Annual Report fiscal year 2007,
texas board of pardons and paroles

Published by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles,
Rissie Owens, Chair,
P O Box 1 3 4 0 1, Capitol Station,
Austin, Texas 7 8 7 1 1,
Annual Report,
Fiscal Year 2007,
Published May 2008,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Photos by Jene Robbins, Photographer, Media Services,
Statistics by Michelle Munson, Research Specialist, Executive Services, and Brenda Riley, Technical Writer, Executive Services,
Layout by Cheryl Teseny, Technical Writer, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles,
Printed by Torres Unit Print Shop

Mission Statement, THE MISSION OF THE TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES is to perform its duties as imposed by Article 4, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution and, Determine which prisoners are to be released on parole or discretionary mandatory supervision, Determine conditions of parole and mandatory supervision, Determine revocation of parole and mandatory supervision, and, Recommend the resolution of clemency matters to the Governor.
Vision Statement, THE TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES, guided by sound application of the discretionary authority vested by the Constitution of the State of Texas, shall Render just determination in regard to parole release and revocations, thereby maximizing the restoration of human potential while restraining the growth of prison and jail populations, Impose reasonable and prudent conditions of release consistent with the goal of structured reintegration of the releasee into the community, and, Resolutely administer the clemency process with recommendation to the Governor fully commensurate with public safety and due consideration.

Table of Contents,
page one of 6,
Letter from the Presiding Officer, page v i i,
Letter from the Board Administrator, page i x,
INTRODUCTION section,
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART, 2,
TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES, 3,
Board Members, 3,
Board Office Locations, 4,
Parole Commissioners, 4,
Board Member and Parole Commissioner Responsibilities, 5,
Other Board Member and Parole Commissioner Activities, 5,
AGENCY STAFF, 6,
Board Administrator, 6,
Director of Administration, 6,
Administration, 6,
Director of Operations, 6,
Operations, 6,
Hearing Office Locations, 7,
General Counsel, 8,
Assistant General Counsel, 8,
Legal Assistant, 8,
Executive Clemency, 8,
WORKING TOGETHER, THE BOARD AND T D C J section,
PAROLE DIVISION, page 10,
Regional and District Parole Offices, 1,0
Review and Release Processing Section, 10,
Warrants Section, 10,
Specialized Programs Section, 10,
Interstate Compact for Probation & Parole Supervision, 10,

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VICTIM SERVICES DIVISION, 10,
REHABILITATION AND REENTRY PROGRAMS DIVISION, 11,
TEXAS CORRECTIONAL OFFICE ON OFFENDERS WITH MEDICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS, 11,
BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES ACTIVITY section,
REVIEW PROCESS, 14, Review Process, 14, Parole Panels, 14, Parole Review, 14, Mandatory Supervision, 14, Discretionary Mandatory Supervision, 14, 
SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTIVITY, 15, Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type, 15, Parole Considerations and Approval Rates History, 16, Parole Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners, 17, Parole Guidelines, 18, Components of the Guidelines, 18, Risk Assessment Instrument and Score, 18, Offense Severity Class, 18, Parole Guideline Level, 18, Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Guideline Level, 18, Parole Considerations by Guideline Level by Board Members and Parole Commissioners, 19, Parole Approval Types, 21, Parole Considerations for Offenders Serving Consecutive Sentences, 22, Correctional Institutions Division Offenders Released on Parole in Absentia, p i a, 22, P I A County of Release, 22, Discretionary Mandatory Supervision, D M S, Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners, 23, D M S, Historical Rates, 24, D M S, Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type, 24, Parole and D M S, Approval Rates History, 24, Parole Guideline Votes, 25, Special Panel Votes, 25

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Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M R I S, 26,
M R I S Data Comparison, 26,
M R I S Approval Rates by Diagnosis, 26,
Special Review, 27,
By Board Members and Parole Commissioners, 27,
Clemency Votes, 28,
Regular Release Votes, 28,
Other Votes, 28,
Other Activities, 28,
HEARINGS ACTIVITY, 29,
Hearing Process, 29,
Historical Perspective of Parole Warrants in County Jails, 30,
Hearings, Average Processing Time in Days, 31,
Hearings Conducted by Hearing Officers, 32,
Allegations Presented for Administrative Decisions, 33,
By Allegation, 33,
By Decision, 33,
Cumulative Decisions, 34,
Administrative Decisions by Board Members and Parole Commissioners, 35,
Decisions to Send the Offender to an I S F, or, S A F P F, 36,
Decisions to Continue Supervision or Place in Normal Review, 36,
Offenders Revoked by Grounds for Revocation, 37,
Offenders Revoked by Grounds for Revocation History, 37,
Revocations by Release Type, Parole/Mandatory Supervision, 38,
Waivers/Hearings Processed, 39,
Waivers Subject to S B 8,80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition, 40,
Waivers Not Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition, 40,
Hearings Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition, 41,
Hearings Not Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition, 41,
Continuances Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition, 42,
Continuances Not Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition, 42,
Executive Clemency Activity, 43,
Executive Clemency Action by the Board and the Governor, 43,
Board Actions on Death Penalty Cases, 44,

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PAROLE SUPERVISION DYNAMICS section,
Population Under Active Supervision, 46,
By Release Type, 46,
By Age Group, 46,
By Race/Ethnicity, 47,
By Gender, 47,
By Offense Type, 48,
By Years on Supervision, 48,
Ten Largest Counties by State Population, 49,
Super Intensive Supervision Program, S I S P, 50,
Parole Panel Considerations, 50,
Profile of Offenders Considered for S I S P, 50,
By S I S P Eligibility Criteria, 50,
By Gender and Race/Ethnicity, 50,
By Age Group, years, 50,
By Offense Type, 51,
By Pending Release Type, 51,
S I S P Removal History, 51,
Revocations for Offenders on S I S P, 51,
Residential Release Facilities, 52,
I S F Population, 52,
P P T Population, 52,
S A F P F Population, 52,
I S F By Location, 53,
P P T By Location, 53,
S A F P F By Location, 53,
Halfway House Population, 54,
Halfway House By Location, 54,
AGENCY EXPENDITURES section,
F Y 2007 Budget, 56,
F Y 2007 Expenditures, 56,

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APPENDICES section,
Appendix, A,
Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type, 58,
Appendix, B,
Parole Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners, 59,
Appendix, C,
Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Guideline Level, 63,
Appendix, D,
Parole Approval Types, 64,
Appendix, E,
Parole Considerations for Offenders Serving Consecutive Sentences, 65,
Appendix, F,
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision, D M S, Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners, 66,
Appendix, G,
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision, D M S, Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type, 70,
Appendix, H,
Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M r i s, Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners, 71,
appendix, I,
Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M R I S, Parole Panel Considerations, 73,
Appendix, J,
Special Review Cases Considered by Parole Panel, 74,
Appendix, K,
Allegations Presented for Administrative Decisions, 75,
Appendix, L,
Decisions to Send the Offender to an I S F, or, S A F P F, 76,

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Appendix, M,
Decisions to Continue Supervision or Place in Normal Review, 77,
Appendix, N,
Offenders Revoked by Grounds for Revocation, 78,
Appendix, O,
Population on S I S P, 79,
GLOSSARY OF TERMS, 82

FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER, 
January 17, 2008
The Honorable Rick Perry,
Governor of Texas,
State Capitol, Room 28 point 1,
P O Box 1 2 4 2 8,
Austin, Texas 7 8 7 1 1,
Members of the Texas Legislature,
State of Texas,
Dear Governor Perry and Members of the Legislature,
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles is pleased to present its Annual Report for fiscal year 2007. 
In 2007, the Board decided seventy four thousand four hundred and eighty eight parole consideration cases, eighteen thousand one hundred and thirty one mandatory release considerations, and thirty one thousand nine hundred and four parole violation cases. The Board will continue to make decisions that serve to enhance public safety and fulfill our mandated responsibilities to serve the citizens of Texas.
We trust the information contained in this report will benefit the citizens of Texas. The Board Members, staff, and I appreciate the opportunity to serve the people of Texas. 
Sincerely,
Rissie Owens,
Presiding Officer

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FROM THE BOARD ADMINISTRATOR,
Ms. Rissie Owens, Presiding Officer,
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles,
P O Box 1 3 4 0 1, Capitol Station,
Austin, Texas 7 8 7 1 1,
Dear Ms. Owens,
I am pleased to submit to you the Annual Report for fiscal year 2007. This report measures the activities of the board members and parole commissioners. I believe the Annual Report reflects the Board has done an excellent job in making decisions on parole release and revocation decisions, imposing conditions of administrative release and administering an efficient clemency process. 
The Board will continue to promote and enhance public safety through cooperation and collaboration with the Legislature, the Courts, the Texas Department of Corrections, other criminal justice agencies, victims and the community through accountable and just policies that maximize available resources and protect the public.
We take this opportunity to thank our committed staff. Their efforts increase productivity, manage offender data, and serve the citizens of the State of Texas to allow the Board to complete their own duties on behalf of improved public safety and due consideration.
Sincerely,
Troy Fox,
Board Administrator

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page 1
the introduction section contains the following subjects,
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART,
TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES,
Board Member and Parole Commissioner Responsibilities,
Board Office Locations,
Other Board Member and Parole Commissioner Activities,
AGENCY STAFF,
Board Administrator,
Director of Administration,
Administration,
Director of Operations,
Operations,
Hearing Office Locations,
General Counsel,
Assistant General Counsel,
Legal Assistant,
Executive Clemency

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organizational chart,
the texas board of pardons and paroles consists of the presiding officer, chair, and six board members, who report to the governor.
twelve parole commissioners, general counsel, and board administrator report to the chair.
assistant general counsel, legal assistant and executive clemency report to the general counsel.
director of operations, director of administration and specialized support report to the board administrator.
dallas, houston and san antonio regional operations report to the director of operations.
central analysts, general support, board specialized support and information systems report to the director of administration.

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texas board of pardons and paroles section,
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Board, is the state agency responsible for determining which eligible offenders are to be released on parole; conditions of parole or mandatory supervision; the revocation of parole or mandatory supervision; and executive clemency recommendations to the Governor. The Board is also responsible for determining release to mandatory supervision for those offenders serving sentences for offenses committed on or after September 1, 1996 who are eligible for mandatory supervision. The statutory basis for the Board’s authority is found in Chapter 5 0 8 of the Texas Government Code and Article 4, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution.
The Board is a separate entity from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Board Members hold office for staggered six year terms, must be representative of the general public, and must have resided in this state for the two years before appointment. The presiding officer reports directly to the governor and serves as the administrative head of the board.
The presiding officer is responsible for the employment of parole commissioners. There are twelve Parole Commissioner positions.
Rissie Owens, Chair, was appointed on february 2, 2004, and her term expires on february 1, 2009,
board member, Jose Aliseda, appointed february 2, 2004, term expires february 1, 2009,
board member, Charles Ay-cock, appoint march 18, 2005, term expires february 1, 2011,
board member, Conrith Davis, appointed april 7, 2007, term expires february 1, 2013,
board member, Jackie De Noyelles, appointed march 18, 2005, term expires february 1, 2011,
board member, Linda Garcia, appointed february 2, 2004, term expires february 1, 2007,
board member, Juanita Gonzalez, appointed february 2, 2004, term expires february 1, 2009

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board office locations,
The Board has offices in Amarillo, Angleton, Gatesville, Huntsville, Palestine, and San Antonio. Each Board office consists of at least one Board Member, two Parole
Commissioners, Board Assistants, and a Panel Analyst. The Austin office serves as the central staff location for the Presiding Officer.
Amarillo Board Office, 58 0 9 South Western, Suite 2 3 7, Amarillo, texas 7 9 1 1 0, phone number, area code 8 0 6, 3 5 9 7 6 5 6,
Angleton Board Office, 12 12 North Velasco, Suite 2 0 1, Angleton, texas 7 7 5 1 5, phone number, area code, 9 7 9, 8 4 9 3 0 3 1,
Gatesville Board Office, 34 08 South State Highway 36, Gatesville, texas 7 6 5 2 8, phone number, area code 2 5 4, 8 6 5 8 8 7 0,
Huntsville Board Office, 1 3 0 0 eleventh Street, Suite 5 20, Huntsville, texas 7 7 3 4 2, phone number, area code 9 3 6, 2 9 1 2 1 6 1,
Palestine Board Office, 2 0 7 East Reagan Street, Palestine, texas 7 5 8 0 1, phone number, area code 9 0 3, 7 2 3 1 0 6 8,
San Antonio Board Office, 29 02 North East Loop 4 10, Suite 2 0 6, San Antonio, texas 7 8 2 1 8, Phone number, area code 2 1 0, 5 6 4 3 7 2 1,
Austin Office
Price Daniel, Senior Building, 2 0 9 West fourteenth, Suite 500, Austin, texas 7 8 7 0 1, phone number, area code 5 1 2, 9 3 6 6 3 5 1,
parole commissioner, Thomas Fordyce, hire date may 1, 2005,
parole commissioner, Pamela Freeman, hire date february 9, 2004,
parole commissioner, Roy, Tony, Garcia, hire date july 17, 2007,
parole commissioner, Gerald Garrett, no longer serving as a parole commissioner, hire date february 23, 2004,
parole commissioner, Elvis Hightower, hire date october 1, 2005,
parole commissioner, James Paul Kiel, hire date april 5, 2004,
parole commissioner, Edgar Morales, hire date september 11, 2006,
parole commissioner, James Poland, hire date april 12, 2004,
parole commissioner, Lynn Ruzicka, hire date february 15, 2004,
parole commissioner, Charles Shipman, hire date february 15, 2004,
parole commissioner, Charles Speier, hire date april 5, 2004,
parole commissioner, Howard Thrasher, hire date may 1, 2005

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The primary distinction between a Board Member and a Parole Commissioner is that Board Members are vested with the sole responsibility of promulgating policy relative to parole and mandatory supervision considerations, vote on cases requiring the full vote of the Board, and vote on clemency matters.
Board Member Responsibilities, Adopt rules which govern the decision-making processes of the Board.
Prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the Board and make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility.
Develop for Board Members and Parole Commissioners a comprehensive training and education program on the criminal justice system, with special emphasis on the parole process.
Develop and implement a training program for each newly hired employee of the Board designated to conduct hearings under section 5 0 8 point 2 8 1, Government Code.
Develop and implement a training program to provide an annual update to designees of the Board on issues and procedures relating to the revocation process.
Prepare and biennially update a procedural manual to be used by designees of the Board.
Prepare and update as necessary a handbook to be made available to participants in hearings under section 5 0 8 point 2 8 1, Government Code.
Develop and implement a policy that clearly defines circumstances under which a Board Member or Parole Commissioner should disqualify himself or herself from voting.
Adopt a mission statement.
Adopt rules relating to the submission and presentation of information and arguments to the Board, a parole panel, and the department for and on behalf of an inmate.
Adopt rules relating to the time, place and manner of contact between a person representing an offender.
Develop and review parole guidelines that are the basic criteria on which a parole decision is made.
Adopt a policy establishing the date on which the Board may reconsider for release an inmate who has previously been denied release.
Make recommendations to the Governor on matters of clemency.
Vote on matters requiring an extraordinary vote of the full membership.
Determine which inmates are to be released on parole or mandatory supervision.
Determine conditions of parole.
Modify and withdraw conditions of parole and mandatory supervision.
Determine the continuation, modification, or revocation of parole or mandatory supervision violators.
Issue subpoenas.
Conduct inmate interviews.
Conduct victim interviews.
Conduct interviews with other interested parties; such as family members or attorneys.
Parole Commissioners Responsibilities, Determine which inmates are to be released on parole or mandatory supervision.
Determine conditions of parole.
Modify and withdraw conditions of parole and mandatory supervision.
Determine the continuation, modification, or revocation of parole or mandatory supervision violators.
Issue subpoenas.
Conduct inmate interviews.
Conduct victim interviews.
Conduct interviews with other interested parties; such as family members or attorneys.
Other Board Member and Parole Commissioner Activities, Other Activities Board Members and Parole Commissioners devote their time to are, revisiting and refining their policies, guidelines, and procedures, training peers and designees, and
educating offenders, victims, and other members of the public about the parole process.
Rules Committee, The Rules committee is responsible for making recommendations to the Board on the modification, adoption, or deletion of rules relating to parole, mandatory supervision, executive clemency, or board administration. Once adopted by the Board, the rules become part of the Texas Administrative Code, TACk, Title 37, Part 5.
parole Guidelines Committee, The Parole Guidelines Committee periodically reviews the guidelines. The guidelines were developed according to acceptable research methods and based on the seriousness of the offense and the likelihood of a favorable parole outcome.
The parole guidelines consist of two major components that interact to provide a single score. The score represents the intersection of the offender’s risk level with the severity rating assigned to the offender’s most serious active offense. A low Parole Guidelines score is associated with the poorest probability of success on parole. A higher score represents a lower risk and a higher probability for a successful parole.
Presentations, Board Members and Parole Commissioners frequently schedule speaking engagements for conferences, meetings, and seminars. These presentations are designed to provide the public with information regarding the Board’s functions, duties, and the parole process.
In addition, Board Members and Parole Commissioners are invited to speak at workshops and attend graduation ceremonies for offenders in the Correctional Institutions Division, C I D, facilities. There are many workshops that provide offenders with basic life skills and social values needed for successful reintegration into society.

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agency staff,
Board Administrator, The Board Administrator manages the day to day activities of the Board in support of the Presiding Officer. Responsibilities include Supervision of all Board personnel except Board Members, Parole Commissioners, Board Assistants, Board Analysts, General Counsel, Assistant General Counsel, and Executive Clemency staff.
Oversight of training programs, the career ladder program, and compliance with equal employment opportunity legislation.
Preparation of the annual financial report that accounts for the agency’s expenditures in a fiscal year. This report meets the requirements of the General Appropriations Act.
Monitoring the agency’s work volume and ensuring that high performance standards are met.
The Board Administrator reports to the Presiding Officer and the Board on staffing issues, budget matters, the use of information resources, and work volume statistics.
administration, 
Director of Administration, The Director of Administration manages all activities that support agency operations and that promote compliance with applicable legislation. Responsibilities include Central Analysts, Specialized Support
General Support, Board Specialized Support, Information Systems, and Central Analysts.
The Central Analysts prepare and present cases to the S I S P Panel weekly, respond to general correspondence, coordinate Motions for Reinstatement, process the rescission of revocation warrants, prepare special review transmittals for panel presentation, and provide assistance for Special Projects.
Specialized Support, Human Resources assists with staffing and employment, as well as provides information regarding compensation, benefits, employee relations, diversity, and employment opportunity/affirmative action.
General Support, The scheduling unit schedules revocation hearings and attorney appointments for eligible offenders.
The Board action unit collects waivers and transmittal
decisions from the Board offices, creates the statistical record, and distributes S I S P decisions.
Board Specialized Support, The Board Specialized Support section makes determination of special review eligibility, coordinates meetings in compliance with the Open Meetings Act in accordance with the Texas Register’s guidelines.
This section is also responsible for preparing monthly statistical reports on activities of the Board Members, Parole Commissioners, and the field operations staff.
The communications unit responds to phone calls, receives correspondence and processes requests for revocation hearing tapes and related documents.
Information Systems, This area manages and provides technical support for all computers, associated applications, M S Office, Lotus Notes, and associated network connections (L A N, W A N).
This section is also responsible for procurement functions and maintaining inventory.
operations,
Director of Operations, The Director of Operations oversees the statewide revocation hearing process and provides direction and management through Regional Operations Supervisors. Responsibilities include Supervising the Hearing Officers and associated administrative personnel used to facilitate the hearing process. Overseeing the review and presentation of information presented to a parole panel for case disposition. Reducing the processing time of all revocation hearings.
Regional Operations Supervisors, Regional Operations Supervisors are located in three major cities and supervise the hearing officers and support staff in their regional area. Regional Operations Supervisors report to the Director of Operations.
Hearing Officers, All Hearing Officers are designees of the Board for the purpose of conducting parole revocation hearings, in accordance with Chapter 5 0 8 of the Texas Government Code. Hearing officers are responsible for conducting hearings and writing reports. Each Hearing Officer reports to a Regional Operations Supervisor.

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hearing office locations,
The purpose of Operations is to facilitate the revocation hearings process on behalf of the Board. The agency has Hearing Officers and support staff in 19 locations in Texas. Administrative hearings are held in the county jails or within T D C J facilities.
Abilene Hearing Office, 100 Chestnut, Suite 1 0 5,
Abilene, texas 7 9 6 0 2, Phone number, area code 3 2 5, 6 7 6 4 2 0 4,
Arlington Hearing Office, 12 0 1 N. Watson Road, Suite 2 50,
Arlington, texas 7 6 0 0 6, Phone number, area code 8 1 7, 6 3 3 3 7 3 1,
Dallas Hearing Office, 10 10 Cadiz, Suite 1 0 5, Dallas, texas 7 5 2 1 5, Phone number, area code 2 1 4, 4 2 8 8 3 3 8,
Houston Hearing Office, 49 49 West thirty fourth Street, Suite A 3, Houston, texas 7 7 0 9 2, Phone number, area code 7 1 3, 6 8 1 4 8 2 8,
Odessa Hearing Office, 36 0 3 Andrews Highway, Odessa, texas 7 9 7 6 2, Phone number, area code 4 3 2, 5 5 0 0 1 3 1,
San Antonio Hearing Office, 29 0 2 North East Loop 4 10, Suite 2 1 9, San Antonio, texas 7 8 2 1 8, Phone number, area code 2 1 0, 5 6 4 3 7 3 7,
Wichita Falls Hearing Office, 31 hundred Seymour Highway, number 1 18, Wichita Falls, texas 7 6 3 0 1, Phone number, area code 9 4 0, 3 2 2 2 7 2 1,
Amarillo Hearing Office, 58 0 9 South Western Street, Suite 2 37, Amarillo, texas 7 9 1 1 0, Phone number, area code 8 0 6, 4 5 7 8 5 5 7,
Austin Hearing Office, 21 0 1 East Ben White, number 1 A, Austin, texas 7 8 7 4 1, Phone number, area code 5 1 2, 4 6 2 3 5 0 2,
El Paso Hearing Office, 59 29 Brook Hollow Drive, El Paso, texas 7 9 9 2 5, Phone number, area code 9 1 5, 7 7 8 4 2 3 3,
Huntsville Hearing Office, 13 hundred eleventh Street, Suite 5 0 5, Huntsville, texas 7 7 3 4 0, Phone number, area code 9 3 6, 2 9 1 2 2 4 4,
Port Arthur Hearing Office, 58 60 ninth Avenue, Suite A, Port Arthur, texas 7 7 6 4 2, Phone number, area code 4 0 9, 9 6 0 7 0 7 7,
Tyler Hearing Office, 5 17 North Glenwood, Suite A, Tyler, texas 7 5 7 0 2, Phone number, area code 9 0 3, 5 3 1 0 0 5 7,
Angleton Hearing Office, 12 0 8 North Velasco, Angleton, texas 7 7 5 1 5, Phone number, area code 9 7 9, 8 4 8 5 7 1 5,
Corpus Christi Hearing Office, 52 33 I H 37, Suite A 6, Corpus Christi, texas 7 8 4 0 8, Phone number, area code 3 6 1, 8 8 8 5 7 6 9,
Harlingen Hearing Office, 2 32 Hanmore Drive, Harlingen, texas 7 8 5 5 0, Phone number, area code 9 5 6, 4 2 8 0 3 3 5,
Lubbock Hearing Office, 12 20 Broadway, Suite 19 0 7, Lubbock, texas 7 9 4 0 1, Phone number, area code 8 0 6, 7 4 7 0 4 8 4,
San Angelo Hearing Office, 9 3 8 Arroyo, San Angelo, texas 7 6 9 0 4, Phone number, area code 3 2 5, 9 4 7 8 6 4 4,
Waco Hearing Office, 8 0 1 Austin, Suite 1 3 5, Waco, texas 7 6 7 0 1, Phone number, area code 2 5 4, 7 5 2 3 7 5 3

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General Counsel, The General Counsel provides independent legal advice to the Board. Statutory duties include, but are not limited to, the following. Provide legal advice to the Board Members and Parole Commissioners on issues involving releases to parole or mandatory supervision, revocation of supervised release, as well as the laws on open government and ethics issues. Provide training on revocation hearings to the Board’s hearing officers and hearing analysts. Act as the liaison to the Attorney General’s Office in all litigation matters affecting the Board.
Assistant General Counsel, The Assistant General Counsel assists the General Counsel in responding to various questions of law and other matters in the area of hearings and executive clemency.
Legal Assistant, The Legal Assistant provides legal research and assists with writing projects in support of the General Counsel’s office.
Clemency ADMINISTRATOR, The Clemency Administrator and the General Counsel’s staff Process clemency requests and provide information on clemency matters.
Respond to requests for pardon application packets.
Analyze and research clemency requests.
Notify trial officials and T D C J Victim Services Division of clemency applications prior to consideration by the Board
Prepare clemency files for consideration by the Board Members.
After review of a clemency request, the Board Members submit a recommendation to the Governor. The applicant will be notified of the decision by the Executive Clemency staff.
Persons needing information or assistance on clemency matters in Texas may contact,
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Executive Clemency Section, 86 10 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, Texas 7 8 7 5 8, Phone number, area code 5 1 2, 4 0 6 5 8 5 2,
Fax number, area code 5 1 2, 4 6 7 0 9 4 5

the working together, the board and t d c j section, contains the following subjects,
Parole Division,
Regional and District Parole Offices,
Review and Release Processing Section,
Warrants Section,
Specialized Programs Section,
Interstate Compact for Probation and Parole Supervision,
Victim Services Division,
Rehabilitation and Reentry Programs Division, R R P D,
Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, Ta-COO-Me

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working together, the board and t d c j,
PAROLE DIVISION, In a collaborative effort, the Board and T D C J work together to meet shared goals as described in this section.
Parole Division, The T D C J Parole Division is responsible for pre-release planning and supervising offenders released from the T D C J Correctional Institutions Division, C I D, who are serving the remainder of their sentence in the community, on parole or mandatory supervision. The Parole Division coordinates, compiles, and furnishes the documentation of eligible offenders to parole panels, which assists them in making informed decisions on release, conditions of release, or revocation.
Regional and District Parole Offices, The Parole Division staff assigned to the regions regularly interact with the Board Members, Parole Commissioners, and staff throughout Texas to secure offense information on clemency matters, recommend modifications to release conditions, process offender requests for out-of-country travel, process violations of the conditions of release, request that hearings be scheduled, and, request subpoenas for hearings.
Review and Release Processing Section, The Review and Release Processing Section manages the procedures required to identify and provide the necessary information for parole reviews of all eligible offenders and to arrange the release of all offenders to parole and mandatory supervision. Responsibilities include Implementing new legislative and Board requirements related to the parole process.
Tracking and processing cases.
Acting as liaison to the Board regarding parole review matters.
Warrants Section, The T D C J Parole Division Warrants Section is responsible for determining warrant issuance on alleged parole violations, entering, modifying, and withdrawing warrants on the National Crime Information Center, N C I C, and/or the Texas Crime Information Center, T C I C, databases, arranging the extradition of offenders back to Texas, and, ensuring offenders receive the proper time credits when they are in custody on a pre-revocation warrant.
Specialized Programs Section, Specialized Programs enhances public safety by successfully reintegrating offenders through a wide range of rehabilitative, therapeutic, and resource programs. These programs assist pre-release and post release offenders in adapting themselves to more productive experiences, environments, and opportunities for self improvement.
Interstate Compact for Probation and Parole Supervision, The Interstate Compact Office facilitates the transfer
of supervision services for offenders who are approved to reside and work in another state. The office sets standards, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with compact law for the transfer of supervision across state lines.
T D C J Parole Division, Ombudsman, 86 10 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, Texas 7 8 7 5 8, phone number, area code 5 1 2, 4 0 6 5 7 9 5,
VICTIM SERVICES DIVISION, The TDCJ Victim Services Division is dedicated to providing direct, personal service to victims and their families.
Examples of how Victim Services interacts with the Board in the parole review process are as follows.
Receives and processes protest letters from victims and concerned citizens.
Forwards protest letters to the Board for review and consideration.
Maintains record of victims requesting personal visits with Board Members and Parole Commissioners, and notifying them which Board office to contact.
Facilitates the Board’s interaction with crime victims, victim service providers, and other state agencies by having a Board Member or Parole Commissioner represent the Board on the Victim Advisory Council.
victim Services, 87 12 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Suite 2 6 5,
Austin, Texas 7 8 7 5 8, phone number, area code 800, 8 4 8 4 2 8 4

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REHABILITATION AND REENTRY PROGRAMS DIVISION, R R P D, The Rehabilitation and Reentry Programs Division, R R P D, has broad based responsibilities that encompass every division within the agency to ensure offender programs and services are administered efficiently and with consistency. Emphasis is placed on the rehabilitation and reentry of offenders into the community.
Programs offered by the R R P D are called Rehabilitation Tier Programs.
The programs include, Inner change Freedom Initiative, I F I,
Sex Offender Treatment Program, S O T P,
Sex Offender Education Program, S O E P,
Substance Abuse Treatment Program, S A T P,
Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative Program, Sa-VOR-e,
In Prison Therapeutic Community, I P T C,
Youthful Offender Program, Y O P,
Rehabilitation and Reentry Programs Division, P O Box 99, Huntsville, Texas 7 7 3 4 0, phone number, area code 9 3 6, 4 3 7 2 1 8 0,
TEXAS CORRECTIONAL OFFICE ON OFFENDERS WITH MEDICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS, Ta-COO-Me, The Texas Correctional Office for Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, Ta-COO-Me, reviews and submits recommendations to the Board for the two programs listed below.
Continuity of Care Program,
Identifying offenders with special needs who are within six months of release.
Participating in joint treatment planning with CID, State Jails, SAFPFs, or other referrals.
Securing resources in the community for all offenders with special needs.
Submitting social security and other federal entitlement applications 90 days prior to release.
Monitoring post release service access through 90 day follow up reports.
Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M R I S, Program.
The M R I S program provides for early parole review and release of the following categories of offenders.
1, Mentally ill,
2, Mentally retarded,
3, Terminally ill,
4, In need of long term care,
5, Physically handicapped,
The purpose of M R I S is to consider the release of offenders who pose minimal public safety risk, from incarceration to more cost effective alternatives.
T C O O m M i, 86 10 Shoal Creek Boulevard, Austin, Texas 7 8 7 5 8, phone number, area code 5 1 2, 4 0 6 5 4 0 6

texas board of pardons and paroles,
annual report f y 2007

board of pardons and paroles activity section includes the following subjects.
REVIEW PROCESS,
Review Process,
Parole Panels,
Parole Review,
Mandatory Supervision,
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision,
SUMMARY OF BOARD ACTIVITY,
Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type,
Parole Considerations and Approval Rates History, 
Parole Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Parole Guidelines,
Components of the Guidelines,
Risk Assessment Instrument and Score Offense Severity Class,
Parole Guideline Level,
Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Guideline Level,
Parole Considerations by Guideline Level by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Parole Approval Types,
Parole Considerations for Offenders Serving Consecutive Sentences,
Correctional Institutions Division, C I D, Offenders Released on Parole in Absentia, P I A,
P I A County of Release,
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision, D M S,
Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
D M S Historical Rates,
D M S Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type,
Parole and D M S Approval Rates History,
Parole Guideline Votes,
Special Panel Votes,
Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M R I S, 
M R I S Data Comparison,
M R I S Approval Rates by Diagnosis,
Special Review,
By Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Clemency Votes,
Regular Release Votes,
Other Votes,
Other Activities,
HEARINGS ACTIVITY,
Hearing Process,
Historical Perspective of Parole Warrants in County Jails,
Hearings, Average Processing Time in Days,
Hearings Conducted by Hearing Officers,
Allegations Presented for Administrative Decisions,
By Allegation,
By Decision,
Cumulative Decisions Administrative Decisions by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Decisions to Send the Offender to an I S F, or, S A F P F,
Decisions to Continue Supervision or Place in Normal Review,
Decisions to Revoke by Grounds for Revocation,
History of Offenders Revoked by Grounds for Revocation,
Revocations by Release Type, Parole/Mandatory Supervision,
Waivers/Hearings Processed,
Waivers Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
Waivers Not Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
Hearings Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
Hearings Not Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
Continuances Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
Continuances Not Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY ACTIVITY,
Executive Clemency Action by the Board and the Governor,
Board Actions on Death Penalty Cases

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board of pardons and paroles activity,
review process,
Review Process, The review process requires an exhaustive investigation of an offender’s case, from the offense of conviction, to their medical and psychological history, to how they have adjusted and behaved in prison. Case files arrive in each board office once or twice a week. Each parole panel reviews the files assigned to them and interviews victims upon request. Interviews with offenders and other individuals in support/protest of an offender is at the voter’s discretion.
Parole Panels, Members act in panels composed of three persons in matters of release on parole, release to mandatory supervision, revocation actions, and determining conditions of supervision. A majority vote, two concurring votes, determines the outcome. An exception to the three member panel is cases requiring a vote by Board Members only, example, S B 45 cases or extraordinary vote cases. Cases requiring an extraordinary vote are inmates serving a sentence for Aggravated Sexual Assault, Indecency with a Child by Contact, or Capital Murder with a life sentence. These inmates can only be released on parole if all members of the board review the case and at least two-thirds of the members vote in favor of release on parole. Parole Commissioners do not vote these cases.
Parole Review, In Texas, inmates under sentence of death are not eligible for release on parole. All other offenders may only be paroled if they have served enough of their sentence to be eligible as set forth by statutory requirements and if they receive approval from a parole panel. A parole panel is required to reconsider for release an inmate who has previously been denied release as soon as practicable after the first anniversary of the date of the denial unless the offender is convicted of an offense listed in Section 5 0 8 point 1 4 9, a, of the Government Code. If the offender is convicted of an offense listed in Section 5 0 8 point 1 4 9, a, of the Government Code, the Board must review the inmate for release at some point after the first anniversary of the date of the denial and before the fifth anniversary of the date of the denial.
Mandatory Supervision , In Texas, there is another form of release called mandatory supervision. This form of supervision mandates the release of an offender to community supervision when the actual calendar time served plus any accrued good conduct time equals the term to which the inmate was sentenced.
Offenders are excluded from the mandatory supervision law if they are serving a sentence for or have been previously convicted of the following offenses.
Capital Murder, Aggravated Kidnapping, Aggravated Sexual Assault, Aggravated Robbery, Any offense with an affirmative finding of a deadly weapon, Murder, first Degree, Sexual Assault, second Degree, Aggravated Assault, first and second Degree, Injury to a Child or Elderly, first Degree, Arson, first Degree, Robbery, second Degree, Burglary, first Degree, A felony increased under Health and Safety Code, Drug-Free Zones, Injury to Disabled Individual, Indecency with a Child, second and third Degree, Murder, second Degree.
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision, Discretionary mandatory supervision release is the parole panel’s discretionary release of an offender who is eligible for mandatory release and whose offense date occurred on or after September 1, 1996. The seventy fourth Legislature gave the Board authority to review and intervene in scheduled mandatory supervision releases for offenders with offenses committed on or after September 1, 1996. Specifically, the Board may deny mandatory supervision releases on a case by case basis when it determines that an offender’s good conduct time does not accurately reflect the potential for rehabilitation and that the offender’s release would endanger the public.

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summary of board activity,
Board Activity Report, The Board Activity Report in this section quantifies voting and many of the other responsibilities that Board Members and Parole Commissioners carry out on a daily basis. The tables include the total number of interviews the Board Members and Parole Commissioners conducted, the number of pieces of correspondence they answered, and the number of public presentations during F Y 2007.
Parole Considerations, The tables on the following pages chart the votes for and against parole in F Y 2007. Approval and denial rates are further broken down by offense type and for each Board Member and Parole Commissioner. Parole approval type totals are reflected in one table, with an explanation for the different voting options, as are the parole approval rates for offenders who are serving consecutive sentences.
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision Votes, These votes are broken down by Board Members, Parole Commissioners, and offense type. One table is devoted to a historical comparison of parole and discretionary mandatory supervision approval rates.
Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type,
OFFENSE TYPE, Violent Aggravated Non-Sexual, number of CASES CONSIDERED, 8,380, CASES APPROVED, 1,620, APPROVAL RATE, 19.33 percent,
OFFENSE TYPE, Violent Aggravated Sexual, number of CASES CONSIDERED, 4,300, CASES APPROVED 450, APPROVAL RATE, 10.47 percent,
OFFENSE TYPE, Violent Non-Aggravated Non-Sexual, number of CASES CONSIDERED, 12,784, CASES APPROVED, 2,406, APPROVAL RATE, 18.82 percent,
OFFENSE TYPE, Non-Aggravated Sexual, number of CASES CONSIDERED, 2,539, CASES APPROVED, 274, APPROVAL RATE, 10.79 percent,
OFFENSE TYPE, Non-Violent, number of CASES CONSIDEREd, 46,485, CASES APPROVED, 17,459, APPROVAL RATE, 37.56 percent,
TOTALS, CASES CONSIDERED, 74,488, CASES APPROVEd, 22,209, APPROVAL RATE, 29.82 percent.
705 Parole Approvals were withdrawn by the Board.
274 Parole Denials were withdrawn by the Board.
1,990 Parole denials were computer generated in order to vote D M S.
See Appendix, A, for monthly data.

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Parole Considerations and Approval Rates History
F Y 2003 through F Y 2007,
F Y 2003, CASES CONSIDERED, 59,685, CASES APPROVED, 16,306, APPROVAL RATE, 27.32 percent,
F Y 2004, CASES CONSIDERED, 64,008, CASES APPROVED, 19,440, APPROVAL RATE, 30.37 percent,
F Y 2005, CASES CONSIDERED, 71,207, CASES APPROVED, 19,582, APPROVAL RATE, 27.50 percent,
F Y 2006, CASES CONSIDERED, 72,583, CASES APPROVED, 19,061, APPROVAL RATE, 26.26 percent,
F Y 2007, CASES CONSIDERED, 74,488, CASES APPROVED, 22,209, APPROVAL RATE, 29.82 percent.
the line chart on this page compares the approval rate for the last five fiscal years, fiscal year 2003 through fiscal year 2007. fiscal year 2004 shows the highest approval rate of 30.37 percent, and, fiscal year 2006 shows the lowest approval rate of 26.26 percent.

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parole considerations by board members and parole commissioners,
the following table has five columns. the first column is the members names. the second column is the TOTAL VOTES. the third column is the NUMBER APPROVED. the fourth column is the APPROVAL RATE. fifth column is the DENIAL RATE.
first row, Aliseda, J, 10,432, 2,955, 28.33%, 71.67%,
second row, Aycock, C, 10,796, 2,901, 26.87%, 73.13%,
Davis, C, 11,805, 3,679, 31.16%, 68.84%,
De Noyelles, J, 9,562, 2,779, 29.06%, 70.94%,
Fordyce, T, 8,794, 2,312, 26.29%, 73.71%,
Freeman, P, 8,568, 2,766, 32.28%, 67.72%,
Garcia, L, 10,787, 3,364, 31.19%, 68.81%,
Garcia, R, 8,705, 2,795, 32.11%, 67.89%,
Garrett, G, no longer serving as a parole panel member, 7,397, 1,916, 25.90%, 74.10%,
Gonzalez, J, 9,058, 2,826, 31.20%, 68.80%,
Hightower, E, 9,051, 2,859, 31.59%, 68.41%,
Kiel, J, 8,037, 2,588, 32.20%, 67.80%,
Morales, E, 8,742, 2,940, 33.63%, 66.37%,
Owens, R, 1,016, 400, 39.37%, 60.63%,
Poland, J, 8,560, 2,401, 28.05%, 71.95%,
Ruzicka, L, 7,841, 3,298. 42.06%, 57.94%,
Shipman, C, 9,017, 2,507, 27.80%, 72.20%,
Speier, C, 6,637, 2,448, 36.88%, 63.12%,
Thrasher, H, 8,185, 2,140, 26.15%, 73.85%,
TOTALS, 162,990 total votes, 49,874 number apporved, 30.60% approval rate, 69.40% denial rate.
See Appendix, B, for monthly data.
NOTE, Parole considerations total denotes number of votes cast in review of parole release of offenders and includes parole in absentia and consecutive sentence case considerations. These totals do not include discretionary mandatory supervision considerations.

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parole guidelines,
components of the guidelines, The parole guidelines consist of two major components that interact to provide an offender’s probability of parole. The first component is a Risk Assessment Instrument that weighs both static and dynamic factors associated with the offender’s record. The other component is Offense Severity Class.
Risk Assessment Instrument and Score, A number of factors have been identified that are associated with risk of re-offending. These can be classified as static or dynamic factors.
Static factors include Age at first admission to a juvenile or adult correctional facility, History of supervised release revocations for felony offenses, Prior incarcerations, Employment history, and Commitment offense.
Dynamic factors include Offender’s current age, Whether the offender is a confirmed member of a security threat group, gang, Educational, vocational, and certified on-the-job training programs completed during the present incarceration, Prison disciplinary conduct, and Current prison custody level.
An offender can be assigned 0 to 9 points on static factors and 0 to 12 points on dynamic factors. Lower total calculated points indicate a lower risk of re-offending.
Offense Severity Class, An offense severity ranking has been assigned to each felony offense in the penal code. Offense severity classes range from Low for non-violent crimes such as illegal recruitment of an athlete, to Highest for capital murder. An offender’s most serious active offense is assigned an offense severity class according to the established list. The Board is mandated to review the rankings periodically.
Parole Guideline Level, After both of the above factors have been considered, the two components of the guidelines are merged into a matrix, and the offender’s parole guidelines level is located where his risk score intersects with the offense severity ranking for his offense. Parole guidelines levels range from 1 to 7. The higher the level into which an offender falls, the greater the probability the offender will receive a favorable recommendation from the parole panel.
Risk Score, Based on the total of static and dynamic factor points, the risk level to be assigned to the offender should be determined below.
Low Risk level, 0 to 5 points, Moderate Risk level, 6 to 8 points, High Risk level, 9 to 11 points, Highest Risk level, 12 plus points.
the following chart reflects Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Guideline Level.
GUIDELINE LEVEL 1, CASES CONSIDERED 710, CASES APPROVED 27, APPROVAL RATE 3.80%,
GUIDELINE LEVEL 2, CASES CONSIDERED 9,885, CASES APPROVED 1,200, APPROVAL RATE 12.14%,
GUIDELINE LEVEL 3, CASES CONSIDERED 9,271, CASES APPROVED 1,540, APPROVAL RATE 16.61%,
GUIDELINE LEVEL 4, CASES CONSIDERED 24,879, CASES APPROVED 5,379, APPROVAL RATE 21.62%,
GUIDELINE LEVEL 5, CASES CONSIDERED 11,880, CASES APPROVED 4,495, APPROVAL RATE 37.84%,
GUIDELINE LEVEL 6, CASES CONSIDERED 13,417, CASES APPROVED 6,422, APPROVAL RATE 47.86%,
GUIDELINE LEVEL 7, CASES CONSIDERED 5,316, CASES APPROVED 3,301, APPROVAL RATE 62.10%,
TOTALs, 75,358 CASES CONSIDERED, 22,364 CASES APPROVED, 29.68% APPROVAL RATE.
see appendix, c, for monthly data.

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parole considerations by guideline level by board members and parole commissioners,
Aliseda, J,
Level 1, Considered 89, Approved 1, Approval Rate 1.12%,
Level 2, Considered 1,445, Approved 250, Approval Rate 17.30%,
Level 3, Considered 1,785, Approved 331, Approval Rate 18.54%,
Level 4, Considered 3,557, Approved 768, Approval Rate 21.59%,
Level 5, Considered 1,356, Approved 518, Approval Rate 38.20%,
Level 6, Considered 1,555, Approved 694, Approval Rate 44.63%,
Level 7, Considered 645, Approved 393, Approval Rate 60.93%,
Total, Considered 10,432, Approved 2,955, Approval Rate 28.33%,
Aycock, C,
Level 1, Considered 136, Approved 15, Approval Rate 11.03%,
Level 2, Considered 1,737, Approved 338, Approval Rate 19.46%,
Level 3, Considered 2,068, Approved 497, Approval Rate 24.03%,
Level 4, Considered 3,653, Approved 950, Approval Rate 26.01%,
Level 5, Considered 1,300, Approved 378, Approval Rate 29.08%,
Level 6, Considered 1,428, Approved 528, Approval Rate 36.97%,
Level 7, Considered 474, Approved 195, Approval Rate 41.14%,
Total, Considered 10,796, Approved 2,901, Approval Rate 26.87%,
Davis, C,
Level 1, Considered 132, Approved 8, Approval Rate 6.06%,
Level 2, Considered 1,786, Approved 328, Approval Rate 18.37%,
Level 3, Considered 2,030, Approved 502, Approval Rate 24.73%,
Level 4, Considered 4,248, Approved 999, Approval Rate 23.52%,
Level 5, Considered 1,479, Approved 662, Approval Rate 44.76%,
Level 6, Considered 1,625, Approved 882, Approval Rate 54.28%,
Level 7, Considered 505, Approved 298, Approval Rate 59.01%,
Total, Considered 11,805, Approved 3,679, Approval Rate 31.16%,
Denoyelles, J,
Level 1, Considered 108, Approved 3, Approval Rate 2.78%,
Level 2, Considered 1,383, Approved 173, Approval Rate 12.51%,
Level 3, Considered 1,621, Approved 346, Approval Rate 21.34%,
Level 4, Considered 3,332, Approved 831, Approval Rate 24.94%,
Level 5, Considered 1,248, Approved 458, Approval Rate 36.70%,
Level 6, Considered 1,318, Approved 611, Approval Rate 46.36%,
Level 7, Considered 552, Approved 357, Approval Rate 64.67%,
Total, Considered 9,562, Approved 2,779, Approval Rate 29.06%,
Freeman, P,
Level 1, Considered 68, Approved 2, Approval Rate 2.94%,
Level 2, Considered 983, Approved 139, Approval Rate 14.14%,
Level 3, Considered 935, Approved 164, Approval Rate 17.54%,
Level 4, Considered 2,800, Approved 737, Approval Rate 26.32%,
Level 5, Considered 1,416, Approved 582, Approval Rate 41.10%,
Level 6, Considered 1,690, Approved 732, Approval Rate 43.31%,
Level 7, Considered 676, Approved 410, Approval Rate 60.65%,
Total, Considered 8,568, Approved 2,766, Approval Rate 32.28%,
Garcia, L,
Level 1, Considered 82, Approved 1, Approval Rate 1.22%,
Level 2, Considered 1,397, Approved 92, Approval Rate 6.59%,
Level 3, Considered 1,904, Approved 265, Approval Rate 13.92%,
Level 4, Considered 3,747, Approved 913, Approval Rate 24.37%,
Level 5, Considered 1,368, Approved 620, Approval Rate 45.32%,
Level 6, Considered 1,650, Approved 995, Approval Rate 60.30%,
Level 7, Considered 641, Approved 478, Approval Rate 74.57%,
Total, Considered 10,789, Approved 3,364, Approval Rate 31.18%,
Garcia, R,
Level 1, Considered 85, Approved 2, Approval Rate 2.35%,
Level 2, Considered 1,145, Approved 162, Approval Rate 14.15%,
Level 3, Considered 958, Approved 189, Approval Rate 19.73%,
Level 4, Considered 2,852, Approved 648, Approval Rate 22.72%,
Level 5, Considered 1,462, Approved 550, Approval Rate 37.62%
Level 6, Considered 1,543, Approved 730, Approval Rate 47.31%,
Level 7, Considered 660, Approved 514, Approval Rate 77.88%,
Total, Considered 8,705, Approved 2,795, Approval Rate 32.11%,
Garrett, G, no longer serving as a parole panel member,
Level 1, Considered 76, Approved 2, Approval Rate 2.63%,
Level 2, Considered 1,058, Approved 112, Approval Rate 10.59%,
Level 3, Considered 933, Approved 129, Approval Rate 13.83%,
Level 4, Considered 2,605, Approved 389, Approval Rate 14.93%,
Level 5, Considered 1,091, Approved 376, Approval Rate 34.46%,
Level 6, Considered 1,234, Approved 642, Approval Rate 52.03%,
Level 7, Considered 400, Approved 266, Approval Rate 66.50%,
Total, Considered 7,397, Approved 1,916, Approval Rate 25.90%,
Gonzalez, J,
Level 1, Considered 65, Approved 2, Approval Rate 3.08%,
Level 2, Considered 963, Approved 149, Approval Rate 15.47%,
Level 3, Considered 1,423, Approved 315, Approval Rate 22.14%,
Level 4, Considered 3,055, Approved 790, Approval Rate 25.86%,
Level 5, Considered 1,305, Approved 509, Approval Rate 39.00%,
Level 6, Considered 1,604, Approved 764, Approval Rate 47.63%,
Level 7, Considered 643, Approved 297, Approval Rate 46.19%,
Total, Considered 9,058, Approved 2,826, Approval Rate 31.20%,
Hightower, E,
Level 1, Considered 36, Approved 2, Approval Rate 5.56%,
Level 2, Considered 752, Approved 83, Approval Rate 11.04%,
Level 3, Considered 670, Approved 111, Approval Rate 16.57%,
Level 4, Considered 2,781, Approved 615, Approval Rate 22.11%,
Level 5, Considered 1,792, Approved 645, Approval Rate 35.99%,
Level 6, Considered 2,096, Approved 945, Approval Rate 45.09%,
Level 7, Considered 924, Approved 458, Approval Rate 49.57%,
Total, Considered 9,051, Approved 2,859, Approval Rate 31.59%
Kiel, J,
Level 1, Considered 85, Approved 1, Approval Rate,1.18%
Level 2, Considered 1,066, Approved 139, Approval Rate,13.04%
Level 3, Considered 898, Approved 175, Approval Rate,19.49%
Level 4, Considered 2,626, Approved 557, Approval Rate,21.21%
Level 5, Considered 1,228, Approved 446, Approval Rate,36.32%
Level 6, Considered 1,475, Approved 758, Approval Rate,51.39%
Level 7, Considered 659, Approved 512, Approval Rate,77.69%
Total, Considered 8,037, Approved 2,588, Approval Rate,32.20%

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Parole Considerations by Guideline Level by Board Members and Parole Commissioners, continued,
Morales, E,
Level 1, considered 87, approved 12, approval rate 13.79%,
Level 2, considered 1,209, approved 247, approval rate 20.43%,
Level 3, considered 880, approved 232 , approval rate 26.36%,
Level 4, considered 2,739, approved 697, approval rate 25.45%,
Level 5, considered 1,443, approved 567, approval rate 39.29%,
Level 6, considered 1,664, approved 741, approval rate 44.53%,
Level 7, considered 720, approved 444 , approval rate 61.67%,
Total , considered 8,742, approved 2,940, approval rate 33.63%,
Owens, R,
Level 1, considered 8, approved 1, approval rate 12.50%,
Level 2, considered 171, approved 49, approval rate 28.65%,
Level 3, considered 308, approved 133, approval rate 43.18%,
Level 4, considered 399, approved 157, approval rate 39.35%,
Level 5, considered 53, approved 18, approval rate 33.96%,
Level 6, considered 59, approved 31, approval rate 52.54%,
Level 7, considered 18, approved 11, approval rate 61.11%,
Total, considered 1,016, approved 400, approval rate 39.37%,
Poland, J,
Level 1, considered 100, approved 6, approval rate 6.00%,
Level 2, considered 1,318, approved 202, approval rate 15.33%,
Level 3, considered 1,119, approved 243, approval rate 21.72%,
Level 4, considered 2,754, approved 644, approval rate 23.38%,
Level 5, considered 1,336, approved 399, approval rate 29.87%,
Level 6, considered 1,409, approved 579, approval rate 41.09%,
Level 7, considered 524, approved 328, approval rate 62.60%,
Total, considered 8,560, approved 2,401, approval rate 28.05%,
Ruzicka, L,
Level 1, considered 51, approved 5, approval rate 9.80%,
Level 2, considered 864, approved 180, approval rate 20.83%,
Level 3, considered 810, approved 258, approval rate 31.85%,
Level 4, considered 2,577, approved 989, approval rate 38.38%,
Level 5, considered 1,345, approved 600, approval rate 44.61%,
Level 6, considered 1,572, approved 844, approval rate 53.69%,
Level 7, considered 622, approved 422, approval rate 67.85%,
Total, considered 7,841, approved 3,298, approval rate 42.06%,
Shipman, C,
Level 1, considered 107, approved 2, approval rate 1.87%,
Level 2, considered 1,418, approved 77, approval rate 5.43%,
Level 3, considered 1,174, approved 113, approval rate 9.63%,
Level 4, considered 2,871, approved 572, approval rate 19.92%,
Level 5, considered 1,417, approved 572, approval rate 40.37%,
Level 6, considered 1,471, approved 752, approval rate 51.12%,
Level 7, considered 559, approved 419, approval rate 74.96%,
Total, considered 9,017, approved 2,507, approval rate 27.80%,
Speier, C,
Level 1, considered 74, approved 11, approval rate 14.86%,
Level 2, considered 954, approved 256, approval rate 26.83%,
Level 3, considered 638, approved 196, approval rate 30.72%,
Level 4, considered 2,128, approved 649, approval rate 30.50%,
Level 5, considered 1,070, approved 454, approval rate 42.43%,
Level 6, considered 1,237, approved 584, approval rate 47.21%,
Level 7, considered 536, approved 298, approval rate 55.60%,
Total, considered 6,637, approved 2,448, approval rate 36.88%,
Thrasher, H,
Level 1, considered 29, approved 1, approval rate 3.45%,
Level 2, considered 660, approved 58, approval rate 8.79%,
Level 3, considered 597, approved 70, approval rate 11.73%,
Level 4, considered 2,508, approved 431, approval rate 17.19%,
Level 5, considered 1,629, approved 488, approval rate 29.96%,
Level 6, considered 1,914, approved 726, approval rate 37.93%,
Level 7, considered 848, approved 366, approval rate 43.16%,
Total, considered 8,185, approved 2,140, approval rate 26.15%,

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parole approval types,
TOTALS, F I 1 six thousand nine hundred fifty five, f i 2 three thousand nine hundred thirty one, f i 3 r four thousand three hundred eighty eight f i 4 one hundred fifty seven, f i 5 one thousand six hundred eleven, f i 6 r four thousand seven hundred fifteen, f i 7 r thirty two, f i 9 r seven, f i 18 r four hundred eighty three, c u f i eighty five, total f i votes twenty two thousand three hundred sixty four, total tier votes only, f i 3 r, f i 6 r, f i 7 r, f i 9 r, and f i 18 r, nine thousand six hundred twenty five,
percentages, f i 1, 31.01%, f i 2, 17.58%, f i 3 r, 19.62%, f i 4, 0.70%, f i 5, 7.20%, f i 6 r, 21.08%, f i 7 r, 0.14%, f i 9 r, 0.03%, f i 18 r, 2.16%, c u f i, 0.38%, total fi votes, 100.00%, total percentage of tier votes only, f i 3 r, f i 6 r, f i 7 r, f i 9 r, and, f i 18 r, 43.04%, 
See Appendix, D, for monthly data.
Rehabilitation tier voting options were developed in order to require offenders to complete various programs in T D C J C I D before release to parole supervision. These rehabilitation programs are designed to provide offenders an opportunity to prepare themselves for return to the community and to facilitate their successful reentry into society.
f i 1, Release when eligible,
f i 2, Release on a specified date,
f i 3 r, Requires the offender to complete a T D C J rehabilitation program and be released no earlier than three months from specified date,
f i 4, Transfer to a Pre-Parole Transfer, P P T, facility and release on a specified date,
f i 5, Requires the offender to complete an In Prison Therapeutic Community, I P T C, program prior to release on parole,
f i 6 r, Requires the offender to complete a T D C J rehabilitation program and be released no earlier then six months from specified date,
f i 7 r, Transfer to the T D C J Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative, sa-vor-e, program. Release to parole only after program completion and not earlier than seven months from the specified date,
f i 9 r, Requires the offender to complete a T D C J rehabilitation program and be released no earlier than nine months from specified date,
f i 18 r, Requires the offender to complete a T D C J rehabilitation program and be released no earlier than eighteen months from specified date,
C U F I, Approval for parole on the current sentence in a series, offenders serving consecutive sentences are considered for parole for each individual sentence upon reaching eligibility. The offender must receive parole on or discharge the first sentence to commence serving the next sentence in the series.
F i 3 r, f i 6 r, f i 7 r, f i 9 r, and, f i 18 r, are Programs offered by the R R P D and are called Rehabilitation Tier Programs. The programs include Inter change Freedom Initiative, I F I, Sex Offender Treatment Program, S O T P, Sex Offender Education Program, S O E P, Substance Abuse Treatment Program, S A T P, Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative Program, Sa-vor-e, In Prison Therapeutic Community, I P T C, and, Youthful Offender Program, Y O P

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Consecutive Sentences,
If approved for parole on the current sentence, the offender will begin serving the next sentence on the date designated by the parole panel.
On the last and final sentence, the offender is reviewed in the same manner as any offender sentenced to serve a single sentence.
Offenders are not released until parole is granted or the mandatory release date for the last sentence in the series has been reached.
Parole Considerations for Offenders Serving Consecutive Sentences
Parole from C I D, P I A, total,
Considered, 687, 16, 703 
Approved, 85, 0, 85 
Approval Rate, 12.37%, 0.00%, 12.09%
See Appendix, E, for monthly data.
Correctional Institutions Division, C I D, Offenders Released on parole in absentia, P I A, 
F Y 2003, F Y 2004, F Y 2005, F Y 2006, F Y 2007,
Parole P I A, 358, 387, 412, 316, 292, 
M S P I A, 703, 620, 1,264, 1,673, 1,501,
totals, 1,061, 1,007, 1,676, 1,989, 1,793, 
Parole in Absentia, P I A, includes offenders who were sentenced to confinement in the T D C J Correctional Institutions Division, C I D, but were released on their Texas sentences while incarcerated in a county jail, another state facility, or a federal facility.
P I A County of Release,
P I A county, parole, M S, D M S, total, percent,
Federal Jurisdiction, 181, 31, 100, 312, 17.40%,
Other T D C J Custody, 2, 34, 144, 180, 10.04%,
Other State Jurisdiction, 42, 18, 54, 114, 6.36%,
Harris County Jail, 17, 21, 136, 174, 9.70%,
Dallas County Jail, 2, 21, 97, 120, 6.69%,
Bexar County Jail, 8, 29, 75, 112, 6.25%,
El Paso County Jail, 1, 12, 47, 60, 3.35%,
Tarrant County Jail, 3, 5, 51, 59, 3.29%,
Fort Bend County Jail, 8, 1, 32, 41, 2.29%,
Galveston County Jail, 1, 3, 36, 40, 2.23%,
Travis County Jail, 0, 5, 34, 39, 2.18%,
Jefferson County Jail, 0, 9, 25, 34, 1.90%,
Brazoria County Jail, 0, 2, 22, 24, 1.34%,
Montgomery County Jail, 2, 1, 21, 24, 1.34%,
Collin County Jail, 1, 0, 21, 22, 1.23%,
Nueces County Jail, 0, 7, 12, 19, 1.06%,
Other, 24, 92, 303, 419, 23.37%,
totals, 292, 291, 1,210, 1,793, 100.00%,
The remainder of county jails, and unspecified release sites, each of which had less than 15 P I A releases in F Y 2007.

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Discretionary Mandatory Supervision (DMS) Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
total votes, number approved, approval rate, denial rate,
Aliseda, J, 1,870, 1,127, 60.27%, 39.73%,
Aycock, C, 1,854, 901, 48.60%, 51.40%,
Davis, C, 2,316, 1,189, 51.34%, 48.66%,
DeNoyelles, J, 1,519, 672, 44.24%, 55.76%,
Fordyce, T, 2,536, 979, 38.60%, 61.40%,
Freeman, P, 968, 417, 43.08%, 56.92%,
Garcia, L, 1,698, 1,017, 59.89%, 40.11%,
Garcia, R, 1,569, 764, 48.69%, 51.31%,
Garrett, G, No longer serving as a parole panel member, 1,771, 960, 54.21%, 45.79%,
Gonzalez, J, 3,107, 1,502, 48.34%, 51.66%,
Hightower, E, 3,864, 2,094, 54.19%, 45.81%,
Kiel, J, 1,468, 704, 47.96%, 52.04%,
Morales, E, 1,864, 1,032, 55.36%, 44.64%,
Owens, R, 23, 12, 52.17%, 47.83%,
Poland, J, 2,048, 1,058, 51.66%, 48.34%,
Ruzicka, L, 1,719, 993, 57.77%, 42.23%,
Shipman, C, 1,959, 1,175, 59.98%, 40.02%,
Speier, C, 1,533, 945, 61.64%, 38.36%,
Thrasher, H, 3,611, 1,766, 48.91%, 51.09%,
totals, 37,297, 19,307, 51.77%, 48.23%,
See Appendix F for monthly data.

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DMS Historical Rates, F Y 2003 to F Y 2007,
F Y 2003, F Y 2004, F Y 2005, F Y 2006, F Y 2007,
D M S Cases Considered, 18,014, 18,478, 13,765, 17,025, 18,131 ,
D M S Cases Approved, 10,917, 10,737, 7,206, 8,876, 9,437,
D M S Approval Rate, 60.60%, 58.11%, 52.35%, 52.14%, 52.05%,
D M S Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type,
cases considered, cases approved, approval rate,
Violent Aggravated Non-Sexual, 2, 0, 0.00%,
Violent Aggravated Sexual, 48, 3, 6.25%,
Violent Non-Aggravated Non-Sexual, 3,576, 1,153, 32.24%,
Non-Aggravated Sexual, 369, 84, 22.76%,
Non-Violent, 14,136, 8,197, 57.99%,
totals, 18,131, 9,437, 52.05%,
See Appendix, G, for monthly data.
Parole and D M S Approval Rates History, F Y 2003 to f y 2007,
F Y 2003, F Y 2004, F Y 2005, F Y 2006, F Y 2007,
Parole Cases Approved, 16,306, 19,440, 19,582, 19,061, 22,209,
Parole Approval Rate, 27.32%, 30.37%, 27.50%, 26.26%, 29.82%,
D M S Cases Approved, 10,917, 10,737, 7,206, 8,876, 9,437,
D M S Approval Rate, 60.60%, 58.11%, 52.35%, 52.14%, 52.05%,

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parole guideline votes,
parole approved total, total, 48,120, level 1, 76, level 2, 2,971, level 3, 4,145, level 4, 12,313, level 5, 9,192, level 6, 12,872, level 7, 6,551,
S B 45 Approved, total, 2,919, level 1, 6, level 2, 411, level 3, 1,142, level 4, 1,300, level 5, 22, level 6, 38, level 7, 0,
parole denied, total, 107,380, level 1, 1,291, level 2, 17,292, level 3, 16,379, level 4, 39,437, level 5, 14,800, level 6, 13,929, level 7, 4,252,
S B 45 Denied, total, 10,340, level 1, 147, level 2, 2,029, level 3, 3,958, level 4, 3,959, level 5, 142, level 6, 100, level 7, 5,
release, m s, total, 18,674,
denied, m s , total, 17,346, 
total, 191,520, level 1, 1,367, level 2, 20,263, level 3, 20,524, level 4, 51,750, level 5, 23,992, level 6, 26,801, level 7, 10,803,
S B 45 Approved totals are included in the Parole Approved totals, and S B 45 Denied totals are included in the Parole Denied totals.
Special Panel Votes,
S I S P, considered, 21,912, approved, 1,966, denied, 21,112, 
M R I S review, considered, 493, approved, 246, denied, 247,
M R I s vote, considered, 255, approved, 170, denied, 85, 
special review vote, considered, 212, approved, 196, denied, 16, 
motion to re-open, considered, 1,086, approved, 30, denied, 1,056, 
total, considered, 23,958, approved, 2,608, denied, 22,516,

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special review,
By Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Aliseda, J, considered 10,
Aycock, C, considered 48,
Davis, c, considered 7,
DeNoyelles, J, considered 16,
Fordyce, T, considered 1, 
Freeman, P, considered 1, 
Garcia, L, considered 4, 
Garcia, R, considered 5, 
Garrett, G, no longer serving as a parole panel member, considered 2, 
Gonzalez, J, considered 4, 
Kiel, J, considered 11, 
Owens, R, considered 5, 
Poland, J, considered 56, 
Shipman, C, considered 54, 
Speier, C, considered 2, 
TOTAL considered 226, 
Special Review provides a forum for receipt and consideration of information not previously available to the parole panel at the time of voting. Requests for special review are considered in the following circumstances:
A parole panel denied release to parole or mandatory supervision and a parole panel member who voted with the majority on that panel desires to have the decision reconsidered prior to the next review, N R, date, or, a written request on behalf of an offender is received which cites information not previously available to the parole panel, or
both parole panel members who voted with the majority are no longer active Board Members or Parole Commissioners and the Presiding Officer, Chair, places the decision in the special review process to be reconsidered prior to the N R date.

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clemency votes,
Pardons, considered 1,087, recommended 195, not recommended 892,
Commutation, considered 80, recommended 16, not recommended 64,
Reprieve of Execution, considered 34, recommended 0, not recommended 34,
Emergency Medical Reprieve, considered 23, recommended 3, not recommended 20, 
TOTAL considered 1,224, recommended 214, not recommended 1,010,
regular release votes,
First Vote, f i 20,534, n r 29,181, s a 15,408, r m s 8,350, d m s 7,832, c u f i 93, c u n r 494, c u s a 30, total 81,922,
Second Vote, f i 19,274, n r 29,907, s a 15,732, r m s 8,517, d m s 7,789, c u f i 77, c u n r 527, c u s a 31, total 81,854, 
Third Vote, f i 2,769, n r 3,553, s a 1,631, r m s 494, d m s 373, c u f i 11, c u n r 58, c u s a 4, total 8,893,
Fourth Vote, f i 1,057, n r 579, s a 348, r m s 0, d m s 0, c u f i 3, c u n r 5, c u s a 3, total 1,995,
total f i 43,634, total n r 63,220, total s a 33,119, total r m s 17,361, total d m s 15,994, total c u f i 184, total c u n r 1,084, total c u s a 68, grand total 174,664,
other votes,
Hearing Action Votes, 57,275,
Transmittal Votes, 62,728,
total, 120,003,
other activities,
Office Interviews, 685,
Telephone Interviews, 4,987,
Correspondence Responses, 13,897,
Unit Interviews, 4,169,
Video Interviews, 856,
Public Presentations, 62,
total, 24,656,

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hearing activity,
Hearing Process,
Parole officer requests warrant. The T D C J Parole Division issues a warrant or summons when an offender is suspected of violating parole conditions.
Hearing is scheduled. The scheduling unit receives a request from the T D C J Parole Division for a preliminary or revocation hearing, depending on the offender’s eligibility.
In cases where a preliminary hearing is required, the hearing officer rules on whether the case should proceed to a hearing. If the offender decides to waive the hearing, or the hearing officer determines the case should not proceed to a hearing, the hearing officer will forward the waiver of the preliminary hearing report to the analyst. An analyst will review the waiver. If there is probable cause to believe a violation has occurred, the analyst may refer the case to a parole officer to schedule a revocation hearing, or may present the case to a parole panel for disposition.
The scheduling unit maintains the hearing schedule in a database, and the schedule is printed daily for distribution to hearing officers.
Hearing officers conduct hearings. As designees of the Board, hearing officers throughout the state conduct revocation hearings. They also handle hearings associated with extradition matters in out of state cases supervised by Texas.
At the conclusion of a hearing, the hearing officer prepares the hearing report and forwards it, along with summaries of the evidence and exhibits from the hearing, to the hearing analyst.
Analysts present findings to Parole Panels. The analyst presents the hearing report or the offender’s waiver and related documents to the parole panel. The hearing report includes a recommendation for case disposition from the parole officer, hearing officer, and analyst.
The Parole Panel votes and the case is concluded. The parole panel will make the final decision, choosing one of the following options, Continue supervision with or without modified conditions to include I S F or S A F P F placements,
Revoke, or, Refer the case back to the hearing officer for further development of factual or legal issues.
The offender is entitled to due process in the revocation hearing. These requirements are outlined in Morrissey, v, Brewer, 4 0 8 U S 4 7 1, 3 3 L E d 2 d 4 8 4, 4 9 4, 1972. The scheduling unit appoints attorneys to represent offenders when necessary.

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Offenders who are arrested because of pre-revocation warrants, often called blue warrants, may be held in county jails awaiting disposition of pending criminal charges. 
Historical Perspective of Parole Warrants in County Jails
F Y 2003 to 2007,
f y 2003,
september 2,527,
october 2,515,
november 2,416,
december 2,365,
january 2,448,
february 2,446,
march 2,382,
april 2,285,
may 2,359,
june 2,454,
july 2,339,
august 2,334,
total 28,870,
f y 2004,
september 2,343,
october 2,582,
november 2,741,
december 2,786,
january 2,855,
february 2,927,
march 2,793,
april 2,685,
may 2,391,
june 2,410,
july 2,378,
august 2,656,
total 31,547,
f y 2005,
september 2,764,
october 2,756,
november 2,934,
december 2,648,
january 2,567,
february 2,562,
march 2,519,
april 2,446,
may 2,677,
june 2,706,
july 2,900,
august 3,455,
total 32,934,
f y 2006,
september 2,998,
october 3,044,
november 2,972,
december 2,593,
january 2,786,
february 2,639,
march 2,631,
april 2,692,
may 2,714,
june 2,893,
july 2,906,
august 2,966,
total 33,834,
f y 2007,
september 2,758,
october 2,927,
november 2,810,
december 2,643,
january 2,728,
february 2,737,
march 2,546,
april 2,614,
may 2,576,
june 2,782,
july 2,553,
august 2,515,
total 32,189,
the line chart on this page reflects f y 2003 in april were the least amount of warrants of 2,285. in f y 2005 in august were the most warrants of 3,455.

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The number of hearings in F Y 2007 were 20,402, which average to 78 hearings a day.
Senate Bill 8 80, S B 8 80, was passed during the seventy eighth Legislative Session. The bill relates to the time allowed for the disposition by a parole panel of alleged violations of parole. It reduced the statutory time frame from 61 days to 41 days from warrant execution of an administrative violation of a condition of release to the date of a panel disposition. A continuance of a hearing extends the time frame by 15 days.
Cases subject to S B 8 80 where an offender was entitled to a preliminary hearing averaged 20 point 79 days in F Y 2007. Cases where the offender was entitled to a revocation hearing averaged 27 point 33 days, and in cases where the offender was entitled to both a preliminary and revocation hearing the average was 34 point 93 days.
Hearings, Average Processing Time in Days, Start date to parole panel disposition.
september, preliminary 21.27. revocation 26.38, both preliminary and revocation 39.93,
october, preliminary 18.73. revocation 25.31, both preliminary and revocation 34.75,
november, preliminary 18.95. revocation 26.23, both preliminary and revocation 22.59,
december, preliminary 21.61. revocation 26.24, both preliminary and revocation 23.93,
january, preliminary 21.41. revocation 27.12, both preliminary and revocation 24.27,
february, preliminary 18.96. revocation 27.96, both preliminary and revocation 37.72,
march, preliminary 21.21. revocation 27.47, both preliminary and revocation 40.22,
april, preliminary 21.02. revocation 28.07, both preliminary and revocation 38.68,
may, preliminary 18.75. revocation 27.58, both preliminary and revocation 38.90,
june, preliminary 22.52. revocation 27.38, both preliminary and revocation 38.31,
july, preliminary 21.30. revocation 29.11, both preliminary and revocation 39.85,
august, preliminary 23.72. revocation 29.14, both preliminary and revocation 40.05,
average, preliminary 20.79. revocation 27.33, both preliminary and revocation 34.93,

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Hearings Conducted by Hearing Officers
F Y 2003 to F Y 2007,
The annual total of hearings illustrates the cumulative workload of the Board’s hearing officers. In addition to their regular workload, the hearing officers participate in training. Since laws, court decisions, and Board policies change or are reinterpreted over time, the hearing process is constantly changing. The annual training seminar keeps the hearing officers informed of changes that affect their decision-making responsibilities, and the hearing process. 
F Y 2007,
september 1,758, october 2,004, november 1,812, december 1,453, january 1,496, february 1,532, march 1,701, april 1,641, may 1,798, june 1,688, july 1,687, august 1,838, total 20,408,
F Y 2006,
september 1,546, october 1,575, november 1,516, december 1,380, january 1,543, february 1,453, march 1,893, april 1,587, may 1,828, june 1,851, july 1,683, august 1,904, total 19,759,
F Y 2005,
september 1,674, october 1,577, november 1,504, december 1,643, january 1,486, february 1,500, march 1,747, april 1,551, may 1,675, june 1,679, july 1,509, august 1,766, total 19,311,
F Y 2004,
september 1,713, october 1,839, november 1,407, december 1,646, january 1,357, february 1,785, march 1,884, april 1,851, may 1,581, june 1,683, july 1,561, august 1,596, total 19,903,
F Y 2003,
september 1,778, october 1,639, november 1,673, december 1,466, january 1,776, february 1,400, march 1,640, april 1,705, may 1,725, june 1,612, july 1,742, august 1,624, total 19,780,

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Allegations Presented for Administrative Decisions,
By Allegation,
New Conviction 13,428,
New offense pending or allegation, 4,387,
Technical Only, 14,025,
Erroneous Release, 64,
total 31,904,
See Appendix, K, for monthly data.
By Decision,
non-revocation actions are, continue supervision, transfer to i s f facility, re-parole, s a f p f,
F Y 2003,
continue supervision 6,956, 22.73%, transfer to i s f facility 10,075, 32.94%, re-parole 31, 0.10%, s a f p f 407, 1.33%, go to hearing 2,442, 7.98%, re-open hearing 84, 0.27%, place in normal review 49, 0.16%, revoke 10,554, 34.49%, total actions 30,598,
F Y 2004,
continue supervision 7,000, 21.58%, transfer to i s f facility 10,943, 33.73%, re-parole 13, 0.04%, s a f p f 648, 2.00%, go to hearing 2,338, 7.21%, reopen hearing 80, 0.25%, place in normal review 43, 0.13%, revoke 11,374, 35.06%, total actions 32,439,
F Y 2005,
continue supervision 6,958, 22.54%, transfer to i s f facility 10,043, 32.54%, re-parole 25, 0.08%, s a f p f 819, 2.65%, go to hearing 2,283, 7.40%, reopen hearing 88, 0.29%, place in normal review 43, 0.14%, revoke 10,609, 34.37%, total actions 30,868,
F Y 2006,
continue supervision 7,191, 22.84%, transfer to i s f facility 11,219, 35.64%, re-parole 26, 0.08%, s a f p f 606, 1.92%, go to hearing 2,078, 6.60%, reopen hearing 66, 0.21%, place in normal review 40, 0.13%, revoke 10,256, 32.58%, total actions 31,482,
F Y 2007,
continue supervision 8,145, 25.53%, transfer to i s f facility 10,786, 33.81%, re-parole 6, 0.02%, s a f p f 670, 2.10%, go to hearing 1,935, 6.07%, reopen hearing 62, 0.19%, place in normal review 49, 0.15%, revoke 10,251, 32.13%, total actions 31,904

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Cumulative Decisions,
non-revocation actions are, continue supervision, transfer to i s f facility, re-parole, s a f p f,
september, continue supervision 588, transfer to i s f facility 900 re-parole 1, s a f p f 58, go to hearing 202, re-open hearing 12, place in normal review 1, revoke 1,008, total actions 2,770,
october, continue supervision 659, transfer to i s f facility 920 re-parole 0, s a f p f 71, go to hearing 177, re-open hearing 5, place in normal review 6, revoke 976, total actions 2,814,
november, continue supervision 721, transfer to i s f facility 1,087 re-parole 0, s a f p f 41, go to hearing 172, re-open hearing 7, place in normal review 6, revoke 1,130, total actions 3,164,
december, continue supervision 537, transfer to i s f facility 726 re-parole 0, s a f p f 12, go to hearing 147, re-open hearing 4, place in normal review 5, revoke 749, total actions 2,180,
january, continue supervision 604, transfer to i s f facility 875 re-parole 1, s a f p f 30, go to hearing 130, re-open hearing 5, place in normal review 4, revoke 811, total actions 2,460,
february, continue supervision 604, transfer to i s f facility 813 re-parole 0, s a f p f 45, go to hearing 129, re-open hearing 5, place in normal review 2, revoke 811, total actions 2,409,
march, continue supervision 713, transfer to i s f facility 875 re-parole 0, s a f p f 68, go to hearing 145, re-open hearing 2, place in normal review 3, revoke 850, total actions 2,656,
april, continue supervision 683, transfer to i s f facility 897 re-parole 1, s a f p f 66, go to hearing 160, re-open hearing 3, place in normal review 3, revoke 705, total actions 2,518
may, continue supervision 766, transfer to i s f facility 970 re-parole 1, s a f p f 64, go to hearing 176, re-open hearing 4, place in normal review 6, revoke 823, total actions 2,810,
june, continue supervision 644, transfer to i s f facility 814 re-parole 0, s a f p f 49, go to hearing 160, re-open hearing 6, place in normal review 1, revoke 729, total actions 2,403,
july, continue supervision 746, transfer to i s f facility 943 re-parole 1, s a f p f 72, go to hearing 148, re-open hearing 5, place in normal review 6, revoke 870, total actions 2,791,
august, continue supervision 880, transfer to i s f facility 966 re-parole 1, s a f p f 94, go to hearing 189, re-open hearing 4, place in normal review 6, revoke 789, total actions 2,929,
year to date total, continue supervision 8,145, transfer to i s f facility 10,786 re-parole 6, s a f p f 670, go to hearing 1,935, re-open hearing 62, place in normal review 49, revoke 10,251, total actions 31,904,
monthly average,continue supervision 679, transfer to i s f facility 899 re-parole 1, s a f p f 56, go to hearing 161, re-open hearing 5, place in normal review 4, revoke 854, total actions 2,659,
year to date percentage, continue supervision 25.53%, transfer to i s f facility 33.81%, re-parole 0.02%, s a f p f 2.10%, go to hearing 6.07%, re-open hearing 0.19%, place in normal review 0.15%, revoke 32.13%, total actions 100.00%

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Administrative Decisions by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Aliseda, J, continue supervision 664, transfer to i s f facility 1,212, re-parole 0, s a f p f 64, go to hearing 40, re-open hearing 8, place in normal review 4, revoke 1,025, total actions 3,017,
Aycock. C, continue supervision 740, transfer to i s f facility 846, re-parole 3, s a f p f 99, go to hearing 36, re-open hearing 7, place in normal review 4, revoke 743, total actions 2,478,
Davis, C, continue supervision 1,336, transfer to i s f facility 1,348, re-parole 1, s a f p f 71, go to hearing 22, re-open hearing 2, place in normal review 4, revoke 1,075, total actions 3,859,
DeNoyelles, J, continue supervision 1,144, transfer to i s f 
facility 1,134, re-parole 1, s a f p f 51, go to hearing 29, re-open hearing 7, place in normal review 6, revoke 1,066, total actions 3,438,
Fordyce, T, continue supervision 1,397, transfer to i s f facility 1,363, re-parole 1, s a f p f 79, go to hearing 30, re-open hearing 1, place in normal review 13, revoke 1,111, total actions 3,995,
Freeman, P, continue supervision 945, transfer to i s f facility 1,153, re-parole 1, s a f p f 90, go to hearing 17, re-open hearing 10, place in normal review 4, revoke 1,125, total actions 3,345,
Garcia, L, continue supervision 452, transfer to i s f facility 876, re-parole 0, s a f p f 91, go to hearing 50, re-open hearing 9, place in normal review 2, revoke 1,272, total actions 2,752,
Garcia, R, continue supervision 1,054, transfer to i s f facility 1,177, re-parole 1, s a f p f 51, go to hearing 30, re-open hearing 7, place in normal review 6, revoke 1,188, total actions 3,514,
Garrett, G, no longer serving as a parole panel member, continue supervision 1,016, transfer to i s f facility 1,046, re-parole 0, s a f p f 43, go to hearing 23, re-open hearing 0, place in normal review 9, revoke 935, total actions 3,072,
Gonzalez, J, continue supervision 463, transfer to i s f facility 682, re-parole 0, s a f p f 19, go to hearing 5, re-open hearing 1, place in normal review 1, revoke 530, total actions 1,701,
Hightower, E, continue supervision 950, transfer to i s f facility 1,548, re-parole 0, s a f p f 47, go to hearing 32, re-open hearing 8, place in normal review 4, revoke 1,486, total actions 4,075,
Kiel, J, continue supervision 1,029, transfer to i s f facility 1,194, re-parole 0, s a f p f 58, go to hearing 31, re-open hearing 13, place in normal review 10, revoke 1,101, total actions 3,436,
Morales, E, continue supervision 819, transfer to i s f facility 1,542, re-parole 0, s a f p f 70, go to hearing 60, re-open hearing 10, place in normal review 10, revoke 1,614, total actions 4,125,
Owens, R, continue supervision 20, transfer to i s f facility 20, re-parole 0, s a f p f 2, go to hearing 1, re-open hearing 0, place in normal review 0, revoke 25, total actions 68,
Poland, J, continue supervision 984, transfer to i s f facility 1,298, re-parole 1, s a f p f 168, go to hearing 85, re-open hearing 8, place in normal review 6, revoke 1,048, total actions 3,598,
Ruzicka, L, continue supervision 902, transfer to i s f facility 1,041, re-parole 1, s a f p f 92, go to hearing 55, re-open hearing 11, place in normal review 3, revoke 1,288, total actions 3,393,
Shipman, C, continue supervision 816, transfer to i s f facility 1,309, re-parole 2, s a f p f 141, go to hearing 67, re-open hearing 5, place in normal review 4, revoke 995, total actions 3,339,
Speier, C, continue supervision 827, transfer to i s f facility 1,411, re-parole 0, s a f p f 53, go to hearing 61, re-open hearing 10, place in normal review 5, revoke 1,593, total actions 3,960,
Thrasher, H, continue supervision 966, transfer to i s f facility 1,572, re-parole 0, s a f p f 52, go to hearing 28, re-open hearing 8, place in normal review 4, revoke 1,556, total actions 4,186,
totals , continue supervision 16,524, transfer to i s f facility 21,772, re-parole 12, s a f p f 1,341, go to hearing 702, re-open hearing 125, place in normal review 99, revoke 20,776, total actions 61,351

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Decisions to Send the Offender to an I S F or S A F P F,
New Conviction, 2,915, 25.45%,
Law Violation No New Conviction, 621, 5.42%,
Technical Only, 7,920, 69.13%,
total, 11,456, 100.00%,
See Appendix, L, for monthly data.
Parole Panels have various options in the revocation process. Some of those options could be to send the offender to an I S F or S A F P F.
Decisions to Continue Supervision or Place in Normal Review,
New Conviction, 2,348, 28.63%,
New Offense Pending or Allegation, 1,542, 18.80%,
Technical Only, 4,253, 51.87%,
Erroneous Release, 57, 0.70%,
total, 8,200, 100.00%,
See Appendix, M, for monthly data.
The parole panel that reviews a revocation case decides whether the offender will continue on supervision, with or without modification of conditions of release. In the case of Erroneous Release, the panel can recommend that the offender be placed in the normal parole review process upon return to T D C J C I D.

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decisions to Revoke by Grounds for Revocation,
history of Offenders Revoked by Grounds for Revocation
F Y 2003 to F Y 2007,
F Y 2003, New Conviction 7,637, new offense pending or allegation 891, technical only 2,026, total 10,554,
F Y 2004, New Conviction 7,942, new offense pending or allegation 990, technical only 2,442, total 11,374,
F Y 2005, New Conviction 7,573, new offense pending or allegation 1,002, technical only 2,034, total 10,609,
F Y 2006, New Conviction 7,439, new offense pending or allegation 786, technical only 2,031, total 10,256,
F Y 2007, New Conviction 7,897, new offense pending or allegation 711, technical only 1,643, total 10,251,
See Appendix, N, for monthly data.
NOTE: A Technical Violation Only is a violation of one or more conditions of release, not including commission of a new offense. New Offense includes offenders who have pending felony or misdemeanor charges and possible technical violations at the time of revocation.

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Revocations by Release Type, Parole/Mandatory Supervision
Monthly Totals, 
Parole, september 556, october 527, november 610, december 414, january 464, february 457, march 500, april 406, may 464, june 410, july 493, august 465, total 5,766,
M S, september 186, october 192, november 210, december 164, january 137, february 140, march 160, april 136, may 141, june 131, july 149, august 112, total 1,858,
D M S, september 266, october 257, november 310, december 171, january 210, february 214, march 190, april 163, may 218, june 188, july 228, august 212, total 2,627,
totals, september 1,008, october 976, november 1,130, december 749, january 811, february 811, march 850, april 705, may 823, june 729, july 870, august 789, total 10,251 

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The chart below provides information on the number of waivers and hearings processed. Totals include the number of cases processed subject to S B 8 80.
Waivers/Hearings Processed,
Total Waivers Processed, preliminary 79, revocation only 8,544, preliminary and revocation simutaneously 2,769, re-open hearinng/waivers hearings, not applicable, transmittals, not applicable, total 11,392,
Waivers Subject to S B 8 80, waivers subject to s b 8 80 totals are included in the total waivers processed totals, preliminary 44, revocation only 3,961, preliminary and revocation simutaneously 1,051, re-open hearing/waivers hearings, not applicable, transmittals, not applicable, total 5,056,
Total Hearings Processed, preliminary 1,902, revocation only 15,764, preliminary and revocation simutaneously, not applicable, re-open hearing/waivers hearings 355, transmittals, not applicable, total 18,021,
Hearings Subject to S B 8 80, hearings subject to s b 8 80 totals are included in the total hearings processed totals, preliminary 1,413, revocation only 9,688, preliminary and revocation simutaneously 1,140, re-open hearing/waivers hearings, not applicable, transmitals, not applicable, totals 12,241,
Transmittals, cases transmitted to a parole panel for reconsideration subsequent to a decision resulting from a hearing or waiver, preliminary, not applicable, revocation only, not applicable preliminary and revocation simutaneously, not applicable, re-open hearing/waivers hearings, not applicable, 
transmittals, 2,319, total 2,319,
total waivers/hearings/transmittals, preliminary 3,438, revocation only 37,957, preliminary and revocation simutaneously 4,960, re-open hearing/waivers hearings 355, transmittals 2,319, grand total 49,029

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The charts below reflect the processing time in number of days from the execution of the warrant to final parole panel disposition for those cases subject to S B 8 80. Information is also provided for Non S B 8 80 cases. 
Waivers Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
f y 2007 totals,
S B 8 80, preliminary, less than 40 days, 43, greater than 40 days 1, total 44,
s b 8 80, revocation, less than 40 days, 3,864, greater than 40 days, 97, total, 3,961,
s b 8 80, both, less than 40 days, 996, greater than 40 days, 57, total, 1,053,
waivers not Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
f y 2007 totals,
non S B 8 80, preliminary, less than 40 days, 13, greater than 40 days, 14, other actions, 1, total 28,
non s b 8 80, revocation, less than 40 days, 996, greater than 40 days, 2,897, other actions, 642, total 4,535,
non s b 8 80, both, less than 40 days, 599, greater than 40 days, 1,034, other actions, 89, total 1,722,

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hearings Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
f y 2007 totals,
S B 8 80, preliminary, less than 40 days, 1,360, greater than 40 days 53, total 1,413,
s b 8 80, revocation, less than 40 days, 9,206, greater than 40 days, 482, total, 9,688,
hearings not Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
f y 2007 totals,
non S B 8 80, preliminary, less than 40 days, 177, greater than 40 days, 257, other actions, 66, total 500,
non s b 8 80, revocation, less than 40 days, 585, greater than 40 days, 3,106, other actions, 1,593, total 5,284

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continuances Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
f y 2007 totals,
S B 8 80, preliminary, less than 55 days, 54, greater than 55 days 4, total 58,
s b 8 80, revocation, less than 55 days, 612, greater than 55 days, 42, total, 654,
continuances not Subject to S B 8 80, Warrant Execution to Parole Panel Disposition,
f y 2007 totals,
non S B 8 80, preliminary, less than 55 days, 18, greater than 55 days, 13, other actions, 7, total 38,
non s b 8 80, revocation, less than 55 days, 50, greater than 55 days, 140, other actions, 91, total 281

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executive clemency activity,
The governor has the authority to grant executive clemency upon the written recommendation of a majority of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Executive clemency includes full pardons, conditional pardons, pardons based on innocence, commutations of sentence, and, emergency medical reprieves.
In capital cases, the Board considers petitions for commutation of sentence to life in prison and for a reprieve from execution. If the Board recommends clemency in a death penalty case, the governor may grant commutation or reprieve. The governor can also grant a one time thirty day reprieve of execution in these cases.
Executive Clemency Action by the Board and the Governor,
cases at governor's office at beginning of f y 2007, commutation of Sentence, 1,
Conditional Pardons, 0,
Emergency Reprieves, 0,
Full Pardons, 57,
Restoration of Civil Rights, 0,
Full Pardons for innocence, 0,
Death Penalty Cases, 0,
total cases, 58,
cases considered by the board,
commutation of Sentence, 2,
Conditional Pardons, 0,
Emergency Reprieves, 5,
Full Pardons, 148,
Restoration of Civil Rights, 3,
Full Pardons for innocence, 6,
Death Penalty Cases, 13,
total cases, 177,
cases recommended by the board,
commutation of Sentence, 1,
Conditional Pardons, 0,
Emergency Reprieves, 1,
Full Pardons, 24,
Restoration of Civil Rights, 2,
Full Pardons for innocence, 5,
Death Penalty Cases, 2,
total cases, 35,
cases approved by the governor,
commutation of Sentence, 0,
Conditional Pardons, 1,
Emergency Reprieves, 0,
Full Pardons, 12,
Restoration of Civil Rights, 1,
Full Pardons for innocence, 3,
Death Penalty Cases, 2,
total cases, 19,
cases denied by the governor,
commutation of Sentence, 1,
Conditional Pardons, 0,
Emergency Reprieves, 1,
Full Pardons, 41,
Restoration of Civil Rights, 0,
Full Pardons for innocence, 0,
Death Penalty Cases, 0,
total cases, 43,
cases at governor's office at end of f y 2007,
commutation of Sentence, 0,
Conditional Pardons, 0,
Emergency Reprieves, 0,
Full Pardons, 28,
Restoration of Civil Rights, 1,
Full Pardons for innocence, 0,
Death Penalty Cases, 0,
total cases, 29,
Board voted to recommend one Full Pardon for Innocence where no action was taken by the Governor. The matter was resolved by the Court of Criminal Appeals.

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Board Actions on Death Penalty Cases,
Board rules require that an application for clemency in a death penalty case be submitted in writing no later than twenty one calendar days prior to the scheduled execution date. Supplemental information must be submitted at least fifteen days prior to the execution date.
Upon receipt of a clemency petition from a death row inmate, the General Counsel’s staff distributes the petition and all supporting documentation to the Board Members.
In the 18 death penalty cases considered by the Board, the following actions were taken.
cases considered by the board,
Commutation of Sentence, 12,
Reprieves of Execution, 6,
Conditional Pardons , 0,
total death penalty actions, 18,
cases recommended by the board,
Commutation of Sentence, 2,
Reprieves of Execution, 0,
Conditional Pardons , 0,
total death penalty actions, 2,
cases approved by the governor,
Commutation of Sentence, 2,
Reprieves of Execution, 0,
Conditional Pardons , 0,
total death penalty actions, 2,

the parole supervision dynamics section includes the following subjects.
Population Under Active Supervision,
By Release Type,
By Age Group,
By Race/Ethnicity,
By Gender,
By Offense Type,
By Years on Supervision,
Ten Largest Counties by State Population,
Super Intensive Supervision Program, S I S P,
Parole Panel Considerations,
Profile of Offenders Considered for S I S P,
By S I S P Eligibility Criteria,
By Gender and Race/Ethnicity,
By Age Group, years,
By Offense Type,
By Pending Release Type
S I S P Removal History,
Revocations for Offenders on S I S P,
Residential Release Facilities,
I S F Population,
P P T Population,
S A F P F Population,
I S F By Location,
P P T By Location,
S A F P F By Location,
Halfway House Population,
Halfway House By Location

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parole supervision dynamics,
Population Under Active Supervision,
By Release Type,
Parole, 50,845, 65.58% ,
M S, 10,038, 12.95%,
D M S, 14,510, 18.72%,
Out of State Offenders Supervised in Texas, 1,859, 2.40%,
T Y C Transfer to Adult Parole, 274, 0.35%,
total, 77,526, 100.00%
By Age Group,
17 to 20, parole, 303, m s, 0, D M S, 214, out of state offenders, 10, T Y C transfer, 59, total, 586, 0.76%,
21 to 25, parole, 3,521, m s, 2, D M S, 2,202, out of state offenders, 179, T Y C transfer, 193, total, 6,097, 7.86%,
26 to 30, parole, 5,909, m s, 180, D M S, 2,966, out of state offenders, 341, T Y C transfer, 22, total, 9,418, 12.15%,
31 to 40, parole, 13,883, m s, 2,305, D M S, 4,240, out of state offenders, 641, T Y C transfer, 0, total, 21,069, 27.18%,
41 to 50, parole, 16,222, m s, 4,422, D M S, 3,499, out of state offenders, 468, T Y C transfer, 0, total, 24,611, 31.75%,
51 to 60, parole, 8,481, m s, 2,407, D M S, 1,146, out of state offenders, 176, T Y C transfer, 0, total, 12,210, 15.75%,
61 plus, parole, 2,526, m s, 722, D M S, 243, out of state offenders, 44, T Y C transfer, 0, total, 3,535, 4.56%,
total, parole, 50,845, m s, 10,038, D M S, 14,510, out of state offenders, 1,859, T Y C transfer, 274, total, 77,526, 100.00%

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parole supervision dynamics, continued,
By Race/Ethnicity,
Black, parole, 21,901, m s, 4,289, d m s, 4,568, out of state offenders, 629, t y c transfer, 104, total, 31,491, 40.62%,
Hispanic, parole, 11,468, m s, 2,258, d m s, 4,258, out of state offenders, 277, t y c transfer, 107, total, 18,368, 23.69%,
White, parole, 17,270, m s, 3,463, d m s, 5,627, out of state offenders, 918, t y c transfer, 61, total, 27,339, 35.26%,
Other, parole, 206, m s, 28, d m s, 57, out of state offenders, 35, t y c transfer, 2, total, 328, 0.42%,
totals, parole, 50,845, m s, 10,038, d m s, 14,510, out of state offenders, 1,859, t y c transfer, 274, total, 77,526, 100.00%
by gender,
Female, parole, 6,037, m s, 542, d m s, 1,692, out of state offenders, 239, t y c transfer, 25, total, 8,535, 11.01%,
Male, parole, 44,808, m s, 9,496, d m s, 12,818, out of state offenders, 1,620, t y c transfer, 249, total, 68,991, 88.99%,
totals, parole, 50,845, m s, 10,038, d m s, 14,510, out of state offenders, 1,859, t y c transfer, 274, total, 77,526, 100.00%

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parole supervision dynamics, continued,
By Offense Type,
Violent, parole, 9,709, m s, 2,881, d m s, 1,470, out of state offenders, 0, t y c transfer, 248, total, 14,308, 18.91%,
Property, parole, 12,013, m s, 3,516, d m s, 3,741, out of state offenders, 0, t y c transfer, 2, total, 19,272, 25.47%,
Drug, parole, 22,967, m s, 2,350, d m s, 5,022, out of state offenders, 0, t y c transfer, 7, total, 30,346, 40.10%,
Other, parole, 6,156, m s, 1,291, d m s, 4,277, out of state offenders, 0, t y c transfer, 17, total, 11,741, 15.52%,
totals, parole, 50,845, m s, 10,038, d m s, 14,510, out of state offenders, 0, t y c transfer, 274, total, 75,667, 100.00%,
The total offenses do not include Out of State Offenders Supervised in Texas,
By Years on Supervision,
less than one Year, parole, 14,646, m s, 2,159, d m s, 8,325, out of state offenders, 915, t y c transfer, 76, total, 26,121, 33.69%,
1 Year, parole, 10,543, m s, 1,878, d m s, 4,057, out of state offenders, 452, t y c transfer, 75, total, 17,005, 21.93%,
2 Years, parole, 6,006, m s, 1,325, d m s, 1,295, out of state offenders, 204, t y c transfer, 34, total, 8,864, 11.43%,
3 Years, parole, 4,277, m s, 1,045, d m s, 536, out of state offenders, 76, t y c transfer, 19, total, 5,953, 7.68%,
4 Years, parole, 3,075, m s, 868, d m s, 211, out of state offenders, 74, t y c transfer, 32, total, 4,260, 5.49%,
5 Years, parole, 2,720, m s, 686, d m s, 73, out of state offenders, 48, t y c transfer, 25, total, 3,552, 4.58%,
6 to 10 Years, parole, 6,156, m s, 1,606, d m s, 13, out of state offenders, 67, t y c transfer, 13, total, 7,855, 10.13%,
11 to 15 Years, parole, 2,008, m s, 426, d m s, 0, out of state offenders, 12, t y c transfer, 0, total, 2,446, 3.16%,
more than 15 Years, parole, 1,414, m s, 45, d m s, 0, out of state offenders, 11, t y c transfer, 0, total, 1,470, 1.90%,
totals, parole, 50,845, m s, 10,038, d m s, 14,510, out of state offenders, 1,859, t y c transfer, 274, total, 77,526, 100.00%

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ten largest counties by state population,
Harris, parole, 10,447, m s, 2,145, d m s, 2,274, out of state offenders, 312, t y c transfer, 50, total, 15,228, 19.64%,
Dallas, parole, 7,223, m s, 1,416, d m s, 1,535, out of state offenders, 203, t y c transfer, 68, total, 10,445, 13.47%,
Tarrant, parole, 3,806, m s, 834, d m s, 1,228, out of state offenders, 129, t y c transfer, 28, total, 6,025, 7.77%,
Bexar, parole, 2,919, m s, 686, d m s, 925, out of state offenders, 70, t y c transfer, 33, total, 4,633, 5.98%,
Travis, parole, 1,594, m s, 497, d m s, 846, out of state offenders, 41, t y c transfer, 14, total, 2,992, 3.86%,
El Paso, parole, 638, m s, 519, d m s, 542, out of state offenders, 74, t y c transfer, 3, total, 1,776, 2.29%,
Hidalgo, parole, 565, m s, 116, d m s, 288, out of state offenders, 76, t y c transfer, 2, total, 1,047, 1.35%,
Collin, parole, 379, m s, 32, d m s, 120, out of state offenders, 30, t y c transfer, 1, total, 562, 0.72%,
Denton, parole, 518, m s, 39, d m s, 150, out of state offenders, 33, t y c transfer, 1, total, 741, 0.96%,
Fort Bend, parole, 496, m s, 47, d m s, 99, out of state offenders, 36, t y c transfer, 4, total, 682, 0.88%
Other, All other Texas Counties and Texas Offenders Supervised Out of State, parole, 22,260, m s, 3,707, d m s, 6,503, out of state offenders, 855, t y c transfer, 70, total, 33,395, 43.08%,
totals, parole, 50,845, m s, 10,038, d m s, 14,510, out of state offenders, 1,859, t y c transfer, 274, total, 77,526, 100.00%

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super intensive supervision program, s i s p,
Parole Panel Considerations,
Considerations, parole, 7,762, m s, 5,259, total, 13,021,
Imposed, parole, 405, m s, 697, total, 1,102,
See Appendix, O, for monthly data of Population on S I S P.
profile of offenders considered for S I S P,
By S I S P Eligibility Criteria,
Considerations, current offense, 8,547, prior offense, 4,474, gang member, 0, total, 13,021,
Imposed, current offense, 869, prior offense, 233, gang member, 0, total, 1,102,
By Gender and Race/Ethnicity,
Considerations, male, 12,206, female, 815, total, 13,021, black, 5,185, white, 3,729, hispanic, 4,048, other, 59, total, 13,021,
Imposed, male, 1,076, female, 26, total, 1,102, black, 442, white, 350, hispanic, 306, other, 4, total, 1,102,
By Age Group, years,
17 to 20, Considerations, 206, Imposed, 11, 
21 to 25, Considerations, 1,673, Imposed, 66,
26 to 30, Considerations, 2,141, Imposed, 82,
31 to 40, Considerations, 3,688, Imposed, 248,
41 to 50, Considerations, 3,499, Imposed, 407,
51 to 60, Considerations, 1,477, Imposed, 225,
61 plus, Considerations, 337, Imposed, 63,
total, Considerations, 13,021, Imposed, 1,102

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profile of offenders considered for S I S P, continued,
By Offense Type,
violent/non sexual, Considerations, 10,370, Imposed, 666, 
violent/sexual, Considerations, 1,046, Imposed, 258,
property, Considerations, 455, Imposed, 29,
drug, Considerations, 122, Imposed, 2,
other, Considerations, 379, Imposed, 15,
other sexual, Considerations, 621, Imposed, 127,
other/non sexual, Considerations, 28, Imposed, 5,
total, Considerations, 13,021, Imposed, 1,102,
By Pending Release Type,
violent/non sexual, parole, 283, m s, 383, total, 666,
violent/sexual, parole, 86, m s, 172, total, 258,
property, parole, 6, m s, 23, total, 29,
drug, parole, 1, m s, 1, total, 2,
other, parole, 6, m s, 9, total, 15,
other sexual, parole, 22, m s, 105, total, 127,
other/non sexual, parole, 1, m s, 4, total, 5,
total, parole, 405, m s, 697, total, 1,102,
SISP Removal History,
removed, parole, 92, m s, 122, total, 214,
deceased, parole, 9, m s, 15, total, 24,
discharged, parole, 75, m s, 320, total, 395,
revoked, parole, 63, m s, 327, total, 390, This number is different from the number of revocations shown in the following table because this information is taken from the statistics of the T D C J, Parole Division Specialized Programs Section and are captured at a later date.
other reason, parole, 3, m s, 15, total, 18,
total, parole, 242, m s, 799, total, 1,041,
Revocations for Offenders on S I S P,
New Conviction, Felony or Misdemeanor, allegations total, 136, 35.05%, sustained total, 133, 34.28%,
New Offense, Felony or Misdemeanor, allegations total, 28, 7.22%, sustained total, 21, 5.41%,
Technical violation Only, allegations total, 224, 57.73%, sustained total, 234, 60.31%,
total, allegations total, 388, 100.00%, sustained total, 388, 100.00%

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residential release facilities,
Intermediate Sanction Facilities, I S F, serves as an alternative sanction for parole violators. I S F's are used to confine offenders under active supervision with no pending charges who have violated the conditions of release.
I S F Population,
F Y 2003, males, 1,453, females, 164, total, 1,617,
F Y 2004, males, 1,564, females, 187, total, 1,751,
F Y 2005, males, 1,609, females, 184, total, 1,793,
F Y 2006, males, 139, females, 189, total, 328,
F Y 2007, males, 1,688, females, 186, total, 1,874,
Pre-Parole Transfer, P P T, Facilities are secure facilities used for placement of incarcerated offenders who are nearing their mandatory supervision release date or have been approved for release by a parole panel on their parole eligibility date, a specified release date, or mandatory supervision release date.
p p t population,
F Y 2003, males, 2,561, females, 700, total, 3,261,
F Y 2004, males, 2,560, females, 694, total, 3,254,
F Y 2005, males, 2,505, females, 196, total, 2,701,
F Y 2006, males, 2,093, females, 0, total, 2,093,
F Y 2007, males, 2,458, females, 200, total, 2,658,
Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities, S A F P F, are secure chemical dependency treatment facilities for non-violent offenders. These facilities are also used as an alternative sanction to revocation.
s a f p f populations,
F Y 2003, males, 168, females, 43, total, 211,
F Y 2004, males, 277, females, 70, total, 347,
F Y 2005, males, 274, females, 41, total, 315,
F Y 2006, males, 104, females, 0, total, 104,
F Y 2007, males, 272, females, 52, total, 324

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residential release facilities, continued,
i s f by location,
South Texas I S F, Region 3, males, 458, females, 0, total, 458,
Pampa I S F, Region 5, males, 401, females, 0, total, 401,
North Texas I S F, Region 2, males, 424, females, 0, total, 424,
West Texas I S F, Region 5, males, 268, females, 0, total, 268,
East Texas I S F, Region 1, males, 137, females, 186, total, 323,
total, males, 1,688, females, 186, total, 1,874,
p p t by location,
Bridgeport, males, 0, females, 200, total, 200,
Lockhart Work Program, males, 500, females, 0, total, 500,
Mineral Wells, males, 1,958, females, 0, total, 1,958,
total, males, 2,458, females, 200, total, 2,658,
s a f p f by location,
Hackberry Unit, Region 1, males, 0, females, 10, total, 10,
Estelle Unit, Region 1, males, 12, females, 0, total, 12,
Halbert Unit, Region 4, males, 0, females, 42, total, 42,
Kyle Unit, Region 4, males, 155, females, 0, total, 155,
Glossbrenner Unit, Region 4, males, 105, females, 0, total, 105,
total, males, 272, females, 52, total, 324

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residential release facilities, continued,
Half way House beds are designated for placement of parole and mandatory supervision offenders to ease the transition from prison life to community life, who need closer supervision or special services, or who lack family and community resources.
half way house population,
F Y 2003, males, 933, females, 67, total, 1,000,
F Y 2004, males, 1,216, females, 53, total, 1,269,
F Y 2005, males, 1,150, females, 62, total, 1,212,
F Y 2006, males, 167, females, 14, total, 181,
F Y 2007, males, 1,186, females, 76, total, 1,262,
half way house by location,
Austin Center, males, 105, females, 6, total, 111,
Beaumont Center, males, 150 , females, 5, total, 175,
Bexar County Jail, males, 12, females, 0, total, 12,
G E O, Fort Worth, males, 153, females, 32, total, 185,
El Paso Center, males, 220, females, 0, total, 220,
Reid, Houston, males, 373, females, 0, total, 373,
Travis County Jail, males, 4, females, 0, total, 4,
Way back, Dallas, males, 169, females, 13, total, 182,
total, males, 1,186, females, 76, total, 1,262,
Note, The Salvation Army, San Antonio Half way House did not renew their contract with T D C J.

the agency expenditures section includes the following subjects.
F Y 2007 Budget,
F Y 2007 Expenditures

page 56,
agency expenditures,
f y 2007 budget, $9,656,341,
the pie chart is broken down into three sections and reflect the following budgets.
hearings, $6,481,854,
board operations, $2,956,712,
executive clemency, $217,775,
total, $9,656,341,
f y 2007 expenditures, $9,618,897,
the pie chart is broken down into three sections and reflect the following expenditures.
hearings, $6,293,320,
board operations, $3,117,239,
executive clemency, $208,338,
total, $9,618,897

the appendices section includes the following subjects.
Appendix, A, Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type,
Appendix, B, Parole Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Appendix, C, Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Guideline Level,
appendix, D, Parole Approval Types,
Appendix, E, Parole Considerations for Offenders Serving Consecutive Sentences,
Appendix, F, Discretionary Mandatory Supervision, D M S, Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Appendix, G, Discretionary Mandatory Supervision, D M S, Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type,
Appendix, H, Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M R I S, Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Appendix, I, Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M R I S, Parole Panel Considerations,
Appendix, J, Special Review Cases Considered by Parole Panel,
Appendix, K, Allegations Presented for Administrative Decisions,
Appendix, L, Decisions to Send the Offender to an I S F or S A F P F,
Appendix, M, Decisions to Continue Supervision or Place in Normal Review,
Appendix, N, Offenders Revoked by Grounds for Revocation,
Appendix, O, Population on S I S P

page 58,
appendices,
appendix, a,
Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
Violent, aggravated, non-sexual, Considered, september, 729, october, 809, november, 672, december, 825, january, 820, february, 676, march, 760, april, 715, may, 753, june, 766, july, 855, august, 870, total, 9,250,
approved, september, 140, october, 149, november, 164, december, 158, january, 152, february, 142, march, 142, april, 125, may, 129, june, 157, july, 162, august, 155, total, 1,775,
approval rate, september, 19.20%, october, 18.42%, november, 24.40%, december, 19.15%, january, 18.54%, february, 21.01%, march, 18.68%, april, 17.48%, may, 17.13%, june, 20.50%, july, 18.95%, august, 17.82%, total, 19.19%,
Violent, aggravated, sexual, Considered, september, 298, october, 360, november, 291, december, 319, january, 364, february, 333, march, 360, april, 334, may, 474, june, 357, july, 404, august, 406, total, 4,300,
approved, september, 25, october, 35, november, 27, december, 50, january, 37, february, 36, march, 31, april, 42, may, 46, june, 45, july, 45, august, 31, total, 450,
approval rate, september, 8.39%, october, 9.72%, november, 9.28%, december, 15.67%, january, 10.16%, february, 10.81%, march, 8.61%, april, 12.57%, may, 9.70%, june, 12.61%, july, 11.14%, august, 7.64%, total, 10.47%,
Violent, non-aggravated, non-sexual, Considered, september, 1,012, october, 1,211, november, 933, december, 1,049, january, 956, february, 960, march, 1,129, april, 1,087, may, 1,177, june, 1,004, july, 1,130, august, 1,136, total, 12,784,
approved, september, 223, october, 233, november, 221, december, 175, january, 160, february, 164, march, 219, april, 205, may, 225, june, 187, july, 186, august, 208, total, 2,406,
approval rate, september, 22.04%, october, 19.24%, november, 23.69%, december, 16.68%, january, 16.74%, february, 17.08%, march, 19.40%, april, 18.86%, may, 19.12%, june, 18.63%, july, 16.46%, august, 18.31%, total, 18.82%,
Non-Aggravated, sexual, Considered, september, 174, october, 246, november, 184, december, 202, january, 210, february, 199, march, 231, april, 213, may, 232, june, 195, july, 229, august, 224, total, 2,539,
approved, september, 15, october, 17, november, 25, december, 28, january, 34, february, 26, march, 26, april, 24, may, 18, june, 18, july, 24, august, 19, total, 274,
approval rate, september, 8.62%, october, 6.91%, november, 13.59%, december, 13.86%, january, 16.19%, february, 13.07%, march, 11.26%, april, 11.27%, may, 7.76%, june, 9.23%, july, 10.48%, august, 8.48%, total, 10.79%,
Non-Violent, Considered, september, 3,927, october, 3,821, november, 3,497, december, 3,617, january, 3,644, february, 3,496, march, 4,052, april, 4,143, may, 4,310, june, 3,761, july, 4,131, august, 4,086, total, 46,485,
approved, september, 1,336, october, 1,439, november, 1,653, december, 1,410, january, 1,349, february, 1,404, march, 1,469, april, 1,645, may, 1,511, june, 1,413, july, 1,390, august, 1,440, total, 17,459,
approval rate, september, 34.02%, october, 37.66%, november, 47.27%, december, 38.98%, january, 37.02%, february, 40.16%, march, 36.25%, april, 39.71%, may, 35.06%, june, 37.57%, july, 33.65%, august, 35.24%, total, 37.56%,
total, Considered, september, 6,140, october, 6,447, november, 5,577, december, 6,012, january, 5,994, february, 5,664, march, 6,532, april, 6,492, may, 6,946, june, 6,083, july, 6,749, august, 6,722, total, 75,358,
total approved, september, 1,739, october, 1,873, november, 2,090, december, 1,821, january, 1,732, february, 1,772, march, 1,887, april, 2,041, may, 1,929, june, 1,820, july, 1,807, august, 1,853, total, 22,364,
total approval rate, september, 28.32%, october, 29.05%, november, 37.48%, december, 30.29%, january, 28.90%, february, 31.29%, march, 28.89%, april, 31.44%, may, 27.77%, june, 29.92%, july, 26.77%, august, 27.57%, total, 29.68%,
705 Parole Approvals were withdrawn by the Board.
274 Parole Denials were withdrawn by the Board.
1,990 Parole denials were computer generated in order to vote D M S.

page 59,
appendix, b,
Parole Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
aliseda, j,
september, total votes, 895, approval rate, 26.37%,
october, total votes, 886, approval rate, 23.59%,
november, total votes, 959, approval rate, 30.97%,
december, total votes, 675, approval rate, 26.22%,
january, total votes, 830, approval rate, 28.92%,
february, total votes, 783, approval rate, 28.99%,
march, total votes, 761, approval rate, 27.73%,
april, total votes, 896, approval rate, 31.81%,
may, total votes, 1,214, approval rate, 26.61%,
june, total votes, 763, approval rate, 33.81%,
july, total votes, 967, approval rate, 27.20%,
august, total votes, 803, approval rate, 28.52%,
totals, total votes, 10,432, approval rate, 28.33%,
aycock, c,
september, total votes, 645, approval rate, 21.40%,
october, total votes, 1,120, approval rate, 24.02%,
november, total votes, 694, approval rate, 31.84%,
december, total votes, 1,098, approval rate, 28.23%,
january, total votes, 907, approval rate, 25.36%,
february, total votes, 952, approval rate, 28.47%,
march, total votes, 866, approval rate, 26.33%,
april, total votes, 830, approval rate, 28.31%,
may, total votes, 815, approval rate, 30.06%,
june, total votes, 878, approval rate, 29.16%,
july, total votes, 1,199, approval rate, 24.94%,
august, total votes, 792, approval rate, 25.13%,
totals, total votes, 10,796, approval rate, 26.87%,
davis, c,
september, total votes, 874, approval rate, 22.43%,
october, total votes, 890, approval rate, 28.54%,
november, total votes, 630, approval rate, 37.62%,
december, total votes, 874, approval rate, 37.07%,
january, total votes, 1,043, approval rate, 31.93%,
february, total votes, 826, approval rate, 29.90%,
march, total votes, 1,063, approval rate, 27.00%,
april, total votes, 1,229, approval rate, 33.36%,
may, total votes, 1,153, approval rate, 32.35%,
june, total votes, 943, approval rate, 29.80%,
july, total votes, 1,002, approval rate, 32.34%,
august, total votes, 1,278, approval rate, 32.32%,
totals, total votes, 11,805, approval rate, 31.16%,
denoyelles, j,
september, total votes, 653, approval rate, 32.62%,
october, total votes, 816, approval rate, 26.96%,
november, total votes, 924, approval rate, 30.63%,
december, total votes, 768, approval rate, 33.33%,
january, total votes, 590, approval rate, 34.58%,
february, total votes, 671, approval rate, 32.64%,
march, total votes, 943, approval rate, 26.09%,
april, total votes, 655, approval rate, 31.45%,
may, total votes, 855, approval rate, 27.84%,
june, total votes, 843, approval rate, 27.88%,
july, total votes, 838, approval rate, 26.37%,
august, total votes, 1,006, approval rate, 23.66%,
total, total votes, 9,562, approval rate, 29.06%,
fordyce, t,
september, total votes, 672, approval rate, 20.68%,
october, total votes, 678, approval rate, 18.44%,
november, total votes, 549, approval rate, 29.14%,
december, total votes, 548, approval rate, 27.01%,
january, total votes, 776, approval rate, 21.39%,
february, total votes, 542, approval rate, 29.15%,
march, total votes, 846, approval rate, 23.88%,
april, total votes, 871, approval rate, 30.08%,
may, total votes, 1,060, approval rate, 27.36%,
june, total votes, 645, approval rate, 27.44%,
july, total votes, 719, approval rate, 29.76%,
august, total votes, 888, approval rate, 30.52%,
totals, total votes, 8,794, approval rate, 26.29%

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appendix, b, continued,
Parole Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
freeman, p,
september, total votes, 665, approval rate, 39.55%,
october, total votes, 506, approval rate, 31.42%,
november, total votes, 590, approval rate, 53.56%,
december, total votes, 1,097, approval rate, 27.26%,
january, total votes, 827, approval rate, 30.96%,
february, total votes, 519, approval rate, 32.18%,
march, total votes, 686, approval rate, 33.67%,
april, total votes, 615, approval rate, 31.06%,
may, total votes, 668, approval rate, 30.09%,
june, total votes, 909, approval rate, 29.48%,
july, total votes, 769, approval rate, 29.78%,
august, total votes, 717, approval rate, 25.94%,
totals, total votes, 8,568, approval rate, 32.28%,
garcia, l,
september, total votes, 762, approval rate, 27.43%,
october, total votes, 616, approval rate, 26.62%,
november, total votes, 884, approval rate, 41.18%,
december, total votes, 1,098, approval rate, 34.06%,
january, total votes, 946, approval rate, 32.56%,
february, total votes, 690, approval rate, 32.46%,
march, total votes, 777, approval rate, 27.80%,
april, total votes, 852, approval rate, 31.34%,
may, total votes, 913, approval rate, 27.05%,
june, total votes, 1,112, approval rate, 32.01%,
july, total votes, 1,144, approval rate, 29.11%,
august, total votes, 993, approval rate, 30.41%,
totals, total votes, 10,789, approval rate, 31.19%,
garcia, r,
september, total votes, 536, approval rate, 40.86%,
october, total votes, 635, approval rate, 31.34%,
november, total votes, 718, approval rate, 37.88%,
december, total votes, 461, approval rate, 35.36%,
january, total votes, 615, approval rate, 34.96%,
february, total votes, 582, approval rate, 33.85%,
march, total votes, 821, approval rate, 29.35%,
april, total votes, 870, approval rate, 32.41%,
may, total votes, 997, approval rate, 27.88%,
june, total votes, 672, approval rate, 26.19%,
july, total votes, 667, approval rate, 27.14%,
august, total votes, 1,131, approval rate, 32.89%,
totals, total votes, 8,705, approval rate, 32.11%,
garrett, g, no longer serving as a parole panel member,
september, total votes, 676, approval rate, 24.85%,
october, total votes, 734, approval rate, 23.30%,
november, total votes, 555, approval rate, 26.85%,
december, total votes, 691, approval rate, 20.84%,
january, total votes, 779, approval rate, 23.36%,
february, total votes, 637, approval rate, 24.49%,
march, total votes, 573, approval rate, 27.05%,
april, total votes, 933, approval rate, 29.69%,
may, total votes, 835, approval rate, 25.39%,
june, total votes, 406, approval rate, 33.00%,
july, total votes, 574, approval rate, 28.92%,
august, total votes, 4, approval rate, 50.00%,
totals, total votes, 7,397, approval rate, 25.90%,
gonzalez, j,
september, total votes, 1,328, approval rate, 27.94%,
october, total votes, 950, approval rate, 33.16%,
november, total votes, 654, approval rate, 44.19%,
december, total votes, 407, approval rate, 51.35%,
january, total votes, 656, approval rate, 28.66%,
february, total votes, 720, approval rate, 31.39%,
march, total votes, 694, approval rate, 27.67%,
april, total votes, 673, approval rate, 32.69%,
may, total votes, 786, approval rate, 26.97%,
june, total votes, 713, approval rate, 31.14%,
july, total votes, 607, approval rate, 30.81%,
august, total votes, 870, approval rate, 22.41%,
totals, total votes, 9,058, approval rate, 31.20%

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appendix, b, continued,
Parole Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
hightower, e,
september, total votes, 995, approval rate, 28.54%,
october, total votes, 592, approval rate, 41.22%,
november, total votes, 471, approval rate, 53.72%,
december, total votes, 532, approval rate, 36.65%,
january, total votes, 726, approval rate, 27.41%,
february, total votes, 785, approval rate, 34.52%,
march, total votes, 791, approval rate, 32.49%,
april, total votes, 914, approval rate, 30.96%,
may, total votes, 928, approval rate, 27.48%,
june, total votes, 549, approval rate, 32.79%,
july, total votes, 908, approval rate, 25.66%,
august, total votes, 860, approval rate, 23.84%,
totals, total votes, 9,051, approval rate, 31.59%,
kiel, j,
september, total votes, 524, approval rate, 35.50%,
october, total votes, 620, approval rate, 35.00%,
november, total votes, 604, approval rate, 41.56%,
december, total votes, 614, approval rate, 39.90%,
january, total votes, 571, approval rate, 36.95%,
february, total votes, 552, approval rate, 34.06%,
march, total votes, 760, approval rate, 31.18%,
april, total votes, 760, approval rate, 29.87%,
may, total votes, 956, approval rate, 28.35%,
june, total votes, 530, approval rate, 26.42%,
july, total votes, 593, approval rate, 27.49%,
august, total votes, 953, approval rate, 26.44%,
totals, total votes, 8,037, approval rate, 32.20%,
morales, e,
september, total votes, 439, approval rate, 33.49%,
october, total votes, 1,167, approval rate, 33.93%,
november, total votes, 963, approval rate, 37.69%,
december, total votes, 644, approval rate, 31.99%,
january, total votes, 592, approval rate, 32.43%,
february, total votes, 551, approval rate, 31.76%,
march, total votes, 756, approval rate, 31.08%,
april, total votes, 607, approval rate, 37.56%,
may, total votes, 937, approval rate, 32.34%,
june, total votes, 734, approval rate, 34.74%,
july, total votes, 627, approval rate, 29.82%,
august, total votes, 725, approval rate, 34.90%,
totals, total votes, 8,742, approval rate, 33.63%,
owens, r,
september, total votes, 80, approval rate, 28.75%,
october, total votes, 69, approval rate, 34.78%,
november, total votes, 187, approval rate, 27.27%,
december, total votes, 89, approval rate, 41.57%,
january, total votes, 111, approval rate, 28.83%,
february, total votes, 38, approval rate, 44.74%,
march, total votes, 49, approval rate, 34.69%,
april, total votes, 69, approval rate, 55.07%,
may, total votes, 115, approval rate, 43.48%,
june, total votes, 78, approval rate, 56.41%,
july, total votes, 69, approval rate, 55.07%,
august, total votes, 62, approval rate, 46.77%,
totals, total votes, 1,016, approval rate, 39.37%,
poland, j,
september, total votes, 609, approval rate, 25.12%,
october, total votes, 895, approval rate, 27.82%,
november, total votes, 553, approval rate, 29.29%,
december, total votes, 801, approval rate, 29.09%,
january, total votes, 671, approval rate, 29.21%,
february, total votes, 794, approval rate, 32.62%,
march, total votes, 593, approval rate, 29.85%,
april, total votes, 645, approval rate, 30.54%,
may, total votes, 611, approval rate, 32.08%,
june, total votes, 729, approval rate, 25.38%,
july, total votes, 1,009, approval rate, 22.89%,
august, total votes, 650, approval rate, 25.08%,
totals, total votes, 8,560, approval rate, 28.05%

page 62,
appendix, b, continued,
Parole Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
ruzicka, l,
september, total votes, 553, approval rate, 45.93%,
october, total votes, 557, approval rate, 40.22%,
november, total votes, 497, approval rate, 52.52%,
december, total votes, 858, approval rate, 38.23%,
january, total votes, 793, approval rate, 46.41%,
february, total votes, 385, approval rate, 46.23%,
march, total votes, 514, approval rate, 44.36%,
april, total votes, 548, approval rate, 43.98%,
may, total votes, 749, approval rate, 40.32%,
june, total votes, 705, approval rate, 43.12%,
july, total votes, 835, approval rate, 38.20%,
august, total votes, 847, approval rate, 34.36%,
totals, total votes, 7,841, approval rate, 42.06%,
shipman, c,
september, total votes, 609, approval rate, 23.15%,
october, total votes, 966, approval rate, 29.50%,
november, total votes, 582, approval rate, 26.12%,
december, total votes, 932, approval rate, 26.29%,
january, total votes, 731, approval rate, 24.08%,
february, total votes, 849, approval rate, 31.92%,
march, total votes, 935, approval rate, 34.65%,
april, total votes, 707, approval rate, 27.58%,
may, total votes, 653, approval rate, 29.86%,
june, total votes, 759, approval rate, 31.23%,
july, total votes, 699, approval rate, 20.31%,
august, total votes, 595, approval rate, 24.20%,
totals, total votes, 9,017, approval rate, 27.80%,
speier, c,
september, total votes, 772, approval rate, 33.81%,
october, total votes, 402, approval rate, 40.05%,
november, total votes, 451, approval rate, 42.35%,
december, total votes, 589, approval rate, 30.39%,
january, total votes, 432, approval rate, 31.94%,
february, total votes, 600, approval rate, 39.83%,
march, total votes, 920, approval rate, 39.24%,
april, total votes, 528, approval rate, 41.29%,
may, total votes, 27, approval rate, 40.74%,
june, total votes, 652, approval rate, 38.34%,
july, total votes, 582, approval rate, 33.51%,
august, total votes, 682, approval rate, 35.78%,
totals, total votes, 6,637, approval rate, 36.88%,
thrasher, h,
september, total votes, 846, approval rate, 27.30%,
october, total votes, 722, approval rate, 30.89%,
november, total votes, 556, approval rate, 44.42%,
december, total votes, 415, approval rate, 31.08%,
january, total votes, 473, approval rate, 17.97%,
february, total votes, 714, approval rate, 26.47%,
march, total votes, 741, approval rate, 24.43%,
april, total votes, 751, approval rate, 27.56%,
may, total votes, 825, approval rate, 18.67%,
june, total votes, 630, approval rate, 27.62%,
july, total votes, 819, approval rate, 21.37%,
august, total votes, 693, approval rate, 20.92%,
totals, total votes, 8,185, approval rate, 26.15%

page 63,
appendix, c,
Parole Considerations and Approval Rates by Guideline Level,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
level 1, Considered, september, 66, october, 73, november, 54, december, 58, january, 59, february, 72, march, 47, april, 55, may, 41, june, 55, july, 60, august, 70, totals, 710,
level 1, Approved, september, 1, october, 3, november, 7, december, 2, january, 0, february, 1, march, 2, april, 2, may, 2, june, 3 july, 1, august, 3, totals, 27,
level 1, Approval Rate, september, 1.52%, october, 4.11%, november, 12.96%, december, 3.45%, january, 0.00%, february, 1.39%, march, 4.26%, april, 3.64%, may, 4.88%, june, 5.45% july, 1.67%, august, 4.29%, totals, 3.80%,
level 2, Considered, september, 804, october, 859, november, 726, december, 815, january, 833, february, 704, march, 860, april, 824, may, 865, june, 795 july, 895, august, 905, totals, 9,885,
level 2, Approved, september, 114, october, 101, november, 108, december, 106, january, 96, february, 90, march, 109, april, 84, may, 104, june, 95 july, 88, august, 105, totals, 1,200,
level 2, Approval Rate, september, 14.18%, october, 11.76%, november, 14.88%, december, 13.01%, january, 11.52%, february, 12.78%, march, 12.67%, april, 10.19%, may, 12.02%, june, 11.95% july, 9.83%, august, 11.60%, atotals, 12.14%,
level 3, Considered, september, 749, october, 834, november, 689, december, 764, january, 747, february, 719, march, 800, april, 732, may, 859, june, 741 july, 825, august, 812, totals, 9,271,
level 3, Apprpved. september, 122, october, 120, november, 134, december, 136, january, 117, february, 115, march, 111, april, 130, may, 141, june, 154 july, 142, august, 118, totals, 1,540,
level 3, Approval Rate, september, 16.29%, october, 14.39%, november, 19.45%, december, 17.80%, january, 15.66%, february, 15.99%, march, 13.88%, april, 17.76%, may, 16.41%, june, 20.78% july, 17.21%, august, 4.53%, totals, 16.61%,
level 4, Considered, september, 2,062, october, 2,178, november, 1,833, december, 2,026, january, 2,058, february, 1,877, march, 2,201, april, 2,130, may, 2,225, june, 1,970 july, 2,175, august, 2,144, totals, 24,879,
level 4, Approved, september, 432, october, 489, november, 486, december, 442, january, 410, february, 449, march, 465, april, 478, may, 423, june, 445 july, 421, august, 439, totals, 5,379,
level 4, Approval Rate, september, 20.95%, october, 22.45%, november, 26.51%, december, 21.82%, january, 19.92%, february, 23.92%, march, 21.13%, april, 22.44%, may, 19.01%, june, 22.59% july, 19.36%, august, 20.48%, totals, 21.62%,
level 5, Considered, september, 891, october, 948, november, 833, december, 896, january, 901, february, 848, march, 1,004, april, 1,095, may, 1,197, june, 1,032 july, 1,113, august, 1,122, totals, 11,880,
level 5, Approved, september, 322, october, 357, november, 419, december, 340, january, 373, february, 347, march, 366, april, 426, may, 412, june, 390 july, 347, august, 396, totals, 4,495,
level 5, Approval Rate, september, 36.14%, october, 37.66%, november, 50.30%, december, 37.95%, january, 41.40%, february, 40.92%, march, 36.45%, april, 38.90%, may, 34.42%, june, 37.79% july, 31.18%, august, 35.29%, totals, 37.84%,
level 6, Considered, september, 1,079, october, 1,145, november, 1,008, december, 1,043, january, 996, february, 1,027, march, 1,134, april, 1,197, may, 1,278, june, 1,077 july, 1,227, august, 1,206, totals, 13,417,
level 6, Approved, september, 478, october, 547, november, 617, december, 506, january, 483, february, 513, march, 538, april, 631, may, 547, june, 475 july, 556, august, 531, totals, 6,422,
level 6, Approval Rate, september, 44.30%, october, 47.77%, november, 61.21%, december, 48.51%, january, 48.49%, february, 49.95%, march, 47.44%, april, 52.72%, may, 42.80%, june, 44.10% july, 45.31%, august, 44.03%, totals, 47.86%,
level 7, Considered, september, 489, october, 410, november, 434, december, 410, january, 400, february, 417, march, 486, april, 459, may, 481, june, 413 july, 454, august, 463, totals, 5,316,
level 7, Approved, september, 270, october, 256, november, 319, december, 289, january, 253, february, 257, march, 296, april, 290, may, 300, june, 258 july, 252, august, 261, totals, 3,301,
evel 7, Approval Rate, september, 55.21%, october, 62.44%, november, 73.50%, december, 70.49%, january, 63.25%, february, 61.63%, march, 60.91%, april, 63.18%, may, 62.37%, june, 62.47% july, 55.51%, august, 56.37%, totals, 62.10%,
totals, considered, september, 6,140, october, 6,447, november, 5,577, december, 6,012, january, 5,994, february, 5,664, march, 6,532, april, 6,492, may, 6,946, june, 6,083 july, 6,749, august, 6,722, totals, 75,358,
totals, Approved, september, 1,739, october, 1,873, november, 2,090, december, 1,821, january, 1,732, february, 1,772, march, 1,887, april, 2,041, may, 1,929, june, 1,820 july, 1,807, august, 1,853, totals, 22,364,
total, Approval Rate, september, 28.32%, october, 29.05%, november, 37.48%, december, 30.29%, january, 28.90%, february, 31.29%, march, 28.89%, april, 31.44%, may, 27.77%, june, 29.92% july, 26.77%, august, 27.57%, totals, 29.68%

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appendix, d,
Parole Approval Types,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
F I 1, september, 459, october, 489, november, 557, december, 562, january, 554, february, 594, march, 614, april, 716, may, 666, june, 590, july, 570, august, 584, totals, 6,955,
F I 2, september, 316, october, 340, november, 413, december, 334, january, 312, february, 363, march, 359, april, 338, may, 292, june, 269, july, 299, august, 296, totals, 3,931,
F I 3 R, september, 375, october, 423, november, 496, december, 366, january, 314, february, 290, march, 289, april, 321, may, 341, june, 333, july, 366, august, 474, totals, 4,388,
F I 4, september, 20, october, 21, november, 25, december, 29, january, 15, february, 11, march, 8, april, 4, may, 15, june, 7, july, 0, august, 2, totals, 157,
F I 5, september, 16, october, 29, november, 35, december, 21, january, 22, february, 116, march, 226, april, 258, may, 239, june, 239, july, 232, august, 178, totals, 1,611,
F I 6 R, september, 506, october, 512, november, 516, december, 431, january, 460, february, 357, march, 345, april, 355, may, 327, june, 334, july, 292, august, 280, totals, 4,715,
F I 7 R, september, 2, october, 0, november, 2, december, 4, january, 5, february, 2, march, 3, april, 3, may, 3, june, 4, july, 1, august, 3, totals, 32,
F I 9 R, september, 1, october, 2, november, 2, december, 0, january, 0, february, 0, march, 1, april, 1, may, 0, june, 0, july, 0, august, 0, totals, 7,
F I 18 R, september, 34, october, 49, november, 35, december, 65, january, 43, february, 34, march, 35, april, 42, may, 42, june, 38, july, 38, august, 28, totals, 483,
C U F I, september, 10, october, 8, november, 9 , december, 9, january, 7, february, 5, march, 7, april, 3, may, 4, june, 6, july, 9, august, 8, totals, 85,
totals, september, 1,739, october, 1,873 , november, 2,090, december, 1,821, january, 1,732, february, 1,772, march, 1,887, april, 2,041, may, 1,929, june, 1,820, july, 1,807, august, 1,853, totals, 22,364,

page 65,
appendix, e,
Parole Considerations for Offenders Serving Consecutive Sentences,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
parole from C I D,
september, cases considered, 54, cases approved, 10, approval rate, 18.52%,
october, cases considered, 62, cases approved, 8, approval rate, 12.90%,
november, cases considered, 50, cases approved, 9, approval rate, 18.00%,
december, cases considered, 79, cases approved, 9, approval rate, 11.39%,
january, cases considered, 64, cases approved, 7, approval rate, 10.94%,
february, cases considered, 47, cases approved, 5, approval rate, 10.64%,
march, cases considered, 41, cases approved, 7, approval rate, 17.07%,
april, cases considered, 47, cases approved, 3, approval rate, 6.38%,
may, cases considered, 42, cases approved, 4, approval rate, 9.52%,
june, cases considered, 42, cases approved, 6, approval rate, 14.29%,
july, cases considered, 69, cases approved, 9, approval rate, 13.04%,
august, cases considered, 90, cases approved, 8, approval rate, 8.89%,
totals, cases considered, 687, cases approved, 85, approval rate, 12.37%,
parole in absentia,
september, cases considered, 0, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
october, cases considered, 1, cases approved, 0,, approval rate, 0.00%,
november, cases considered, 2, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
december, cases considered, 1, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
january, cases considered, 2, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
february, cases considered, 1, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
march, cases considered, 2, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
april, cases considered, 1, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
may, cases considered, 0, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
june, cases considered, 2, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
july, cases considered, 0, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
august, cases considered, 4, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
totals, cases considered, 16, cases approved, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
total parole from c i d and parole in abstentia,
september, cases considered, 54, cases approved, 10, approval rate, 18.52%,
october, cases considered, 63, cases approved, 8, approval rate, 12.70%,
november, cases considered, 52, cases approved, 9, approval rate, 17.31%,
december, cases considered, 80, cases approved, 9, approval rate, 11.25%,
january, cases considered, 66, cases approved, 7, approval rate, 10.61%,
february, cases considered, 48, cases approved, 5, approval rate, 10.42%,
march, cases considered, 43, cases approved, 7, approval rate, 16.28%,
april, cases considered, 48, cases approved, 3, approval rate, 6.25%,
may, cases considered, 42, cases approved, 4, approval rate, 9.52%,
june, cases considered, 44, cases approved, 6, approval rate, 13.64%,
july, cases considered, 69, cases approved, 9, approval rate, 13.04%,
august, cases considered, 94, cases approved, 8, approval rate, 8.51%,
totals, cases considered, 703, cases approved, 85, approval rate, 12.09%,

page 66,
appendix, f,
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision (DMS) Considerations
by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
aliseda, j,
september, total votes, 113, approval rate, 61.06%,
october, total votes, 121, approval rate, 64.46%,
november, total votes, 251, approval rate, 57.77%,
december, total votes, 139, approval rate, 64.75%,
january, total votes, 223, approval rate, 56.95%,
february, total votes, 145, approval rate, 64.14%,
march, total votes, 112, approval rate, 54.46%
april, total votes, 166, approval rate, 66.27%,
may, total votes, 173, approval rate, 64.16%,
june, total votes, 125, approval rate, 61.60%,
july, total votes, 190, approval rate, 54.74%,
august, total votes, 112, approval rate, 55.36%,
totals, total votes, 1,870, approval rate, 60.27%,
aycock, c,
september, total votes, 107, approval rate, 41.12%,
october, total votes, 172, approval rate, 46.51%,
november, total votes, 127, approval rate, 46.46%,
december, total votes, 158, approval rate, 46.20%,
january, total votes, 169, approval rate, 48.52%,
february, total votes, 141, approval rate, 53.90%,
march, total votes, 190, approval rate, 50.00%,
april, total votes, 164, approval rate, 51.83%,
may, total votes, 146, approval rate, 50.00%,
june, total votes, 150, approval rate, 52.67%,
july, total votes, 162, approval rate, 45.06%,
august, total votes, 168, approval rate, 48.81%,
totals, total votes, 1,854, approval rate, 48.60%,
davis, c,
september, total votes, 190, approval rate, 33.68%,
october, total votes, 148, approval rate, 60.14%,
november, total votes, 164, approval rate, 56.71%,
december, total votes, 211, approval rate, 52.61%,
january, total votes, 158, approval rate, 53.16%,
february, total votes, 134, approval rate, 50.00%,
march, total votes, 205, approval rate, 50.73%,
april, total votes, 141, approval rate, 50.35%,
may, total votes, 234, approval rate, 62.39%,
june, total votes, 233, approval rate, 49.36%,
july, total votes, 201, approval rate, 59.70%,
august, total votes, 297, approval rate, 42.09%,
totals, total votes, 2,316, approval rate, 51.34%,
denoyelles, j,
september, total votes, 117, approval rate, 51.28%,
october, total votes, 138, approval rate, 35.51%,
november, total votes, 137, approval rate, 46.72%,
december, total votes, 131, approval rate, 46.56%,
january, total votes, 136, approval rate, 38.97%,
february, total votes, 119, approval rate, 48.74%,
march, total votes, 133, approval rate, 45.11%,
april, total votes, 107, approval rate, 37.38%,
may, total votes, 102, approval rate, 47.06%,
june, total votes, 161, approval rate, 49.07%,
july, total votes, 117, approval rate, 38.46%,
august, total votes, 121, approval rate, 45.45%,
totals, total votes, 1,519, approval rate, 44.24%,
fordyce, t,
september, total votes, 164, approval rate, 29.27%,
october, total votes, 185, approval rate, 37.30%,
november, total votes, 185, approval rate, 40.00%,
december, total votes, 213, approval rate, 36.62%,
january, total votes, 222, approval rate, 34.23%,
february, total votes, 192, approval rate, 44.27%,
march, total votes, 230, approval rate, 42.17%,
april, total votes, 129, approval rate, 19.38%,
may, total votes, 249, approval rate, 41.77%,
june, total votes, 220, approval rate, 39.09%,
july, total votes, 260, approval rate, 45.77%,
august, total votes, 287, approval rate, 41.11%,
totals, total votes, 2,536, approval rate, 38.60%

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appendix, f, continued,
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision (DMS) Considerations
by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
freeman, p,
september, total votes, 106, approval rate, 49.06%,
october, total votes, 115, approval rate, 39.13%,
november, total votes, 46, approval rate, 43.48%,
december, total votes, 57, approval rate, 38.60%,
january, total votes, 90, approval rate, 42.22%,
february, total votes, 57, approval rate, 38.60%,
march, total votes, 32, approval rate, 43.75%,
april, total votes, 70, approval rate, 44.29%,
may, total votes, 97, approval rate, 27.84%,
june, total votes, 55, approval rate, 32.73%,
july, total votes, 133, approval rate, 50.38%,
august, total votes, 110, approval rate, 55.45%,
totals, total votes, 968, approval rate, 43.08%,
garcia, l,
september, total votes, 109, approval rate, 57.80%,
october, total votes, 146, approval rate, 63.01%,
november, total votes, 125, approval rate, 62.40%,
december, total votes, 165, approval rate, 67.88%,
january, total votes, 139, approval rate, 60.43%,
february, total votes, 164, approval rate, 66.46%,
march, total votes, 184, approval rate, 64.13%,
april, total votes, 136, approval rate, 55.15%,
may, total votes, 143, approval rate, 53.85%,
june, total votes, 122, approval rate, 54.92%,
july, total votes, 110, approval rate, 59.09%,
august, total votes, 155, approval rate, 49.68%,
totals, total votes, 1,698, approval rate, 59.89%,
garcia, r,
september, total votes, 111, approval rate, 50.45%,
october, total votes, 120, approval rate, 58.33%,
november, total votes, 141, approval rate, 57.45%,
december, total votes, 109, approval rate, 44.04%,
january, total votes, 148, approval rate, 47.97%,
february, total votes, 119, approval rate, 49.58%,
march, total votes, 131, approval rate, 44.27%,
april, total votes, 113, approval rate, 51.33%,
may, total votes, 174, approval rate, 51.15%,
june, total votes, 160, approval rate, 48.13%,
july, total votes, 112, approval rate, 38.39%,
august, total votes, 131, approval rate, 41.22%,
totals, total votes, 1,569, approval rate, 48.69%,
garrett, g, no longer serving as a parole panel member,
september, total votes, 133, approval rate, 45.86%,
ocotber, total votes, 200, approval rate, 55.50%,
november, total votes, 234, approval rate, 58.97%,
december, total votes, 93, approval rate, 53.76%,
january, total votes, 213, approval rate, 50.23%,
february, total votes, 145, approval rate, 48.28%,
march, total votes, 144, approval rate, 52.08%,
april, total votes, 158, approval rate, 53.80%,
may, total votes, 194, approval rate, 56.70%,
june, total votes, 64, approval rate, 73.44%,
july, total votes, 193, approval rate, 54.92%,
august, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
totals, total votes, 1,771, approval rate, 54.21%,
gonzalez,j,
september, total votes, 421, approval rate, 47.74%,
october, total votes, 318, approval rate, 50.94%,
november, total votes, 329, approval rate, 69.30%,
december, total votes, 189, approval rate, 62.43%,
january, total votes, 246, approval rate, 49.59%,
february, total votes, 241, approval rate, 41.08%,
march, total votes, 227, approval rate, 36.56%,
april, total votes, 199, approval rate, 51.76%,
may, total votes, 210, approval rate, 42.38%,
june, total votes, 208, approval rate, 37.02%,
july, total votes, 172, approval rate, 40.70%,
august, total votes, 347, approval rate, 43.23%,
totals, total votes, 3,107, approval rate, 48.34%

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appendix, f, continued,
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision (DMS) Considerations
by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
hightower, e,
september, total votes, 421, approval rate, 60.57%,
october, total votes, 275, approval rate, 53.82%,
november, total votes, 284, approval rate, 68.31%,
december, total votes, 266, approval rate, 59.02%,
january, total votes, 363, approval rate, 53.99%,
february, total votes, 339, approval rate, 56.64%,
march, total votes, 272, approval rate, 50.74%,
april, total votes, 337, approval rate, 55.19%,
may, total votes, 338, approval rate, 45.27%,
june, total votes, 326, approval rate, 52.45%,
july, total votes, 348, approval rate, 45.40%,
august, total votes, 295, approval rate, 49.49%,
totals, total votes, 3,864, approval rate, 54.19%,
kiel, j,
september, total votes, 105, approval rate, 50.48%,
october, total votes, 115, approval rate, 54.78%,
november, total votes, 113, approval rate, 55.75%,
december, total votes, 131, approval rate, 49.62%,
january, total votes, 138, approval rate, 47.83%,
february, total votes, 119, approval rate, 47.90%,
march, total votes, 127, approval rate, 43.31%,
april, total votes, 117, approval rate, 45.30%,
may, total votes, 182, approval rate, 47.80%,
june, total votes, 76, approval rate, 46.05%,
july, total votes, 102, approval rate, 46.08%,
august, total votes, 143, approval rate, 41.96%,
totals, total votes, 1,468, approval rate, 47.96%,
morales, e,
september, total votes, 59, approval rate, 62.71%,
october, total votes, 248, approval rate, 65.73%,
november, total votes, 193, approval rate, 70.47%,
december, total votes, 157, approval rate, 46.50%,
january, total votes, 183, approval rate, 50.27%,
february, total votes, 145, approval rate, 59.31%,
march, total votes, 136, approval rate, 50.74%,
april, total votes, 137, approval rate, 51.82%,
may, total votes, 173, approval rate, 58.96%,
june, total votes, 161, approval rate, 48.45%,
july, total votes, 135, approval rate, 45.93%,
august, total votes, 137, approval rate, 45.99%,
totals, total votes, 1,864, approval rate, 55.36%,
owens, r,
september, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
october, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
november, total votes, 7, approval rate, 71.43%,
december, total votes, 1, approval rate, 0.00%,
january, total votes, 2, approval rate, 50.00%,
february, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
march, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
april, total votes, 1, approval rate, 0.00%,
may, total votes, 2, approval rate, 50.00%,
june, total votes, 6, approval rate, 33.33%,
july, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
august, total votes, 2, approval rate, 50.00%,
totals, total votes, 23, approval rate, 52.17%,
poland, j,
september, total votes, 172, approval rate, 44.77%,
october, total votes, 191, approval rate, 49.21%,
november, total votes, 165, approval rate, 45.45%,
december, total votes, 188, approval rate, 45.74%,
january, total votes, 185, approval rate, 47.03%,
february, total votes, 156, approval rate, 55.13%,
march, total votes, 173, approval rate, 55.49%,
april, total votes, 208, approval rate, 58.17%,
may, total votes, 143, approval rate, 54.55%,
june, total votes, 131, approval rate, 58.02%,
july, total votes, 186, approval rate, 53.76%,
august, total votes, 150, approval rate, 54.67%,
totals, total votes, 2,048, approval rate, 51.66%

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appendix, f, continued,
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision (DMS) Considerations
by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
ruzicka, l,
september, total votes, 132, approval rate, 51.52%,
october, total votes, 121, approval rate, 53.72%,
november, total votes, 140, approval rate, 62.86%,
december, total votes, 165, approval rate, 68.48%,
january, total votes, 159, approval rate, 63.52%,
february, total votes, 150, approval rate, 67.33%,
march, total votes, 153, approval rate, 65.36%,
april, total votes, 132, approval rate, 53.03%,
may, total votes, 188, approval rate, 52.66%,
june, total votes, 122, approval rate, 54.10%,
july, total votes, 136, approval rate, 50.74%,
august, total votes, 121, approval rate, 43.80%,
totals, total votes, 1,719, approval rate, 57.77%,
shipman, c,
september, total votes, 105, approval rate, 62.86%,
october, total votes, 177, approval rate, 57.06%,
november, total votes, 155, approval rate, 59.35%,
december, total votes, 162, approval rate, 56.17%,
january, total votes, 164, approval rate, 62.80%,
february, total votes, 180, approval rate, 69.44%,
march, total votes, 239, approval rate, 60.67%,
april, total votes, 175, approval rate, 60.57%,
may, total votes, 149, approval rate, 53.02%,
june, total votes, 165, approval rate, 61.21%,
july, total votes, 156, approval rate, 55.77%,
august, total votes, 132, approval rate, 59.85%,
totals, total votes, 1,959, approval rate, 59.98%,
speier, c,
september, total votes, 130, approval rate, 66.92%,
october, total votes, 118, approval rate, 71.19%,
november, total votes, 96, approval rate, 85.42%,
december, total votes, 160, approval rate, 54.37%,
january, total votes, 137, approval rate, 56.20%,
february, total votes, 154, approval rate, 70.78%,
march, total votes, 180, approval rate, 62.78%,
april, total votes, 149, approval rate, 59.06%,
may, total votes, 7, approval rate, 100.00%,
june, total votes, 137, approval rate, 51.82%,
july, total votes, 135, approval rate, 53.33%,
august, total votes, 130, approval rate, 52.31%,
totals, total votes, 1,533, approval rate, 61.64%,
thrasher, h,
september, total votes, 480, approval rate, 54.58%,
october, total votes, 217, approval rate, 53.00%,
november, total votes, 291, approval rate, 61.86%,
december, total votes, 265, approval rate, 46.42%,
january, total votes, 233, approval rate, 48.50%,
february, total votes, 306, approval rate, 51.96%,
march, total votes, 292, approval rate, 44.86%,
april, total votes, 254, approval rate, 48.82%,
may, total votes, 375, approval rate, 42.13%,
june, total votes, 262, approval rate, 50.38%,
july, total votes, 317, approval rate, 45.74%,
august, total votes, 319, approval rate, 38.87%,
totals, total votes, 3,611, approval rate, 48.91%

page 70,
appendix, g,
Discretionary Mandatory Supervision, D M S, Considerations and Approval Rates by Offense Type,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
Violent, aggravated, non-sexual, considered, september, 0, october, 0, november, 0, december, 0, january, 1, february, 0, march, 0, april, 0, may, 0, june, 0, july, 0, august, 1, totals, 2 ,
Approved, september, 0, october, 0, november, 0, december, 0, january, 0, february, 0, march, 0, april, 0, may, 0, june, 0, july, 0, august, 0, totals, 0,
Approval Rate, september, 0.00%, october, 0.00%, november, 0.00%, december, 0.00%, january, 0.00%, february, 0.00%, march, 0.00%, april, 0.00%, may, 0.00%, june, 0.00%, july, 0.00%, august, 0.00%, totals, 0.00%,
violent, aggravated, sxual, considered, september, 5, october, 1, november, 5, december, 1, january, 4, february, 5, march, 3, april, 5, may, 7, june, 5, july, 1, august, 6, totals, 48,
Approved, september, 0, october, 0, november, 1, december, 0, january, 0, february, 0, march, 0, april, 0, may, 0, june, 2, july, 0, august, 0, totals, 3,
Approval Rate, september, 0.00%, october, 0.00%, november, 20.00%, december, 0.00%, january, 0.00%, february, 0.00%, march, 0.00%, april, 0.00%, may, 0.00%, june, 40.00%, july, 0.00%, august, 0.00%, totals, 6.25%,
violent, non-aggravated, non-sexual, considered, september, 271, october, 278, november, 269, december, 276, january, 310, february, 305, march, 316, april, 317, may, 303, june, 308, july, 320, august, 303, totals, 3,576,
Approved, september, 76, october, 89, november, 117, december, 85, january, 101, february, 112, march, 92, april, 96, may, 108, june, 96, july, 99, august, 82, totals, 1,153,
Approval Rate, september, 28.04%, october, 32.01%, november, 43.49%, december, 30.80%, january, 32.58%, february, 36.72%, march, 29.11%, april, 30.28%, may, 35.64%, june, 31.17%, july, 30.94%, august, 27.06%, totals, 32.24%,
Non-Aggravated, sexual, considered, september, 21, october, 22, november, 31, december, 32, january, 41, february, 35, march, 40, april, 25, may, 35, june, 23, july, 27, august, 37, totals, 369,
Approved, september, 5, october, 5, november, 9, december, 9, january, 14, february, 7, march, 8, april, 5, may, 8, june, 4, july, 2, august, 8, totals, 84,
Approval Rate, september, 23.81%, october, 22.73%, november, 29.03%, december, 28.13%, january, 34.15%, february, 20.00%, march, 20.00%, april, 20.00%, may, 22.86%, june, 17.39%, july, 7.41%, august, 21.62%, totals, 22.76%,
non-Violent, considered, september, 1,262, october, 1,219, november, 1,237, december, 1,119, january, 1,249, february, 1,124, march, 1,172, april, 1,057, may, 1,234, june, 1,071, july, 1,194, august, 1,198, totals, 14,136,
Approved, september, 719, october, 732, november, 804, december, 668, january, 705, february, 688, march, 676, april, 633, may, 680, june, 610, july, 658, august, 624, totals, 8,197,
Approval Rate, september, 56.97%, october, 60.05%, november, 65.00%, december, 59.70%, january, 56.45%, february, 61.21%, march, 57.68%, april, 59.89%, may, 55.11%, june, 56.96%, july, 55.11%, august, 52.09%, totals, 57.99%,
totals, considered, september, 1,559, october, 1,520, november, 1,542, december, 1,428, january, 1,605, february, 1,469, march, 1,531, april, 1,404, may, 1,579, june, 1,407, july, 1,542, august, 1,545, totals, 18,131,
Approved, september, 800, october, 826, november, 931, december, 762, january, 820, february, 807, march, 776, april, 734, may, 796, june, 712, july, 759, august, 714, totals, 9,437,
Approval Rate, september, 51.31%, october, 54.34%, november, 60.38%, december, 53.36%, january, 51.09%, february, 54.94%, march, 50.69%, april, 52.28%, may, 50.41%, june, 50.60%, july, 49.22%, august, 46.21%, totals, 52.05%

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appendix, h,
Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M R I S, Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
davis, c,
september, total votes, 12, approval rate, 58.33%,
october, total votes, 3, approval rate, 100.00%,
november, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
december, total votes, 5, approval rate, 100.00%,
january, total votes, 10, approval rate, 30.00%,
february, total votes, 18, approval rate, 50.00%,
march, total votes, 5, approval rate, 100.00%,
april, total votes, 10, approval rate, 70.00%,
may, total votes, 7, approval rate, 28.57%,
june, total votes, 8, approval rate, 87.50%,
july, total votes, 3, approval rate, 66.67%,
august, total votes, 12, approval rate, 100.00%,
totals, total votes, 94, approval rate, 67.02%,
fordyce, t,
september, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
october, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
november, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
december, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
january, total votes, 3, approval rate, 100.00%,
february, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
march, total votes, 2, approval rate, 0.00%,
april, total votes, 5, approval rate, 60.00%,
may, total votes, 11, approval rate, 90.91%,
june, total votes, 3, approval rate, 66.67%,
july, total votes, 8, approval rate, 50.00%,
august, total votes, 12, approval rate, 100.00%,
totals, total votes, 48, approval rate, 79.17%,
freeman, p,
september, total votes, 1, approval rate, 0.00%,
october, total votes, 1, approval rate, 0.00%,
november, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
december, total votes, 1, approval rate, 0.00%,
january, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
february, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
march, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
april, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
may, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
june, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
july, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
august, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
totals, total votes, 3, approval rate, 33.33%,
garcia, l,
september, total votes, 3, approval rate, 66.67%,
october, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
november, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
december, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
january, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
february, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
march, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
april, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
may, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
june, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
july, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
august, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
totals, total votes, 5, approval rate, 80.00%

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appendix, h, continued,
Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M R I S, Considerations by Board Members and Parole Commissioners,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
garrett, g, no longer serving as a parole panel member,
september, total votes, 11, approval rate, 54.55%,
october, total votes, 3, approval rate, 100.00%,
november, total votes, 2, approval rate, 100.00%,
december, total votes, 8, approval rate, 100.00%,
january, total votes, 20, approval rate, 30.00%,
february, total votes, 19, approval rate, 52.63%,
march, total votes, 6, approval rate, 66.67%,
april, total votes, 7, approval rate, 57.14%,
may, total votes, 17, approval rate, 70.59%,
june, total votes, 5, approval rate, 100.00%,
july, total votes, 9, approval rate, 55.56%,
august, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
totals, total votes, 107, approval rate, 60.75%,
owens, r,
september, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
october, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
november, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
december, total votes, 3, approval rate, 100.00%,
january, total votes, 8, approval rate, 12.50%,
february, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
march, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
april, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
may, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
june, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
july, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
august, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
totals, total votes, 15, approval rate, 53.33%,
ruzicka, l,
september, total votes, 4, approval rate, 75.00%,
october, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
november, total votes, 1, approval rate, 100.00%,
december, total votes, 3, approval rate, 100.00%,
january, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
february, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
march, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
april, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
may, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
june, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
july, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
august, total votes, 0, approval rate, 0.00%,
totals, total votes, 9, approval rate, 88.89%

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appendix, i,
Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M R I S, Parole Panel Considerations,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
considered, september, 16, october, 4, november, 3, december, 11, january, 20, february, 19, march, 7, april, 11, may, 17, june, 8, july, 10, august, 12, totals, 138,
approved, september, 10, october, 4, november, 3, december, 11, january, 6, february, 10, march, 5, april, 7, may, 12, june, 7, july, 6, august, 12, totals, 93,
approval rate, september, 62.50%, october, 100.00%, november, 100.00%, december, 100.00%, january, 30.00%, february, 52.63%, march, 71.43%, april, 63.64%, may, 70.59%, june, 87.50%, july, 60.00%, august, 100.00%, totals, 67.39%,
denial rate, september, 37.50%, october, 0.00%, november, 0.00%, december, 0.00%, january, 70.00%, february, 47.37%, march, 28.57%, april, 36.36%, may, 29.41%, june, 12.50%, july, 40.00%, august, 0.00%, totals, 32.61%

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appendix, j,
Special Review Cases Considered by Parole Panel,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
considered, september, 0, october, 0, november, 0, december, 0, january, 0, february, 0, march, 0, april, 0, may, 0, june, 0, july, 0, august, 0, totals, 0,
approved, september, 8, october, 18, november, 12, december, 9, january, 4, february, 10, march, 10, april, 6, may, 7, june, 11, july, 6, august, 8, totals, 109,
approval rate, september, 0.00%, october, 0.00%, november, 0.00% december, 0.00%, january, 0.00%, february, 0.00%, march, 0.00%, april, 0.00%, may, 0.00%, june, 0.00%, july, 0.00%, august, 0.00%, totals, 0.00%,
denial rate, september, 0.00%, october, 0.00%, november, 0.00%, december, 0.00%, janaury, 0.00%, february, 0.00%, march, 0.00%, april, 0.00%, may, 0.00%, june, 0.00%, july, 0.00%, august, 0.00%, totals, 0.00%

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appendix, k,
Allegations Presented for Administrative Decisions,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
september, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,154 442 1,171 3 2,770 
october, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,170 407 1,230 7 2,814 
november, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,351 424 1,381 8 3,164 
december, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 915 332 926 7 2,180 
january, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,006 314 1,136 4 2,460 
february, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,036 304 1,066 3 2,409 
march, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,159 328 1,166 3 2,656 
april, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,033 340 1,141 4 2,518 
may, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,187 392 1,224 7 2,810 
june, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,009 355 1,036 3 2,403 
july, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,188 350 1,244 9 2,791 
august, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 1,220 399 1,304 6 2,929 
totals, new conviction, felony or misdemeanor, 13,428 4,387 14,025 64 31,904 

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appendix, l,
Decisions to Send the Offender to an I S F or S A F P F,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
september, new conviction, 228, law violation, no new conviction, 56, technical only, 674, total, 958,
october, new conviction, 237, law violation, no new conviction, 67, technical only, 687, total, 991,
november, new conviction, 286, law violation, no new conviction, 69, technical only, 773, total, 1,128,
december, new conviction, 167, law violation, no new conviction, 56, technical only, 515, total, 738,
january, new conviction, 213, law violation, no new conviction, 39, technical only, 653, total, 905,
february, new conviction, 227, law violation, no new conviction, 35, technical only, 596, total, 858,
march, new conviction, 252, law violation, no new conviction, 43, technical only, 648, total, 943,
april, new conviction, 249, law violation, no new conviction, 50, technical only, 664, total, 963,
may, new conviction, 279, law violation, no new conviction, 46, technical only, 709, total, 1,034,
june, new conviction, 219, law violation, no new conviction, 51, technical only, 593, total, 863,
july, new conviction, 271, law violation, no new conviction, 52, technical only, 692, total, 1,015,
august, new conviction, 287, law violation, no new conviction, 57, technical only, 716, total, 1,060,
totals, new conviction, 2,915, law violation, no new conviction, 621, technical only, 7,920, total, 11,456

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appendix, m,
Decisions to Continue Supervision or Place in Normal Review,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
september, new conviction, 151, law violation, no new conviction, 130, technical only, 308, erroneous release, 1, total, 590,
october, new conviction, 173, law violation, no new conviction, 129, technical only, 357, erroneous release, 6, total, 665,
november, new conviction, 185, law violation, no new conviction, 149, technical only, 387, erroneous release, 6, total, 727,
december, new conviction, 150, law violation, no new conviction, 101, technical only, 284, erroneous release, 7, total, 542,
january, new conviction, 161, law violation, no new conviction, 116, technical only, 328, erroneous release, 4, total, 609,
february, new conviction, 176, law violation, no new conviction, 116, technical only, 312, erroneous release, 2, total, 606,
march, new conviction, 241, law violation, no new conviction, 116, technical only, 356, erroneous release, 3, total, 716,
april, new conviction, 209, law violation, no new conviction, 125, technical only, 349, erroneous release, 4, total, 687,
may, new conviction, 231, law violation, no new conviction, 147, technical only, 388, erroneous release, 7, total, 773,
june, new conviction, 183, law violation, no new conviction, 122, technical only, 337, erroneous release, 3, total, 645,
july, new conviction, 208, law violation, no new conviction, 137, technical only, 400, erroneous release, 8, total, 753,
august, new conviction, 280, law violation, no new conviction, 154, technical only, 447, erroneous release, 6, total, 887,
totals, new conviction, 2,348, law violation, no new conviction, 1,542, technical only, 4,253, erroneous release, 57, total, 8,200

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appendix, n,
Offenders Revoked by Grounds for Revocation,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
september, new conviction, 754, law violation, no new convction, 86, technical only, 168, total, 1,008,
october, new conviction, 745, law violation, no new convction, 74, technical only, 157, total, 976,
november, new conviction, 849, law violation, no new convction, 80, technical only, 201, total, 1,130,
december, new conviction, 581, law violation, no new convction, 51, technical only, 117, total, 749,
january, new conviction, 607, law violation, no new convction, 63, technical only, 141, total, 811,
february, new conviction, 621, law violation, no new convction, 48, technical only, 142, total, 811,
march, new conviction, 640, law violation, no new convction, 63, technical only, 147, total, 850,
april, new conviction, 554, law violation, no new convction, 41, technical only, 110, total, 705,
may, new conviction, 656, law violation, no new convction, 57, technical only, 110, total, 823,
june, new conviction, 577, law violation, no new convction, 57, technical only, 95, total, 729,
july, new conviction, 680, law violation, no new convction, 53, technical only, 137, total, 870,
august, new conviction, 633, law violation, no new convction, 38, technical only, 118, total, 789,
totals, new conviction, 7,897, law violation, no new convction, 711, technical only, 1,643, total, 10,251

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appendix, o,
Population on S I S P,
Monthly Totals F Y 2007,
september, s i s p, 1,549, i s f, 99, total, 1,648,
october, s i s p, 1,558, i s f, 109, total, 1,667,
november, s i s p, 1,556, i s f, 119, total, 1,675,
december, s i s p, 1,565, i s f, 107, total, 1,672,
january, s i s p, 1,572, i s f, 110, total, 1,682,
february, s i s p, 1,603, i s f, 112, total, 1,715,
march, s i s p, 1,599, i s f, 112, total, 1,711,
april, s i s p, 1,565, i s f, 113, total, 1,678,
may, s i s p, 1,585, i s f, 113, total, 1,698,
june, s i s p, 1,600, i s f, 126, total, 1,726,
july, s i s p, 1,604, i s f, 146, total, 1,750,
august, s i s p, 1,622, i s f, 122, total, 1,744,
totals, s i s p, 18,978, i s f, 1,388, total, 20,366 

texas board of pardons and paroles,
annual report f y 2007

glossary of terms section,

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glossary of terms,
Blue Warrant, Arrest warrant issued by the T D C J Parole Division when an offender is alleged to have committed a new offense, absconded from supervision, or violated any rules, terms, or conditions of supervision. Law enforcement authorities execute blue warrants, and the offender is detained pending a disposition.
Board, Refers to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles.
C I D, See Correctional Institutions Division.
C J A D, See Community Justice Assistance Division.
Clemency, The power of the Governor to grant a full or conditional pardon, reprieve of execution of a death sentence, commutation of a sentence, commutation of a death sentence, emergency reprieve for medical reasons, reprieve to attend civil court proceedings, or a reprieve of jail sentence. Clemency must be recommended in writing by a majority of the Board and approved by the Governor.
Community Justice Assistance Division, C J A D, The division of T D C J that oversees community supervision, which is the adult probation system in Texas.
Commutation of Sentence, A reduction of the penalty assessed by the court. Under the rules of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, a commutation of sentence must be supported by a majority of the applicant’s trial officials, recommended in writing by a majority vote of the Board, and granted by the Governor.
Conditional Pardon, A pardon that releases the offender from confinement, subject to certain conditions. The conditional pardon may be used to request the release of an offender to another country or to immigration officials for deportation. A conditional pardon does not restore civil rights or the rights of citizenship and can be revoked by the Board upon a showing that any of the conditions imposed were violated.
Correctional Institutions Division, The Correctional Institutions Division, C I D, is responsible for the confinement of adult felony offenders who are sentenced to prison. 
C U F I, Designates the date on which an offender serving consecutive or cumulative sentences will satisfy the current sentence and begin to serve the next sentence in the series. The cause number on the approved sentence will be indicated in the vote.
C U N R, A parole panel denial of favorable parole action in a consecutive sentence case, which sets the specified cause number for next review during a future specified month and year.
C U S A, Consecutive felony sentence vote to deny parole and not release the offender until the serve all date.
Deny Mandatory Supervision, D M S, A parole panel decision to deny mandatory supervision release if the panel concludes that the offender’s accrued good time is not an accurate reflection of the offender’s potential for rehabilitation and the offender’s release would endanger the public. It applies to those offenders with mandatory release eligible offenses committed on or after September 1, 1996. 

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Discretionary Mandatory Supervision, A form of release that applies to certain offenders who are incarcerated for an offense committed on or after September 1, 1996 and are eligible for release on mandatory supervision. Those offenders must be approved by a parole panel for mandatory supervision release. See also H B 14 33.
D M S, See Deny Mandatory Supervision.
Emergency Reprieve, A form of executive clemency whereby an offender may be temporarily released from prison for a specific reason, including but not limited to, the medical condition of the offender or a family member. A reprieve must be recommended by a majority of the Board and approved by the Governor.
F I, See Further Investigation.
Fiscal Year, F Y, The Board’s fiscal year runs from September first of one year through August thirty first of the following year.
Full Pardon Request, A request by an offender for a full pardon of an offense. The full pardon restores certain citizenship rights forfeited by law as the result of a criminal conviction. Citizenship rights can include the right to vote, the right to serve on a jury, and the right to hold public office. In Texas and many other states, voting rights are automatically restored when an offender discharges a felony sentence, even without a pardon, provided that the offender is otherwise eligible to register.
A full pardon will remove barriers to some, but not all types of employment and professional licensing. However, since licenses are granted at the discretion of the state licensing boards of each profession, it is advisable to contact such boards directly. A pardon will not restore eligibility to become a licensed peace officer in Texas.
A full pardon does not have the legal effect of expunging a criminal record.
Further Investigation, F I, An initial determination by a parole panel favorable to the parole release of an offender, pending further investigation. Favorable voting options are: F I 1, F I 2, F I 3 R, F I 4, F I 5, F I 6 R, F I 7R, F I 9 R, F I 18 R, and C U F I.
Halfway House, A halfway house is a facility under contract with the T D C J Parole Division for the placement of parole and mandatory supervision offenders either immediately upon release from the T, D, C, J, C, I, D, or upon referral from field staff under specific circumstances. Offenders who need close supervision and special service, example, drug or alcohol abuse education, or, who lack family and community resources are released to these facilities to ease the transition from prison life to community life.
House Bill 11 12, H B 11 12, The law passed during the seventy fifth Legislature that reduced the hearing process for certain parole violators from 120 days to 60 days and became effective January 1, 1998.
House Bill 14 33, H B 14 33, The law passed during the seventy fourth Legislature that requires parole panels review scheduled mandatory supervision releases for offenders with offenses committed on or after September 1, 1996. Specifically, a parole panel may deny mandatory supervision releases on a case-by-case basis when it determines that an offender’s good conduct time does not accurately reflect the potential for rehabilitation and that the offender’s release would endanger the public. See also Discretionary Mandatory Supervision.
In Prison Therapeutic Community, I P T C, Composed of offenders designated by a parole panel to participate in this intensive substance abuse treatment program. The I P T C programs are housed in T D C J, C I D units located at Halbert, 500 female beds, and Kyle, 500 male beds. As a condition of release from an I P T C, an offender is required to participate in an Aftercare Program at a Transitional Treatment Center, T T C.

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Intermediate Sanction Facility, I S F, A secure facility under contract with or operated by T D C J that serves as a confinement alternative for offenders under active supervision who have violated one or more release conditions but have no pending charges. An I S F provides an effective addition to the range of sanctions available for parole supervision.
I S F, See Intermediate Sanction Facility.
Mandatory Supervision, M S, The release by law of an eligible offender, sentenced to the T D C J, C I D, when calendar time served plus good conduct time credit equals the length of the sentence. The amount of good conduct time credits determines the length of time the offender serves under the supervision of the TDCJ-Parole Division.
Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision, M R I S, Program, Under this program, release is considered by a parole panel for offenders who are mentally ill, mentally retarded, elderly, terminally ill, physically handicapped, or require long term care. Release may be granted at any point of an offender’s sentence, provided a parole panel determines that, based on the offender’s condition and a medical evaluation, the offender does not constitute a threat to public safety or a threat to commit an offense.
M R I S, See Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision.
M S, See Mandatory Supervision.
Next Review, N R, Date, A parole panel decision to deny parole and to set a new date for review between one and five years, depending on the offense.
Offender, A person incarcerated in the Texas prison system, other penal institution or jail, or a person released to parole or mandatory supervision.
Pardon, A form of executive clemency that absolves an individual from the legal consequences of their crime and conviction. A pardon must be recommended in writing by the majority of the Board and granted by the Governor.
Pardon for Innocence, A pardon based on innocence granted by the Governor upon the written recommendation of a majority of the Board. 
parole, The discretionary and conditional release of an eligible offender sentenced to the T D C J, C I D to serve the remainder of the sentence under the supervision of the T D C J Parole Division.
Parole Guidelines, Parole Guidelines consist of a Risk Assessment Instrument that weighs both static and dynamic factors associated with the offender’s record, and an offense severity score based on the most severe offense. The guidelines are not automatic nor are the guideline levels presumptive as to whether an offender will be paroled. When the circumstances of an individual case merits, the Board Members and Parole Commissioners retain the discretion to vote outside the guidelines.
Parole in Absentia, P I A, The release of an offender, eligible for parole or mandatory supervision, serving a Texas sentence in an institution other than Texas state prison. Example, an out of state prison, federal facility, or municipal or county jail.
Parole Panel, A three member panel consisting of at least one Board Member and any combination of Board Members and Parole Commissioners.
P I A, See Parole in Absentia.
P P T, See Pre-Parole Transfer Facility.

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Pre-Parole Transfer, P P T, Facility, A secure, community based pre-parole facility used for housing offenders who are nearing their mandatory supervision release date or have been given an F I 4 approval vote. Offenders may be transferred to a P P T facility pursuant to the recommendation of a parole panel or at the discretion of the T D C J Parole Division after appropriate screening. Those offenders who successfully complete the pre-parole program are released to parole or mandatory supervision upon reaching their specified release date.
Probation, The system under which certain offenders serve their sentences in the community rather than in prison. See Community Justice Assistance Division.
Release to Mandatory Supervision, R M S, A decision by a parole panel to release an offender to mandatory supervision under the provisions of H B 14 33, discretionary mandatory supervision law.
Reprieve, A delay of or temporary suspension of punishment. Offenders who are terminally ill or require medical treatment unavailable within T D C J but are ineligible for M R I S may seek an emergency medical reprieve. Offenders may also seek a family medical reprieve to attend to critically ill relatives. As with other forms of clemency, a written recommendation from a majority of the Board and a final decision from the Governor are necessary for granting of a reprieve. When the time allowed on reprieve has elapsed, the offender must return to prison unless an additional reprieve is granted. Emergency reprieve requests to attend funerals or visit critically ill relatives are not handled through the executive clemency process, since prison officials have the authority to grant eligible offenders short-term furloughs for such special situations. In death penalty cases, the Governor may grant a reprieve for any period of time, in 30 day increments, upon recommendation of a majority of the Board. Under the Texas Constitution, the governor has the power to grant a one time, 30 day reprieve without the recommendation of the Board.
Restoration of Civil Rights, A form of pardon that restores all civil rights under the laws of this state that an offender forfeits when convicted of a federal offense, except as specifically provided in the certificate of restoration, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, section 48 point 05, Restoration of Civil Rights. An offender may apply for restoration of civil rights after they have completed their sentence, if they were convicted three or more years before the date of application, and if they have no other conviction under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States.
Revocation, A parole panel decision to return an offender to the custody of the T D C J, C I D because the offender has violated the terms or conditions of release, committed a new crime, or both.
R M S, See Release to Mandatory Supervision.
S A, See Serve All.
S A F P F, See Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility.
Senate Bill 45, S B 45, The law passed during the seventy fourth Legislature that requires a two thirds affirmative vote of the Board Members to parole offenders with certain capital felony and sex offense convictions.
Senate Bill 8 80, S B 8 80, The law passed during the seventy eighty Legislature that reduced the hearing process for certain parole violators from 60 to 41 days and became effective January 1, 2004.
Serve All, S A, A Serve All vote means an offender is denied parole and that no further parole reviews will be scheduled on the current sentence. In no event, shall a serve all be utilized if the offender’s projected release date is greater than five years for offenders serving sentences listed in Government Code 5 0 8 point 1 49, a, or, greater than one year for offenders not serving sentences under that section.

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Sex Offender, A classification applied to offenders who have been sentenced for a sexual offense, have previously been convicted of an offense involving sexually deviant behavior, have displayed sexually deviant behavior in the commission of any offense, or, have admitted sexually deviant behavior. Also refers to the offender who has had a previous period of supervision revoked due to a technical violation that involved sexually deviant or offensive behavior without a legal conviction or an admission on the part of the offender.
S I S P, See Super Intensive Supervision Program.
State Jail Division, The division of T D C J that provides community oriented, cost effective incarceration and rehabilitation for offenders, who commit certain low level, non-violent property and drug offenses, known as state jail offenses. Parole panels do not make any release decisions affecting state jail offenders.
Subpoena, A process to cause a witness to appear and give testimony or to provide documents at a hearing.
Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility, S A F P F, A secure chemical dependence treatment facility under contract with the T D C J for non-violent offenders. An offender may be placed in a SAFPF by a parole panel as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision following a hearing.
Summons, A written notification to be served to an offender not in custody to appear at a hearing to answer to alleged supervision rule violations.
Super Intensive Supervision Program, S I S P, The highest level of supervision and offender accountability, created by the seventy fifty Legislature for potentially dangerous offenders released on parole or mandatory supervision. The program was implemented by the T D C J Parole Division September 1, 1997, and provides the most stringent supervision of non-incarcerated offenders in the state’s history.
Technical Violation, A violation of one or more of the rules of parole or mandatory supervision, not including commission of a new criminal offense. This is also known as an administrative violation.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, T D C J, An umbrella agency that includes the Community Justice Assistance Division, the Correctional Institutions Division, and the Parole Division.
Transitional Treatment Center. T T C, The aftercare component of the treatment program for offenders from the I P T C and S A F P F. This program lasts for three months and is followed by an additional twelve months of outpatient care. Specialized officers trained in substance abuse supervise offenders in the T T C. 

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