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
- Section 1: New Arrival Process
- Section 2: General Case Management
- Section 4: Project COPE (Releasee Education Program)
- Section 5: Intensive Supervision/Electronic Monitoring Programs
- Section 6: Sex Offender Program
- Section 7: Special Needs Offenders
- Section 8: Substance Abuse Treatment Program
- Section 9: Parole and Mandatory Facility Program (Halfway House)
- Section 10: Interstate Compact
- Section 11: Community Service Program
- Section 12: Volunteer Service Programs
- Section 13: District Reentry Centers
- Section 14: Texas Youth Commission (TYC) Offenders
- Section 15: Super-Intensive Supervision Program
Chapter 4: Violations
Chapter 4: Violations
- Section 1: Reports of Violation
- Section 2: Pre-Revocation Process
- Section 3: Intermediate Sanction Process
Chapter 1: Administration
Section 1: General
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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1.1.1 | 10/17/2013 | Parole Division Training Standards |
1.1.2 | 03/20/2018 | Intermediate Weapons - Oleoresin Capsicum |
1.1.4 | 03/12/2020 | 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 | 08/30/2017 | Parole Officer Career Ladder |
1.1.8 | 11/04/2011 | Public Concern and Offender Release/Supervision |
1.1.9 | 06/28/2018 | 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 | 08/02/2022 | Contraband Detection Equipment |
1.1.21 | 10/16/2018 | District Parole Office Visitor’s Logs |
Section 2: Conduct and Responsibility
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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 | 09/01/2021 | 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 | 02/21/2018 | Office Arrest Procedures |
1.2.11 | 09/01/2023 | Victim-Offender Mediation/Dialogue |
Section 3: Administrative Accountability
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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1.3.1 | 04/13/2015 | Work Hours |
1.3.3 | 12/19/2022 | 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
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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 | 09/08/2022 | Alternate Housing Resources |
2.1.20 | 09/01/2011 | Temporary Housing Assistance Program (THAP) |
Section 2: Case Analysis
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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2.2.3 | 07/23/1997 | 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
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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 | 08/17/2018 | Personal Identification Card and Driver License Requirements for Clients |
Section 2: General Case Management
Section 4: Project COPE (Releasee Education Program)
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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3.4.1 | 04/24/2015 | Project COPE (Community Opportunity Program in Education) |
Section 5: Intensive Supervision/Electronic Monitoring Programs
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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3.5.1 | 09/01/2023 | Electronic Monitoring Program (EM) |
Section 6: Sex Offender Program
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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)
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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3.9.1 | 08/12/2009 | Residential Reentry Center Placements |
3.9.5 | 10/14/2022 | Residential Reentry Center Caseload Procedures |
Section 10: Interstate Compact
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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3.10.1 | 05/10/2018 | Fingerprinting Interstate Compact Clients |
3.10.3 | 06/25/2018 | Interstate Transfer Investigations |
3.10.4 | 09/11/2018 | Supervision Procedures for Interstate Compact Clients |
Section 11: Community Service Program
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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3.11.2 | 08/11/2017 | Community Service Guidelines |
Section 12: Volunteer Service Programs
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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3.12.1 | 12/04/2017 | Volunteer Services Program |
Section 13: District Reentry Centers
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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3.14.1 | 01/22/1999 | Transfer of Texas Youth Commission Offenders to the Parole Division |
Section 15: Super-Intensive Supervision Program
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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 |
Chapter 4: Violations
Section 1: Reports of Violation
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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 | 02/28/2006 | 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
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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
Policy Number | Date | Description |
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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 | 06/10/2015 | Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility |