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5 Document(s) [ Subject: Ruiz lawsuit ]

• Committee:

  House Corrections, 76th R.S. (1999)

  Title:

  Interim Report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Medically recommended intensive supervision | Parole | Ruiz lawsuit |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.76 c817

  Description:

  [27 pages  File size: 64 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study all aspects of special needs parole, including identification and eligibility criteria, cost-effectiveness, and timeliness and efficiency of the referral process.
  2. Assess the effectiveness of previous legislative and administrative initiatives relating to problems associated with parole violators (blue-warrant inmates) in county jails.
  3. Conduct active oversight of the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including monitoring any developments related to the Ruiz litigation.

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• Committee:

  Senate Criminal Justice, Interim, 72nd R.S. (1991)

  Title:

  Interim report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  County jails | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Drug rehabilitation programs | Family violence | Inmate rehabilitation | Medically recommended intensive supervision | Money laundering | Parole | Prison construction | Prison population | Prison reform | Probation | Public Safety, Texas Department of | Ruiz lawsuit | Searches and seizures | Stalking |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.72 c868s

  Description:

  [270 pages  File size: 13,790 kb]

  Charges:

  1. The Committee shall monitor the construction and location of additional prison beds authorized by HB 93, 72nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session.
  2. The Committee shall study and monitor the use of funds appropriated for the prison and criminal justice system.
  3. The Committee shall study and monitor the progress and impact of jail litigation in cooperation with the Attorney General's Office, including but not limited to HB 93, 72nd Legislature, 2nd Called Session.
  4. The Committee shall monitor and oversee legislation enacted during the 72nd Regular and Special Called Sessions that was considered by the Standing Committee on Criminal Justice including legislative mandates, all Performance Audit Review Recommendations, adopted or otherwise, and any agency-initiated changes. The Committee shall determine whether the programs that are the focus of study are functioning as planned.
  5. The Committee shall monitor implementation of sunset legislation.

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• Committee:

  House Law Enforcement, 69th R.S. (1985)

  Title:

  Interim Report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Correctional officer shortages | Correctional officers | Corrections, Texas Department of | Good-conduct time | Inmates with intellectual disabilities | Juvenile crime | Mentally Retarded Offender Program | Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice) | Prison construction | Privately-operated prisons | Ruiz lawsuit | State employee turnover |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.69 l41

  Description:

  [63 pages  File size: 2,201 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study alternative means of meeting the program needs of the mentally handicapped offenders incarcerated in Texas prisons in conjunction with the Criminal Justice Policy Council.
  2. Study the problem of morale and employee turnover at the Department of Corrections and the fiscal impact of this situation on the State.
  3. Conduct monthly monitoring of the Department of Corrections construction division including new construction and renovation contracts for Ruiz litigation; oversight of contract award process; identification and reporting of cost-overruns and inconsistencies in management reporting of projects.
  4. Study the feasibility of private corrections systems in meeting the criminal justice needs of Texas including an analysis of the financial incentives for private investors in relation to the legal liability for the State and an analysis of private corrections products for practicality and cost effectiveness, in conjunction with the Appropriations Committee.
  5. Study the impact of the Ruiz settlement on production and harvesting of Department of Corrections agriculture crops.
  6. Monitor the percentage of crime committed in Texas that is attributed to juveniles.
  7. Study the impact of flat time on the violence and work stoppage at the Department of Corrections in conjunction with the percentage of inmates serving flat time sentences.

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• Committee:

  Senate State Affairs, 67th R.S. (1981)

  Title:

  Interim Report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Alternatives to incarceration | Prison population | Prison reform | Ruiz lawsuit |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.67 l521

  Description:

  [73 pages  File size: 2,440 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study legislative options for responding to crowding in Texas prisons. *

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• Committee:

  House Security and Sanctions, 66th R.S. (1979)

  Title:

  Interim Report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  County jails | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Municipal jails | Ruiz lawsuit |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.66 se26

  Description:

  [59 pages  File size: 2,151 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study issues associated with jail standards and conditions in Texas, including the operation and accomplishments of the Jail Standards Commission, the impact of Ruiz v. Estelle on county jails, possible future legal challenges, and issues for rural county jails. *

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* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.