Category: Texas Parole

TX-Parole System Frauds Parole system shrouds frauds Poor enforcement of disclosure law hides ‘consultants’ who rip off inmates, families. By Mike Ward AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Sunday, May 21, 2006 The enigmatic process that determines which Texas prison inmates should be set free on parole has long been prone to eruptions of scandal and corruption. Shrouded in… Continue reading TX Parole Fraud

TDCJ Parole Information Requests by telephone The following offices are open 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Call the following numbers to find out an offender’s status/location: Offender Parole Status Line — Austin, 512-406-5202, or Huntsville, 936-291-2106. MUST have TDCJ or SID #. Offender Locator/General Information Line — Huntsville, 936-295-6371, or 800-535-0283. *NOTE: If you do not know the… Continue reading paroleinformation.html

Court Case Court Case has potential impact on parole hearing date process. On March 3, 2004 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals handed down their second opinion in Ex Parte Thomas Christopher Retzlaff. Retzlaff had complained in successive writs that he failed to receive timely notice of when his case would be voted on for… Continue reading courtcase.html

PAROLE REVOCATION PROCESS Parole Revocation Process Click on desired topic to view Introduction What is the role of the Operations Section of the Board of Pardons and Paroles? What are the legal authorities and requirements for the administration of parole revocation matters? What types of administrative revocation hearings may be conducted? How does the Board… Continue reading parolerevocationprocess.htm

Under what circumstances can a hearing be reopened? When an offender receives notice that the Board’s decision is revocation, he or she will have 30 days from the date of the decision to request a reopening. Such a request will be granted under the following circumstances and/or on the following grounds: there is new, relevant… Continue reading parolereopeningrevocationprocess.htm