- duct MaS been auatained Against % ~~BORol', viz * th off of the first yearfa sent&e3 tgee &ys per month off of the seecod year of am- taae~ four days pep raatih off of the thiml yea2 of stintmce3 rive d~ya per wth off of the rourth pisr of segtance3 air daye per maktb off or the tlfth yeer 6f aaittmce; 8ev4n dspa per aw21t-hofl of tke alxth year of acmteme; eight d8ys per mcmth off of the aw5lthy68ror amlt4n44~ ah4day4 perrcmth ofr of the eighth year of ae5tace;t.a dayI permaal off of the ninth y4A.r of ae&t4mz43 ?u%3en &8ya par maNi ofr of the tea&h gear, and all aaaaeediag years of asarttmce. A pzrlsonsr mder tva or more oumlatlve ssaterwea al11811 be tilowed eoawtrtian &a if they ttiFns ulthout exgense to the-stAte, euak forfblture my be set aside by the mawkger. For extra m%?it- orlous conduct on the part of any prisoner, he aball be reoormended to the favorable ccaaldepation of the Govemmr fir increased cozmutrtion or p&Ma~, and in case of ang yxlscaer who shall have esoaped md been captured, part oz all of him good tleie th-areby fer- felt& my be restored by the VF, ii in his je- laanthUi subsequent canduot asltltlss hia thweto,* m2wWabl4 Xae L. Bmanett* Jr., P8ge 4 "artitde 6166x-1. Prismor amfined in the StatePadtaotlary ahsllbe k4ptrtr+'kwider such rulea rsd regdatiara As rsybs preacribedbythe gmmral rraager,wlthtbe camant 4ndrppmvalof the hiaon Fioard,provGI4dthatno px'faarer shall bemquIredtororkmr4 thantaahousa p4rdayex- oept ~1 vork neceaa8ry and ssaentl81 to efflalent orgaala*tioP of cctaviot forces, rhlcb time -1 Include thetU8 spatin g4i.ngto4ndrvtumlng framthel~wa~k, bqtnotto lncludethe int4m.U- aiut fordfImor, lhioh ul8l1n0tbe lra th*116kk4 hmm,aadia ci8448 4fapSBn4ceasary8d4aa4%tlAl ove?tlm verk, mid prlaopsrr lhrll r404%v4 l do- duotl~fromthalrarrtaae ofdoubl twxwwa vorkear md wwfm frirthar that toi hom8 skd cmatl&te a-day to be d4duoted fp4m aii wmtao8, This hec88suy and eaaentirl vwk” aball be aub- A strlat 8caomtlng at oF4dlt mmrdeof ellovortirsa38ma~ ahallbekeptbytba yain~~ofthe~tO~Chthrr~i8~- formedmdm~~~l~tod~ 8 report aMllbera&medto th% gaerol w 4aoh mth, rho tarrll'qprow all apohevtilma be&r. it is placsd tothemwut or th4 lprto. TM g4ll4r4Jmamg4P Rball,rith t&e omaat ad rppFo+dl of the Prl~aI Jso8sd, .MY4 al4 pwer to deal(prrt8 44Watn flxed ove*irs hours ~hieh hs 0o~ufm8 dr~tdm fw th4 4rnam porfor~~e of my prtialUr imrk, &xd ~4 inrrte sh811 r8c8lY4 azIp onrtlae at all UAleas a8m la at- twtedbytho offlce~ in ahargo ofaaidlnmte,vho must oertffYfr6Rhle olmklwul4dm thataasdov4~- tZaiewaa6otnalSyearneU.Forea&attat4fwd otni44ccnductin vIol.&tiim oftiyrnl Dam to prlacmor, all 4ammtrti&r e+rnad br atsh w4rts.m vaP3c snail D4 lubj84t to ocurJtlet4 f4rfeltur4. h n4.b~~ to pnd rstuming fraawmk ~Hamers ab8llnot 64 Gqufrad to travel-faster thuia wa2.k. lo $rerter Aaomt 0flAbwahal1b4 requ3red ofmlypr~ams than hia Fhyslcal health md strength vi11 reumably p8rmit,nm ahallasypriaaaerb4 plrcradrta~whlabr es the prism physlcl~~ my pmmunee h&n unrblb to p4rrarm. a0 primu2w, upm h.ta ulnfaalm to t&8 PI- stp, ahallb4rsa~4dtocuny IrWw untflf3mthmla(g Bommble mo L. Rennett, Jr., page 'j beea exambed by the phi8ux phyalcrlan. Amy of- tica or employee rlolatitlg ey provuiar. or thla Sectha, ahall be dimtiessd fpon the aenice. Thlr Act ahall be PetrWtive and beoars effe~- tive aa of June 1, 19%. Aota 19 9, 46th Leg., P. 534, I 1.O (Undersoorlng aurn 5 It18 etrted ln21RultigCase uW,pagellg2,See- tion 28, that; 'Oood aonduot statutes me irrmd vith the intmtlcn of Uproving p~?isan dlsolpllna smd bve that effeot ii their sptoraemmt is allowed. The oredlts are arid to be inthearture ofrpqmmt or revard by the atate to the aemviot for bie geod behavior, io order to stiaulate hip to oQfol¶ to the m&lee of the iaatitutltm 8nd to aroid t&e 88u~ or eraerr an withfavor bothby atateankulerallegielaturee, Slaoe the shertaring of L asntmms by reaao of good behatioz ia a beaofit eaSerred by the state, ;: I”, eyyy depeadeat QL the *tatate aroi6mlag . The of lmpriaamfmt provided for by Ia the ease of Rx psrte @eKema, 64 Atl. 77, the Supreme Court of Yermmt, undsr faota 8imilar to thoee here Involved, held aa follewai =The seat6moe ID for the aulauutsm,and therllmfazmefor goodbebrieris tobededuated from the -term. The deduetlen8llouedfmr $oodbebriol.p~tioostothsaood;itri~~~ is not forfeited by the bm8oh of the acmditioam of the pardoa,butstPrdeta the oreditvf the pri- 8amr in the fiaslocmmutatim ofhI aentfimoe, Uhena pri8