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4 Document(s) [ Subject: Halfway houses ]
| Committee: | House Law Enforcement | |
| Title: | Interim report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the Speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 69th Legislature : report / of the Committee on Law Enforcement, House of Representatives, State of Texas, 68th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Alternatives to incarceration | Halfway houses | Juvenile crime | Juvenile justice system | Pardons and Paroles, Texas Board of | Parole | Penalties and sentences (Criminal justice) | Probation | Restorative justice | Rural issues | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.68 l41 | |
| Session: | 68th R.S. (1983) | |
| Online version: | View report [56 pages File size: 1,216 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | To have oversight of the pre-parole program. | |
| 2. | To have oversight of the restitution center program. | |
| 3. | To monitor activities of the Board of Pardons and Paroles including rate of paroles and rate of releases under mandatory supervision. | |
| 4. | To study alternatives to the current system with respect to 15 and 16 year old juveniles who commit serious felonies. | |
| 5. | To study judicial sentencing and advisory sentencing guidelines. | |
| 6. | To study rural law enforcement problems. | |
| 7. | To study problems created for area residents in and around halfway houses which receive contractual monies from the budget of the Texas Department of Corrections and recommend. | |
| Committee: | House Security and Sanctions | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 68th Legislature : report of the / Committee on Security and Sanctions, Texas House of Representatives, 67the Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Adult Probation Commission | Alternatives to incarceration | Corrections, Texas Department of | Halfway houses | Inmates | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Juvenile Probation Commission, Texas | Municipal jails | Pardons and Paroles, Texas Board of | Parole | Prison labor | Prison population | Probation | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.67 se26 | |
| Session: | 67th R.S. (1981) | |
| Online version: | View report [92 pages File size: 2,508 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Monitor the implementation of the statewide juvenile probation system as authorized by HB 1704, 67th R.S.. | |
| 2. | Monitor the Adult Probation Commission in regard to the effectiveness of pre-sentence investigations to divert people from the Texas Department of Corrections. | |
| 3. | Monitor the organizational changes in the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the creation of new halfway houses as authorized by SB 125, 67th R.S.. | |
| 4. | Investigate overcrowding in the Texas Department of Corrections and examine alternatives for relieving this condition. | |
| 5. | Examine the feasibility of paying a wage to inmates for the work they perform at the Texas Department of Corrections. | |
| 6. | Study the feasibility of placing city jails under the authority of the Texas Jail Standards Commission and/or abolishing the Commission. | |
| 7. | Evaluate present rules, regulations, and statutes regarding the parole process. | |
| Committee: | Senate Jurisprudence | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report to the Senate of the 66th Legislature of Texas on Interim Studies / by the Jurisprudence Committee of the Texas Senate. | |
| Subjects: | Alternatives to incarceration | Courts | Damage awards | Halfway houses | Liability | Peace officers | Police misconduct | Police officers | Railroad crossings | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.65 j979r | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Online version: | View report [122 pages File size: 4,327 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the advisability of establishing community-based programs and facilities in this state as an additional alternative to incarceration in the state prison. | |
| 2. | Study, assess, and evaluate the dangers posed by railroad grade crossings. | |
| 3. | Conduct a study of product safety and liability problems in the State of Texas. | |
| 4. | Study the court administration in Texas. Recommend ways to make the court system more efficient and effective. * | |
| 5. | Study the adequacy of current laws to prevent the abuse of power by peace officers. * | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Senate Jurisprudence | |
| Title: | Miscellaneous Bills in Committee | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1803.9 J979 65 | |
| Session: | 65th R.S. (1977) | |
| Online version: | View document [8 pages] | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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