Prisoners serving state prison sentences for Texas crimes and prisoners whose administrative release status has been revoked who are not in the actual physical custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice--Institutional Division are subject to the parole review process as set out in this chapter and title, generally, in accord with the following.
- (1) Parole in absentia processing is initiated by the assigned Institutional Division staff upon referral from the county of conviction when all necessary pen packet documents have been compiled and presented to the Institutional Division.
- (2) Prior to consideration for parole by the parole panel, the inmate may be interviewed by a representative of the Institutional Division for the purpose of obtaining a parole release plan and completion of a parole in absentia summary in order that the parole panel may make an informed decision concerning parole release suitability (§145.12 of this title (relating to Action upon Review) and §145.16 of this title (relating to Action upon Review of Additional Information)).
- (3) A prisoner released to parole in absentia or mandatory supervision on a Texas felony sentence shall, after release, be treated the same as a prisoner released on parole or mandatory supervision directly from the TDCJ-Institutional Division. Such administrative releasees are subject to revocation for violation of the terms and conditions of their release pursuant to the provisions and procedures of this chapter and title relating to the revocation of administrative release (§§145.41-145.55 of this title (relating to Parole and Mandatory Supervision and Executive Clemency)).
Source Note:The provisions of this §145.21 adopted to be effective July 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 4757.