Case Information
*1 II OFFICE OF THE A’ITORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
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"If aatual flat tlma senrd is more than 10 years end 1088 then 20 pars e 75.00 “it aotuel flat tlme served is s100.00 over 20 years Tn eddItIo3 to the pa9zaent11 shown abom, primmer ehcill also rocelve the preeorlbed clothlnu for zelaeee on diroherge.
*in cot-.putlq an lnmtO*B flat t&c43 or tina uotccilly served, you shaul& fl@;uro rraa lm wcm oentenoed, and not fron the date he wea received at the penIteatIer9. *Ifhen a prl6ooaer reoolves a Condltlonal Pardon or Parole, regmdleor of when he 1s released fzpn custody, he Ie to zsoelro l pay- neat or $5.00, raiLroad tare rraa; the point of re4lcaeo to plnct! ci ~convlotlon ena the preecrlb- ed olotfiing.
*%here 8 Candl t lw& Par&u or Per010 has boen revoklrrd aad the prisoner is returned to prison ta serve h%a ~ntenae, the to be amount paid hia upon dlsahar~ ehell be, (LO ahown above, baaed on the actual flat tlm froxc the date of his ap?rehemlon after revooatlon of olsa~ency to the date of discharge. The time served prior to i?eOelYlng the Condltlonal Z'ardon or Parole connot be 00n6leer0e es ohe prisoner wan paid et t&se of his releeee, the stetutory allow- en80 of 85.00, reilroed tare from point of re- lease to plea8 of oonolotitxi nne provided with the pnsoribe0 clothing. Xed tb oleaonoy (punt- ed not been violated end the prisoner reaolned out or prleon until he wae finally eIaoherfg3e, ;;e;rthar psymmt would bare been wade by the .
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When 0 p&toner Is granted a reprieve, xqardleso of the length of time it aofars, no peymc_at of en9 nature 1s due hisa, and neither *3 is there any statutory requlre=eat for cloth- ing to be furnlehed.
wmae on extension of e reprieve not be granted, or the reprieve is revoked and the IE- rant8 retwn0e to prison to fmrve the renaineer of his sentence, the oontlnulty of tins soned la not ocnsi8c~ree broken by the reprieve, and in Uetarzlnlnp, the amount to be paid upon dls- oharge, you should add the tlum served before and after th.s ropriove an& pay imate in aoooreance with the aohedule on the preoeelag pair;8 for flat tlm 60tually s0rveQ. The t&e served before tho reprieve should be oounted In this aiiue aa the prleoner was not given anything whon he wua roleeeed on reprlevo.
Where a reprieve 1s revoked, the prlaoner will not receive credit on hS6 sentenoe for the tlae he wu8 rcloaese on the reprieve, and hle ornelt on the mcutenoe will 8top with the date of his role&so on the roprleve.
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*lChen e prlucner esonpea, 1s reoeptureU and returned to prison to oomplete his sentenoe, amount due him at data of dleohar~ should be orrlred at in the 8am manor as lf h? was re- loaeod on a wprlsteI that 18, l.n doternrlniq flat time before and after the eno+pe, add them toGether and then pay the fmounte in the seheenls on pq6 1 for aotual flttt.‘time’ served. AII 1x1 the uase et reprieves, the flat ttie before the date of e8oape should be oounted in arrl91w at total flat time nerved, as the prisoner mm not clven amhlag when he esoapetl.
=ln all of the above oases, the prisoner 5s entitled to withdraw en9 fun&s he ~a9 have on deposit in the offloe or the SarQen or Semi Eanagar upon his belng released."
you+ attent:on is dimm3e to Article 6166z(1) l?evleed Civil Statutes of Texas, nhioh statute governs the *4 Hon. 0. z. 3. P,lUngabn, Togo 4
payments on dlaohar berdon a8 est forth In TaT%:: fu1r your above quo e
*non a prImnor Is entitled to a din- charEc trola prI800, he or ehe abell be fur- nished with II written or printed discharge fro= snnegtw, with seol atilred, eI@ed by thr CCUL- oear, glvlng prisoner98 naas, ol oentenoe, fmm what County sentenced, enount or oaxautn- tlon rooelvod, it any, the trade ho hen learnad, ir CDJ, hie pmmion0y in 8a38, end auoh des- oription 60 say be praotlaable. Suah tliaoberg- ad pemtm shall be turnlshod with a daoent out- fit of oitlzen’r olothing of good qunlity and aad when a per- end two suit8 OS unaem4ar; fit, aon and/or oonvlot eotuelly serves over one year, he shall mcnive Fifty Dollar8 ($50.00) IO mney in vCdItIon to any Eoney held to his or her are- &it, provided that it e poraon end/or oonviot doea not sotually mrve one year Slat tine he shall not reoelve Piftp Sllera (fMO.00); &ut in llou thereef (L pcrrron 6erviag leara than one year satual the ahall reoelve ‘ik@nty-five Dol- lam (&F&O) in money ti addition to any money held to his or her oredit and a aeoent outfit ai oitIeea*o olothlng ot geoQ quellty and fit and two ouits ai underwear, pmldod that lf the natusl time rrorvdl exoebds ton (10) yeero, the mm of money &ml1 bs Seventj-iIve fkllara
end ii the aatuol time served exceed8 tho mm of rboney ehall be One h) years Eumlrod Dolles (8100.00). Aa far (LB my be praatloeblo the l’riaon Ibard ray authorize a are&ion of e Eureeu for tho purpose of plaoing in oonneotion rIth ~cploy- di6aharged priSoaera met&, provided ouah will not be extra expense to the YrIeon 3yat(h.g
Artiole 6603(10), Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 8eot:oa on OOnait~0d ~4tion or wrole e8 mt governing forth in year aInn4 quotail lottar-Pi,48 iollovm~
“Upon the discharge OS eny prisoner upon parole, either under pro1ioion4 of tblo Aet, or throw exoroieo by the ~vemor *5 t?OD. 0. .', R. "lllD~8oa, Pap 5
o r l xeoutive olemnoy, independent ol t: ia Aot, ruob prr8cn 80 percled, shall be rur-Asked by prcpar of~losrs of the State Ptlaon Fonrd nit3 mob olotblnt PS Is usually furnlsbed to prlronara upon disohargs rroa prircn la thI8 State togathrr -; ith e railroad non-transferable tlokrt rron t!m plaoe cr l;ir dl6aha?gs to the plaoe or his aonvSatIoD and 8entenae, am? In addltloa thereto 8m or t5.09.a
AD opinion sddraeseb to 0. 2. 6. Ellingron by foe i7. Alrup, Of Tantarp 6, lQS6, ocntained. In YOlme &69, letter opi~icns of Attorney Gaceral, pe6c 877, holda less than one year and yes that where a aonvlat served relaaaed on E oondltioaal pardon1 and theraafier, was arrested and tuned another period of less than air month8 l rtsr havlag vlolated t&a ocwl!rlons or his pardon, upon hi8 rubsequent disotiarge, ha 1s entitled to oDly $gS.OO tOr haring rtrwd lass than OIL@ yea:, the oonstruotlon be- ing that the bgislsture intmd6d the aoovlot should 8arve ocnaaautlva tlae, 1~ o:der to x-aoalva the payments sat forth in hrtlale 61862(l), 3evi8ed Clvll 6totutae ot Texnr, Also, tbti de~artaicnt gives the additions1 reason for the hOldiBg in the alove opinion that the ocnviot 0111 have reaeived tTtc btnetit 8st tcrth In’Article 6eOS(lO), Sevired Cl011 Statutes Of Texas, above puottd, upon his raleaae on 4 ooaditional Bprdon.
The l ubstanoa o? the C&varnor~s proalaiaation granting aleaenoy oontrolr its 0rre0t re~nPtilta8 oi the Be&la by ahleh it is designated. rr Part6 Elaak,. 69 s':i tad 828.
It would 844~5 that Artiale 619G o? Title log, R0lh.a Civil T;tDtutsr of Terss, a8 8et rortfi ID rroo3pIled Volwio 19 of ?awnon'r Aanotatrd Clvll Statutes ct Texar, would have aoze roroe and etttot with ruferanoe to the dlaoharge of eonvlota. UO~?:ever, l uoh is not true in hat.
At regular aasnion of the 40th Lsylslature, Zcuse El11 59 ot.Cbeptdr El&, repealed all of Title 109, 3evIsed Clrtl Statute8 of Texas, cxceat article 62OoJ. Thereafter, at the tirrt oalled session of the 41st Leglslsturt, 3mate Bill Ea. 85, Se&loo '1, prcvldad en l swlmsnt of Artiah 6196, ?avlsod Clvll Statute8 of Texas. The passage OS Senate El11 83 dld not make an lnde endeat aat, but plaln- ly stats8 an lnfeot!oa to saend Art s : ole FlQ6, and sfnae *6 Your attonticn 3s direotad to that portion af
your nosaa~a whioh relatee: -Zn oarputlng nn lnmte*s flat or the t:r.e autually Berned, you ohould rlp,ure rror: he mu senteaoed and not frcrr the data 5.0 WE moetoed at die penitentiury.*
?hlie stntcmnt In correat wlisrs the inmite ao- eepte hls 89nteR00 en UpJWtll. :ihnrt the Imate UithOUt renaimtl in jail or was ia tho ponltcatiary Curi% tls appeal, hlr tlxo DoEins to run cn thr dote of tho ~Sabdr,tc. There tha lnmte is at lar.go on bond or reco~niztmoe lend- ing appeal hla tlm begins to run won hi6 arroet ead the exeoution ot m oomftmont iamed by the trial oourt upon receipt oi nnndate. Art. 77fi, Cods of Cxldnal Frocedura at Texan. is our opinion thnt ycur 3etter cor$eotly It
ateteo the paysaonta due ooavlots when blaohnr@ or re- loam34 on olemsncy. The Hatenents in your letter an4 the reoitatfona of oplnlona as rret forth herein are hereby adoptod,
Bolftwint, this to anawor yaui inquiry, we ure Very truly prmro