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Policies - Parole Division

Chapter 1: Administration

Chapter 1: Administration

Chapter 2: Pre-Release Processes

Chapter 2: Pre-Release Processes

Chapter 3: Supervision

Chapter 3: Supervision

Chapter 4: Violations

Chapter 4: Violations

 

Chapter 1: Administration

Section 1: General


Section 1: General
Policy Number Date Description
1.1.1 10/17/2013 Parole Division Training Standards
1.1.2 03/20/2018 Intermediate Weapons - Oleoresin Capsicum
1.1.4 12/21/2023 Report to the LBB Pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 508.1142
1.1.5 03/12/2018 Standards for Use of Force
1.1.7 08/23/2024 Parole Officer Career Ladder
1.1.8 11/04/2011 Public Concern and Offender Release/Supervision
1.1.9 06/13/2024 Programs and Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons Who Have Discharged
1.1.10 09/23/2015 Parole Officer Firearm Guidelines-Basic Firearm Orientation
1.1.11 10/09/2013 Safety Management
1.1.12 10/09/2013 Vehicle Usage Guidelines
1.1.17 02/15/2024 Contraband Detection Equipment
1.1.21 10/16/2018 District Parole Office Visitor’s Logs

Section 2: Conduct and Responsibility


Section 2: Conduct and Responsibility
Policy Number Date Description
1.2.1 01/31/2007 Release of Information/Confidentiality
1.2.4 01/09/2017 Management of Substance Abuse Treatment Information and Records
1.2.6 01/31/2024 Client Pat-Down, Strip-Down, and Plain View Search
1.2.9 11/07/2018 Prison Rape Elimination Act Program/Safe Prisons
1.2.10 11/25/2024 Office Arrest Procedure
1.2.11 09/01/2023 Victim-Offender Mediation/Dialogue

Section 3: Administrative Accountability


Section 3: Administrative Accountability
Policy Number Date Description
1.3.1 04/13/2015 Work Hours
1.3.3 08/28/2024 Quality Reviews
1.3.4 10/31/2016 Travel Policy
1.3.13 11/17/2016 Oversight Responsibilities of Region Management for Parole Officer Duties
1.3.16 09/01/2021 Parole Division Internal Review Process

 

Chapter 2: Pre-Release Processes

Section 1: Case Processing


Section 1: Case Processing
Policy Number Date Description
2.1.1 03/08/2000 File Folder Composition
2.1.2 10/30/2018 Weekly Casepull Process
2.1.4 03/08/2000 Sorting Board Voted Cases
2.1.6 11/21/2012 Processing Mail, File Material, Parole Files, and Other Correspondence
2.1.8 09/03/2018 Fee Affidavits and Registration of Attorneys
2.1.9 03/08/2000 File Holding
2.1.10 03/08/2000 Central Office Tracking and Scanning of File Folders
2.1.11 10/30/2019 Pre-Release Placement Investigation (PPI)
2.1.13 12/03/2012 Case File Material Processing for Release
2.1.15 08/14/2020 Notice To Trial Officials/Notice To County Of Release
2.1.18 02/05/2024 Alternate Housing Resources
2.1.20 09/01/2011 Temporary Housing Assistance Program (THAP)

Section 2: Case Analysis


Section 2: Case Analysis
Policy Number Date Description
2.2.3 08/30/2024 In-Prison Therapeutic Community (IPTC)
2.2.5 09/03/2018 Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision
2.2.6 07/31/2019 Super-Intensive Supervision Program Referral Process
2.2.10 09/06/2023 Federal Witness Security Protection Program
2.2.17 07/29/2021 Issuing Certificates of Parole and Mandatory Supervision
2.2.19 03/08/2000 Release of Offenders After Pre-Revocation Warrant Withdrawal
2.2.25 08/08/2019 Imposing Mandatory Special Conditions
2.2.27 09/01/2021 Special Procedures for Gang Members

Section 4: Release Process


Section 4: Release Process
Policy Number Date Description
2.4.1 04/18/2011 Release From the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
2.4.2 11/07/2008 Processing Releasees From Detention Facilities Other than TDCJ-CID
2.4.5 01/23/2013 Ineligible Release

 

Chapter 3: Supervision

Section 1: New Arrival Process


Section 1: New Arrival Process
Policy Number Date Description
3.1.1 03/16/2023 Initial Interview and Final Summary
3.1.2 10/20/2020 Release Payment ("Gate Money")
3.1.4 03/20/2006 Residency Requirements for Offenders
3.1.5 02/04/2020 Client Travel Permission
3.1.6 02/05/2018 Restitution/Post-Secondary Education Reimbursement/Fees/Collection Process
3.1.8 11/14/2023 Department of Public Safety (DPS) Inquiry for Criminal History Reports
3.1.9 05/06/2024 Personal Identification Card and Driver License Requirements for Clients

Section 2: General Case Management


Section 2: General Case Management
Policy Number Date Description
3.2.1 08/13/2024 Case File Organization (District Office)
3.2.2 09/01/2009 Offender DNA Specimen Collection in Intermediate Sanction Facilities and Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities
3.2.5 03/02/2023 Case Assessment
3.2.6 11/30/2023 Special Conditions Requiring Program Referral
3.2.7 11/30/2023 Imposition and Withdrawal of Special Conditions Through Offender Information Management System (OIMS)
3.2.9 12/21/2023 Detainer Status
3.2.10 12/21/2022 Drug and Alcohol Testing Administrative Guidelines
3.2.11 10/16/2018 Referrals to Specialized Caseloads
3.2.12 12/10/2012 Offender Employment
3.2.13 11/01/2017 Case Staffing/Case Conferences
3.2.15 10/03/2018 Informant Review Process
3.2.16 08/30/2011 Accommodations for Offenders with Disabilities
3.2.17 03/05/2024 Transfer Investigations
3.2.19 11/05/2024 Death Verification
3.2.20 04/19/2024 Offender Discharge
3.2.21 03/05/2024 Bus Passes
3.2.22 01/19/2024 District Case File and Document Disposition
3.2.30 11/05/2013 Quarterly Report Status, Annual Report Status and Early Release from Supervision
3.2.31 09/05/2024 Verification of Offender Activities and Compliance with the Conditions of Supervision
3.2.33 09/01/2021 Gang Affiliation – Special Procedures for the District Parole Officer
3.2.34 09/29/2023 Contact Standards

Section 4: Project COPE (Releasee Education Program)


Section 4: Project COPE (Releasee Education Program)
Policy Number Date Description
3.4.1 04/24/2015 Project COPE (Community Opportunity Program in Education)

Section 5: Intensive Supervision/Electronic Monitoring Programs


Section 5: Intensive Supervision/Electronic Monitoring Programs
Policy Number Date Description
3.5.1 09/01/2023 Electronic Monitoring Program (EM)

Section 6: Sex Offender Program


Section 6: Sex Offender Program
Policy Number Date Description
3.6.1 09/01/2021 Sex Offender Program Administrative Guidelines
3.6.2 09/01/2017 Sex Offender Program Supervision Guidelines
3.6.4 09/01/2021 Sex Offender Registration Program
3.6.5 08/15/2017 Child Safety Zones
3.6.8 07/02/2020 Administrative Guidelines for Imposition of Special Condition "X" for Offenders without a Sex Offense Conviction
3.6.9 05/02/2016 Sex Offender Treatment and Polygraph Guidelines (with addendum)
3.6.10 08/10/2022 Special Condition "X" Search Guidelines
3.6.11 01/19/2016 Civil Commitment Offenders On Supervision

Section 7: Special Needs Offenders


Section 7: Special Needs Offenders
Policy Number Date Description
3.7.1 08/06/2015 Special Needs Offender Program (SNOP)
3.7.5 05/07/2015 Supervision Offenders Admitted to Mental Hospitals or TX Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) State Institutions, and Nursing Home Placement

Section 8: Substance Abuse Treatment Program


Section 8: Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Policy Number Date Description
3.8.1 12/16/2022 Therapeutic Community Caseload (TC)-Administrative and Supervision Guidelines
3.8.25 11/16/2018 Substance Abuse Counseling Program Administrative Guidelines

Section 9: Parole and Mandatory Facility Program (Halfway House)


Section 9: Parole and Mandatory Facility Program (Halfway House)
Policy Number Date Description
3.9.1 08/13/2024 Residential Reentry Center Placements
3.9.5 10/14/2022 Residential Reentry Center Caseload Procedures

Section 10: Interstate Compact


Section 10: Interstate Compact
Policy Number Date Description
3.10.1 05/06/2024 Fingerprinting Interstate Compact Clients
3.10.3 02/15/2024 Interstate Transfer Investigations
3.10.4 08/23/2024 Supervision Procedures for Interstate Compact Clients

Section 11: Community Service Program


Section 11: Community Service Program
Policy Number Date Description
3.11.2 08/11/2017 Community Service Guidelines

Section 12: Volunteer Service Programs


Section 12: Volunteer Service Programs
Policy Number Date Description
3.12.1 12/04/2017 Volunteer Services Program

Section 13: District Reentry Centers


Section 13: District Reentry Centers
Policy Number Date Description
3.13.1 11/06/2013 District Reentry Center Administrative and Caseload Supervision Guidelines
3.13.2 07/21/2011 Victim Impact Panel (VIP) Administrative Guidelines

Section 14: Texas Youth Commission (TYC) Offenders


Section 14: Texas Youth Commission (TYC) Offenders
Policy Number Date Description
3.14.1 01/22/1999 Transfer of Texas Youth Commission Offenders to the Parole Division

Section 15: Super-Intensive Supervision Program


Section 15: Super-Intensive Supervision Program
Policy Number Date Description
3.15.1 09/01/2023 Super-Intensive Supervision Program (SISP) – Administrative Guidelines
3.15.11 09/01/2023 Global Positioning System (GPS) and Electronic Monitoring (EM) Administrative Guidelines

Section 16: Task-Oriented Supervision


Section 16: Task-Oriented Supervision
Policy Number Date Description
3.16.1 12/16/2024 Task-Oriented Supervision

Section 17: Administrative Caseload


Section 17: Administrative Caseload
Policy Number Date Description
3.17.01 01/22/2025 Administrative Caseload

 

Chapter 4: Violations

Section 1: Reports of Violation


Section 1: Reports of Violation
Policy Number Date Description
4.1.1 09/01/2023 Processing Violations of the Rules and Conditions of Release
4.1.3 09/01/2023 Processing Violations of Release After Hours
4.1.4 11/05/2024 Agent Cases
4.1.6 07/06/2020 National Crime Information Center/Texas Crime Information Center/Extradition and Caution Determination
4.1.7 11/12/2018 Extradition of Clients
4.1.8 11/10/2023 Safety Guidelines for Non-Standard Business Hour Investigations

Section 2: Pre-Revocation Process


Section 2: Pre-Revocation Process
Policy Number Date Description
4.2.1 05/15/2023 Pre-Hearing and Hearing Process
4.2.2 09/29/2023 Warrant Closure
4.2.6 03/16/2000 Serving Subpoenas

Section 3: Intermediate Sanction Process


Section 3: Intermediate Sanction Process
Policy Number Date Description
4.3.1 09/09/2015 Intermediate Sanction Facility (ISF)
4.3.2 07/06/2020 Intermediate Sanction Facility - Unit Team Meeting Guidelines
4.3.8 12/17/2012 Detainers/Bench Warrants
4.3.10 12/23/2012 Preparation for Release from Intermediate Sanction Facility/Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility
4.3.12 02/14/2024 Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility