House Committee on Security and Sanctions - 67th R.S. (1981)

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.
Supporting documents
Committee: House Security and Sanctions
Title: Reference Information for Interim Meeting of the House Committee on Security and Sanctions, February 2, 1982
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1801.9 SE26 67
Session: 67th R.S. (1981)
Online version: View document [17 pages]
Committee: House Security and Sanctions
Title: Notice of Public Hearing, Subcommittee on Adult Probation
Library Catalog Title: Minutes
Library Call Number: L1801.9 SE26 67
Session: 67th R.S. (1981)
Online version: View document [1 pages]

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