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Tex. Government Code § 508.118

HALFWAY HOUSES

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Tex. Government Code § 508.118, HALFWAY HOUSES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/655680
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(a) The division, in conjunction with the institutional division, shall use halfway houses to divert from housing in regular units of the institutional division suitable low-risk inmates and other inmates who would benefit from a smoother transition from incarceration to supervised release. (b) Before transferring an inmate to a halfway house, the division shall send to the director of the halfway house all information relating to the inmate that the division determines will aid the halfway house in helping the inmate make a transition from the institutional division to supervised release. (c) The division is responsible for supervising an inmate: (1) for whom a presumptive parole date has been established; and (2) who is transferred into a preparole residence in a halfway house under Subchapter A, Chapter 499.