TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES
Parole is the discretionary release of an offender, by a Board of Pardons and Paroles decision, to serve the remainder of a sentence in the community under supervision.
Parole is a privilege, not a right.
Mandatory Supervision is a legislatively mandated release of a prisoner to parole supervision when the combination of actual calendar time and good conduct time equal the sentence. Good conduct time is credited to an offender for participating in work and self-improvement programs.
Not all offenders are eligible. Offenders convicted of offenses listed under §508.149(a) Government Code, are not eligible. Also, the Board may deny mandatory release on a case-by-case basis for offenders whose offense date was on or after September 1, 1996 (Discretionary Mandatory Release).
Updated 01/16/2013
