Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
Subtitle G. CORRECTIONS |
Chapter 508. PAROLE AND MANDATORY SUPERVISION |
Subchapter E. PAROLE AND MANDATORY SUPERVISION; RELEASE PROCEDURES |
Sec. 508.147. RELEASE TO MANDATORY SUPERVISION
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(a) Except as provided by Section 508.149, a parole panel shall order the release of an inmate who is not on parole to mandatory supervision when the actual calendar time the inmate has served plus any accrued good conduct time equals the term to which the inmate was sentenced.
(b) An inmate released to mandatory supervision is considered to be released on parole.
(c) To the extent practicable, arrangements for the inmate's proper employment, maintenance, and care must be made before the inmate's release to mandatory supervision.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.