Texas Statutes
§ 508.118 — HALFWAY HOUSES.
Texas § 508.118
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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 508.118 (2026).
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Sec. 508.118. 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
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Opinion No.
(Texas Attorney General Reports, 2003)
Legislative History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 508.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 508.002
CLEMENCY, COMMUTATION DISTINGUISHED.§ 508.031
COMPOSITION OF BOARD.§ 508.032
REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP.§ 508.033
DISQUALIFICATIONS.§ 508.034
GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.§ 508.035
PRESIDING OFFICER.§ 508.036
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES.§ 508.0362
TRAINING REQUIRED.§ 508.037
TERMS; REMOVAL.§ 508.038
VACANCIES.§ 508.039
COMPENSATION.§ 508.040
PERSONNEL.§ 508.041
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