House Committee on Corrections - 70th R.S. (1987)

• Title:

  Interim report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Adult Probation Commission | Alternatives to incarceration | Corrections, Texas Department of | County jails | Criminal justice | Electronic monitoring of offenders | Parole | Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice) | Probation |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.70 c817

  Description:

  [39 pages  File size: 1,538 kb]

  Charges:

  1. To study the development of reliable statistics involving the entire criminal justice system capable of tracking individuals throughout all local and state components of the system.
  2. To study shock probation and intensive supervision programs involving electronic monitoring.
  3. To study sentencing practices in Texas and the feasibility of uniform sentencing guidelines for felony offenses with consideration of sentencing factors on the population of TDC and local jails, and on the costs of confinement.
  4. To study areas for establishment of regional correctional facilities.

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