Employee Resources TDCJ Intranet Contact Us Información en Español

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Policies - Parole Division

Chapter 1: Administration

Section 1: General
Section 2: Conduct and Responsibility
Section 3: Administrative Accountability

Chapter 2: Pre-Release Processes

Section 1: Case Processing
Section 2: Case Analysis
Section 4: Release Process

Chapter 3: Supervision

Section 1: New Arrival Process
Section 2: General Case Management
Section 3: Project RIO (Releasee Employment Program)
Section 4: Project COPE (Releasee Education Program)
Section 5: Intensive Supervision/Electronic Monitoring Programs
Section 6: Sex Offender Program
Section 7: Special Needs Offenders
Section 8: Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Section 9: Parole and Mandatory Facility Program (Halfway House)
Section 10: Interstate Compact
Section 11: Community Service Program
Section 12: Volunteer Service Programs
Section 13: District Reentry Centers
Section 14: Texas Youth Commission (TYC) Offenders
Section 15: Super-Intensive Supervision Program

Introduction: Organizational Structure (In Hard Copy Manual)

Chapter 1: Administration

Section 1: General

Policy Number	Date	Description
1.1.1	08/31/11	Parole Division Training Standards
1.1.2	08/16/05	Intermediate Weapons (OC)
1.1.3	11/07/05	Parole Division Policy Guidelines
1.1.4	09/01/07	Report to the LBB Pursuant to Texas Government Code Chapter 508.1142
1.1.5	08/16/05	Standards for Use of Force
1.1.7		Deleted 05/05/2012
		Questions and Answers for Parole Officers and Salary Rate Reference Sheets
1.1.8	11/04/11	Public Concern and Offender Release/Supervision
1.1.9	09/01/09	Programs and Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons Who are Discharged
1.1.10	01/30/13	Parole Officer Firearms Guidelines-Basic Firearm Orientation
1.1.11	01/22/13	Safety Management
1.1.12	10/01/97	Vehicle Usage Guidelines
1.1.15	09/01/00	Travel Policy "Superseded by 1.3.4 Travel Policy dated 08-12-10
1.1.16	08/25/00	Parole Division In-Service Training Request
1.1.20	04/09/09	Institutional Parole Officer Training Guidelines
1.1.21	05/16/12	District Office Visitor's Logs

Section 2: Conduct and Responsibility

Policy Number	Date	Description
1.2.1	01/31/07	Release of Information/Confidentiality
1.2.2	07/14/97	Conflict of Interest
1.2.3		Deleted 05/29/2012
1.2.4	07/03/08	Management of Substance Abuse Treatment Information and Records
1.2.5	12/27/12	Quarterly Report on Registration
1.2.6	07/21/05	Offender Pat-Down, Strip-Down, and Plain View Search
1.2.9	06/22/05	Safe Prisons Program
1.2.10	03/16/00	Office Arrest Procedures
1.2.11	08/16/05	Victim-Offender Mediation/Dialogue

Section 3: Administrative Accountability

Policy Number	Date	Description
1.3.1	05/01/05	Work Hours
1.3.3	12/19/12	Quality Review (QR)
1.3.4	10/09/12	Travel Policy
1.3.13	05/16/05	Oversight Responsibilities of Regional Management for Parole Officer Duties
1.3.16	09/13/11	Parole Division Internal Review Process

Chapter 2: Pre-Release Processes

Section 1: Case Processing

Policy Number	Date	Description
2.1.1	03/08/00	File Folder Composition
2.1.2	03/08/00	Weekly Casepull List (TDCJ Institutional Division Offenders)
2.1.3	03/08/00	Preparation for Case Files for Parole Board Review
2.1.4	03/08/00	Sorting Board Voted Cases
2.1.5		Deleted 05/22/2012
2.1.6	11/21/12	Processing Mail, File Material, Parole Files, and Other Correspondence
2.1.7		Deleted 05/18/2012
2.1.8	12/13/06	Fee Affidavits and Registration of Attorneys
2.1.9	03/08/00	File Holding
2.1.10	03/08/00	Central Office Tracking and Scanning of File Folders
2.1.11	07/25/97	Pre-Release (Placement) Investigation
2.1.12	03/08/00	Releasee Returns with Prior Convictions
2.1.13	12/03/12	Case File Material Processing for Release
2.1.14	03/08/00	Institutional Parole Office Mandatory Supervision Release Processing
2.1.15	09/01/11	Notice to Trial Officials/Notice to County of Release.
2.1.16	03/08/00	State Identification Numbers and Parole In Absentia
2.1.17	05/29/97	PIA Inmate Death and Notification of Victim Services
2.1.18	03/10/08	Developing Alternate Housing Resources
2.1.19		Deleted 05/18/2012
2.1.20	09/01/11	Temporary Housing Assistance Program (THAP)

Section 2: Case Analysis

Policy Number	Date	Description
2.2.1		Deleted 05/18/2012
2.2.2	03/08/00	Mandatory Release in Absentia
2.2.3	07/23/97	In-Prison Therapeutic Community (IPTC)
2.2.4		Deleted 05/26/2012
2.2.5	08/22/06	Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision
2.2.6	09/01/09	Super-Intensive Supervision Program Referral Process
2.2.7		Deleted 05/18/2012
2.2.8		Deleted 05/18/2012
2.2.10	05/29/97	Federal Witness Security Protection Program
2.2.11		Deleted 05/18/2012
2.2.14	08/18/97	Case File Material Distribution for Inmates Transferred to a Pre-Parole Transfer Facility
2.2.15		Deleted 06/27/2012
2.2.16	10/08/97	Facility Placement Notification and Cancellation
2.2.17	03/08/00	Issuing Parole and Mandatory Release Certificates
2.2.19	03/08/00	Release of Offenders After Pre-Revocation Warrant Withdrawal
2.2.24		Deleted 05/18/2012
2.2.25	09/01/11	Imposing Mandatory Special Conditions
2.2.26	01/08/98	Discretionary Mandatory Supervision Release
2.2.27	09/02/10	Special Procedures for Gang Members
2.2.28	08/25/99	Rehabilitation Tier Program Parole Votes

Section 4: Release Process

Policy Number	Date	Description
2.4.1	04/18/11	Release From the Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
2.4.2	11/07/08	Processing Releasees From Detention Facilities Other than TDCJ-CID
2.4.5	1/23/13	Ineligible Release

Chapter 3: Supervision

Section 1: New Arrival Process

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.1.1	12/8/12	Initial Interview
3.1.2	12/06/12	Release Payment ("Gate Money")
3.1.4	03/20/06	Residency Requirements for Offenders
3.1.5	09/02/05	Travel Permission
3.1.6	12/20/12	Fees/Restitution/Post Secondary Education Reimbursement/Collection
3.1.7		Deleted 05/08/2012
3.1.8	12/05/12	Department of Public Safety (DPS) Inquiry for Criminal History Reports
3.1.9	04/30/07	Personal Identification Card/Driver’s License Requirements for Offenders

Section 2: General Case Management

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.2.1	05/04/07	Case File Organization (District Office)
3.2.2	09/01/09	Offender DNA Specimen Collection in Intermediate Sanction Facilities and Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facilities
3.2.3		Deleted 05/08/2012
3.2.5	07/22/97	Case Classification
3.2.6	08/19/09	Special Conditions Requiring Program Referral
3.2.7	08/16/05	Imposition and Withdrawal of Special Conditions
3.2.8	08/19/09	Contact Standards for Regular Supervision Cases
3.2.9	01/05/06	Detainer Status
3.2.10	01/25/13	Drug and Alcohol Testing Administrative Guidelines
3.2.11	09/14/10	Referrals to Specialized Caseloads
3.2.12	12/10/12	Offender Employment
3.2.13	07/01/05	Case Staffing/Case Conferences
3.2.15	05/16/05	Informant Review Process
3.2.16	08/30/11	Accommodations for Offenders with Disabilities
3.2.17	10/04/12	Transfer Investigations
3.2.18		Deleted 05/08/2012
3.2.19	10/01/05	Death Verification
3.2.20	08/16/05	Offender Discharge
3.2.21	06/01/04	Bus Tokens
3.2.22	07/08/05	District Case File and Document Disposition
3.2.23		Deleted 05/08/2012
3.2.25		Deleted 05/18/2012
3.2.30	06/23/09	Quarterly Report Status, Annual Report Status and Early Release from Supervision
3.2.31	10/09/08	Verification of Offender Activities and Compliance with the Conditions of Supervision
3.2.33	11/26/12	Special Procedures for the District Parole Officer and Office Concerning Gang Members

Section 3: Project RIO (Releasee Employment Program)

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.3.1	08/09/11	Project RIO (Reintegration of Offenders)

Section 4: Project COPE (Releasee Education Program)

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.4.1	11/14/12	Project COPE (Community Opportunity Program in Education)
3.4.2	08/18/97	Superseded by 3.4.1 (09/01/11)
3.4.3	07/25/97	Superseded by 3.4.1 (09/01/11)
3.4.4	09/22/97	Superseded by 3.4.1 (09/01/11)

Section 5: Intensive Supervision/Electronic Monitoring Programs

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.5.1	12/10/08	Electronic Monitoring Program

Section 6: Sex Offender Program

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.6.1	11/16/12	Sex Offender Program Administrative Guidelines
3.6.2	09/01/11	Sex Offender Program Supervision Guidelines
3.6.4	09/01/11	Sex Offender Registration Program
3.6.5	11/07/05	Child Safety Zones
3.6.8	05/31/11	Administrative Guidelines for Imposition of Special Condition "X" for Offenders without a Sex Offense Conviction
3.6.9	11/19/12	Sex Offender Treatment and Polygraph Examination Guidelines
3.6.10	12/04/12	Special Condition "X" Search Guidelines
3.6.11	12/17/12	Civil Commitment Offenders On Supervision

Section 7: Special Needs Offenders

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.7.1	03/14/11	Special Needs Offender Program (SNOP)
3.7.5	08/09/11	Supervision Offenders Admitted to Mental Hospitals or TX Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) State Institutions, and Nursing Home Placement

Section 8: Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.8.1	06/22/11	Therapeutic Community Caseload (TC)-Administrative and Supervision Guidelines
3.8.2	07/15/04	Superseded by 3.8.1 (02/28/11)
3.8.3	07/15/04	Superseded by 3.8.1 (02/28/11)
3.8.23	05/24/00	Substance Abuse Practicum Program Progress
3.8.24	05/24/00	Substance Abuse Clinical Training Institution (CTI) Program Process
3.8.25	12/18/09	Substance Abuse Counseling Program Administrative Guidelines

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

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.9.1	08/12/09	Residential Reentry Center Placement
3.9.5	12/3/12	Residential Reentry Center Outplacement Procedures

Section 10: Interstate Compact

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.10.1	11/08/12	Fingerprinting Interstate Compact Releasees
3.10.3	04/10/08	Interstate Transfer Investigations
3.10.4	04/17/13	Supervision Procedures for Interstate Compact Offenders

Section 11: Community Service Program

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.11.2	01/03/95	Participating Organization Selection
3.11.3	01/08/96	Recruiting
3.11.4	01/08/96	Orientation of the Participating Organization
3.11.5	05/01/96	Agreements with Participating Organizations
3.11.7	07/21/97	Presumptive Time Limit
3.11.8	07/15/97	Offender Orientation
3.11.9	07/25/97	Case Processing
3.11.10	12/08/97	Community Service Statistical Data

Section 12: Volunteer Service Programs

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.12.1	03/16/00	Volunteer Service Program

Section 13: District Reentry Centers

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.13.1	02/28/11	District Reentry Center (DRC) Administrative and Caseload Supervision Guidelines
3.13.2	07/21/11	Victim Impact Panel (VIP) Administrative Guidelines

Section 14: Texas Youth Commission (TYC) Offenders

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.14.1	01/22/99	Transfer of Texas Youth Commission Offenders to the Parole Division

Section 15: Super-Intensive Supervision Program

Policy Number	Date	Description
3.15.1	08/05/11	Super-Intensive Supervision Program (SISP) – Administrative Guidelines
3.15.10	07/01/03	Global Positioning System (GPS) Monitoring

Chapter 4: Violations

Section 1: Reports of Violation

Policy Number	Date	Description
4.1.1	11/14/12	Processing Violations of the Rules and Conditions of Release
4.1.3	01/08/13	Processing Violations of Release After Hours
4.1.4	02/28/06	Agent Cases
4.1.6	10/02/12	NCIC/TCIC/Caution Determination
4.1.7	11/15/12	Extradition of Offenders
4.1.8	10/12/07	Safety Guidelines for After-Dark Investigations

Section 2: Pre-Revocation Process

Policy Number	Date	Description
4.2.1	06/15/11	Pre-Hearing and Hearing Process
4.2.2	11/29/12	Warrant Closure/Return to Supervision
4.2.4	07/14/97	Pre-Revocation Unit
4.2.5	07/30/97	Hearing Continuance Request
4.2.6	03/16/00	Serving Subpoenas

Section 3: Intermediate Sanction Process

Policy Number	Date	Description
4.3.1	03/16/07	Intermediate Sanction Facility (ISF) Criteria
	10/01/05	SAFP Criteria moved to PD/POP 4.3.12
4.3.2	06/03/08	Regional ISF Coordinator
4.3.5		Deleted 12/08/2010
4.3.7	09/05/12	Transfer of Releasees within Intermediate Sanction Facility/Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility (ISF/SAFPF) Programs
4.3.8	12/17/12	Detainers/Bench Warrants
4.3.10	12/23/12	Preparation for Release from Intermediate Sanction Facility/Substance Abuse Felony Punishment Facility
4.3.11	07/21/98	Deleted 12/08/2010
4.3.12	12/27/12	Substance Abuse Felony Punishment (SAFP) Criteria
4.3.13	10/12/07	Deleted 12/08/2010