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| Committee: | House County Affairs | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Alternatives to incarceration | Arrest warrants | Border security | County budgets | County employees | County jails | Court costs and fees | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Disease preparedness | Family violence | Fines | Jail population | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Mental health services | Mentally ill inmates | Municipal jails | Municipalities | Operation Lone Star (Border security) | Parole | Prison population | Prisons | Probation | Quarantines | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.87 C832 | |
| Session: | 87th R.S. (2021) | |
| Online version: | View report [31 pages File size: 781 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the existing and anticipated populations in state prisons and city and county jails located near the Texas-Mexico border. Make recommendations for alleviating or addressing any increase or over-crowding that may result as well as any other particularized needs or circumstances that have arisen or could arise as a result of an increase in population in correctional facilities, including, but not limited to, intake capacity, adequacy of facilities and other health and safety considerations. Make recommendations to mitigate any associated costs borne by border counties and municipalities. (Joint charge with Committee on Corrections) | |
| 2. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:
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| 3. | Study statutorily mandated services provided by sheriffs and constables and determine whether fee schedules are set at sufficient levels to allow for cost recovery without placing undue burdens on recipients of those services. | |
| 4. | For individuals in county jails and Texas Department of Criminal Justice facilities, or on community supervision or parole, examine:
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| Committee: | House Corrections | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Corrections, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2010 : a report to the House of Representatives, 82nd Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Alternatives to incarceration | County jails | Juvenile justice system | Juvenile Probation Commission, Texas | Municipal jails | Prison population | Prisoner re-entry | Prisons | Probation | Recidivism | Women inmates | Youth Commission, Texas | Youthful offenders | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.81 C817 | |
| Session: | 81st R.S. (2009) | |
| Online version: | View report [120 pages File size: 1,618 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine implementation of the diversion pilot programs, juvenile case management system, and other policy and funding initiatives to determine whether the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission and the Texas Youth Commission have adhered to legislative directive in implementing these programs, and the impact of these programs on commitments at the Texas Youth Commission. Joint Interim Charge with House Committee on Appropriations | |
| 2. | Study and evaluate the availability and efficiency of community-based corrections supervision and treatment programs and their impact on prison capacity and recidivism rates. Determine whether the supervision and treatment programs have been designed in accordance with evidence-based practices and whether adequate evaluation methods have been incorporated. | |
| 3. | Study current re-entry programs and procedures across the juvenile and adult criminal justice continuum. Make recommendations to ensure that offenders who are released or discharged have the necessary supervision and access to employment, housing, treatment, and other support programs to allow successful entry and integration into the community. Evaluate the working relationship between state agencies facilitating re-entry and make recommendations on how to achieve greater efficiency and cost savings. | |
| 4. | Examine policies and programs designed to identify, divert, and enhance the supervision and treatment of special needs offenders within local jails and state correctional facilities. Recommend changes to address appropriate alternatives to incarceration or institutionalization. | |
| 5. | Review the range of services provided to females in the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems and recommend changes to ensure responsiveness to gender-specific issues. Review should include institutional and community supervision programs and utilization of correctional facilities that house nonadjudicated populations. | |
| 6. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | Senate Criminal Justice | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report to the 82nd Legislature / Senate Committee on Criminal Justice | |
| Subjects: | Alcohol-related deaths | Alternatives to incarceration | Blood alcohol concentration | Child abuse | Child sexual abuse | Community notification of sex offenders | Concealed weapons | Crime laboratories | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | DNA testing | Driving while intoxicated | Forensics | Indigent criminal defense | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Juvenile detention facilities | Juvenile justice system | Juvenile Probation Commission, Texas | Mental health services | Mentally ill inmates | Municipal jails | Prison security | Public Safety, Texas Department of | Recidivism | School discipline | Sex offender registration | State Health Services, Texas Department of | Texas Fair Defense Act | Witnesses | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.81 C868 | |
| Session: | 81st R.S. (2009) | |
| Online version: | View report [115 pages File size: 3,355 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the efficiency and fairness of the current sexual offender registry system and make recommendations to improve the system, if necessary. Study the issue of compliance with the Adam Walsh Act, focusing on the associated costs to the state and the punishment of juveniles. Examine the risk assessment tools used to measure the likelihood of recidivism of sexual predators. | |
| 2. | Review statistics regarding the crime of driving while intoxicated, including accident statistics, alcohol-related deaths and injury, and other impacts on the community. Examine enforcement options used nationwide to deter driving under the influence and make recommendations to reduce the number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities and accidents in Texas. | |
| 3. | Review the performance of the Fair Defense Act and the Task Force on Indigent Defense. Study key outcomes of the law, including: appointment rates in felony and misdemeanor cases; state and county indigent defense expenditures; attorney caseloads; attorney compensation; access to investigators and experts; and overall quality of counsel for the indigent. Examine the Task Force on Indigent Defense's effectiveness in monitoring and enforcing standards and design strategies to improve the delivery of services for indigent defense, including timing of the appointment of counsel, the use of the appointment wheel and the monitoring of workloads and performance of attorneys. | |
| 4. | Study and make recommendations related to municipal jails and other detention facilities that operate without state agency oversight. Identify the number of such facilities and the population detained, as well as best practices for municipal jails. Make recommendations to improve services and consider options for oversight of facilities by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. | |
| 5. | Review the detention of juvenile offenders in local jails, state jails, and Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison units by examining conditions of confinement, including quality of education, mental health treatment and medical services, rehabilitative treatment, and equality of access to services for young female inmates. Review access to administrative and inspector general grievances in TDCJ facilities. Make recommendations for improving the system and reduce recidivism of juvenile offenders. | |
| 6. | Study and make recommendations to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of testing done in Texas forensic laboratories, including DNA and blood/alcohol testing. Assess and make recommendations for improving the capacity of Texas criminal laboratories to process evidence, identify ways to reduce the backlog of DNA evidence processing, identify ways to encourage qualified applicants for crime lab jobs, ensure adequate training for new crime lab technicians, ensure the availability of efficient crime lab processing to all regions of the state, and determine the impact of additional collection requirements on the capacity of Texas crime labs to process evidence. Consider the costs and benefits of creating a statewide crime lab. | |
| 7. | Assess how the Commission on Jail Standards, the Department of Public Safety, the Department of Criminal Justice, and Department of State Health Services are working together to identify defendants with mental health issues, notify magistrates when defendants have been identified and, where appropriate, provide crisis stabilization services to defendants. Monitor legislation passed by the 81st Legislature for mental illness and make recommendations for any needed improvements to improve mental health services and reduce recidivism. | |
| 8. | Study and evaluate the success of juvenile probation pilot programs aimed at community-based diversion of youth from Texas Youth Commission facilities. Make recommendations for needed legislative action and additional programs to increase the number of delinquent youth successfully rehabilitated in their home communities. | |
| 9. | Consider the impact that secondary education school disciplinary laws and policies have on the juvenile justice system and the adult prison system. Recommend changes, if needed, to current law. | |
| 10. | Evaluate the usage of current Texas practices for facilitating the fair and accurate courtroom testimony of children and reducing the trauma associated with testifying, particularly for children who are victims of sexual abuse. Specifically consider recent efforts and trends across the nation to develop best practices, including "court orientation" programs, and ensure that courtrooms are more child friendly and accommodating for young victims to reduce the trauma associated with testifying in court while ensuring that fair and accurate information is solicited from the child as a witness. | |
| 11. | Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, 81st Legislature, Regular and Called Sessions, and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation.
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| Committee: | House Corrections | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Border security | County jails | Criminal justice | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Disciplinary alternative education programs | Inmate rehabilitation | Juvenile justice alternative education programs | Juvenile Probation Commission, Texas | Mentally ill inmates | Mentally ill persons | Municipal jails | Prisoner re-entry | State jail system | Substance abuse | Undocumented immigrants | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.80 C817 | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View report [66 pages File size: 29,320 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Explore the use of technology practices that improve efficiency, safety, and coordination of criminal justice activities on the state, local and county levels. | |
| 2. | Consider new strategies for meeting prisoner reentry challenges in Texas, including the evaluation of programs with documented success. This review should include the availability of housing and occupational barriers. | |
| 3. | Provide a comprehensive analysis and study of the Texas state jail system, including original intent for use, sentencing guidelines, and effectiveness. Develop suggestions for changes and improvements in the state jail system. | |
| 4. | Study the organizational structure of the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission to determine if the current system is effectively and efficiently addressing the needs of the juvenile justice system in conjunction with the sunset review of these agencies. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.) | |
| 5. | Study Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs and Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs, including referral rates, age of students, whether parents have sufficient recourse to challenge a placement, funding, and course requirements. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues.) | |
| 6. | Review and research the availability, coordination, efficiency, and allocation of substance abuse treatment resources for probationers, pretrial defendants, people in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), and parolees. This review should include methods to reduce and improve current assessments, training, and referring protocols and the identification of any barriers that may be impeding all of the above. (Joint Interim Charge wit the House Committee on Appropriations.) | |
| 7. | Study policies and procedures related to illegal immigration and border security of the TDCJ, county probation departments, and local and county jail facilities, and make recommendations to improve coordination with international, federal, state and local authorities. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on County Affairs.) | |
| 8. | Assess the relationship between mental illness and criminal behavior and offer reforms needed to address the proliferation of mental illness in the adult and juvenile justice systems. This review should include an examination of data sharing between criminal justice and health and human services agencies, proper screening, assessments, treatment, discharge planning, post-release supervision, and community services. (Joint Charge with the House Committee on Appropriations.) | |
| 9. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | House County Affairs | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on County Affairs, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2008 : a report to the House of Representatives, 81st Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Border security | County government | County jails | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Extraterritorial jurisdiction | Fireworks | Municipal government | Municipal jails | Undocumented immigrants | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.80 C832 | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View report [41 pages File size: 3,936 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Study the issues surrounding the sale, use, and regulation of fireworks in urbanized, unincorporated parts of the county. | |
| 2. | Examine county procurement statutes to identify areas for increasing efficiency without sacrificing internal controls. | |
| 3. | Study policies and procedures related to illegal immigration and border security of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, county probation departments, and local and county jail facilities, and make recommendations to improve coordination with international, federal, state, and local authorities. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Corrections.) | |
| 4. | Examine recent attempts by municipalities to exert regulatory authority beyond city limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction. Evaluate the current relationship between and possible conflicts related to regulatory authority expressly given to state agencies by the legislature and regulatory authority delegated to home-rule municipalities. (Joint Interim Charge with the House Committee on Land and Resource Management.) | |
| 5. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | Senate Health and Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Subcommittee report on interim studies / the Senate of Texas Subcommittee on Public Health. | |
| Subjects: | At-risk youth | Emergency medical services | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Mentally disabled persons | Municipal jails | Runaway children | Truancy | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.68 h350 | |
| Session: | 68th R.S. (1983) | |
| Online version: | View report [54 pages File size: 1,202 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | The passage of SB 906, 68th R.S., established a basis for mutual aid agreements between cities and counties on the provision of emergency medical services. The Subcommittee will followup on the continued effort to assure emergency medical services access to rural areas of the State, including the adequate provision of healthcare for the poor in rural areas and the accessibility and existence of adequate medical facilities and personnel. | |
| 2. | There has been reported a growing concern of the health standards for city jails and the Subcommittee will undertake an initial assessment of present health standards. | |
| 3. | The Subcommittee will monitor and assess referral services for parents of retarded children who need professional help. | |
| 4. | The Subcommittee will monitor and assess the implementation of SR 83, 68th R.S., to the Texas Department of Human Resources on demonstration projects in violence centers, and the monitoring of the implementation of Runaway Youth Demonstration Project. | |
| 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: | House Security and Sanctions | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | To the speaker and members of the Texas House of Representatives, 67th Legislature : report of the / Committee on Security & Sanctions, Texas House of Representatives, 67th [i.e. 66th] Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | County jails | Jail Standards, Texas Commission on | Municipal jails | Ruiz lawsuit | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.66 se26 | |
| Session: | 66th R.S. (1979) | |
| Online version: | View report [59 pages File size: 2,151 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 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. * | |
* This represents an abstract of the report contents. Charge text is incomplete or unavailable.
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