Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 11. PUBLIC SAFETY |
Subtitle B. COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY |
Chapter 351. COUNTY JAILS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT |
Subchapter H. COUNTY CORRECTIONAL CENTERS |
Sec. 351.183. PROGRAMS
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The sheriff, through a county correctional center program, may:
(1) house and provide work programs and counseling for:
(A) persons convicted of misdemeanors and sentenced to a term of confinement in county jail;
(B) persons required as a condition of misdemeanor or felony probation to serve a term of confinement in county jail; or
(C) persons required to serve a term of confinement in county jail as punishment for violation of a condition of misdemeanor or felony probation; or
(2) in cooperation with the community supervision and corrections department serving the county, operate work programs and counseling programs for persons required as a condition of misdemeanor or felony probation to participate in those programs.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.