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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) When an inmate is discharged or is released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the department shall provide the inmate with:
(1) suitable civilian clothing;
(2) money held in the inmate's trust account by the director;
(3) cash, in an amount and in the manner described by Subsection (b); and
(4) a personal identification certificate obtained under Section 501.0165, if available.
(b) When an inmate is released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, the inmate is entitled to receive $100 from the department and transportation at the expense of the department to the location at which the inmate is required to report to a parole officer by the pardons and paroles division. The inmate shall receive $50 on his release from the institution and $50 on initially reporting to a parole officer at the location at which the inmate is required to report to a parole officer. If an inmate is released and is not required by the pardons and paroles division to report to a parole officer or is authorized by the pardons and paroles division to report to a location outside this state, the department shall provide the inmate with $100 and, at the expense of the department, transportation to:
(1) the location of the inmate's residence, if the residence is in this state; or
(2) a transit point determined appropriate by the department, if the inmate's residence is outside this state or the inmate is required by the pardons and paroles division to report to a location outside this state.
(c) The department may spend not more than $200 to defray the costs of transportation or other expenses related to the burial of an inmate who dies while confined in a facility operated by the institutional division.
(d) The director of the institutional division shall provide the comptroller with funds sufficient to maintain not less than $100,000 in a bank or banks in Huntsville, Texas, for the purpose of making prompt payments to inmates required by Subsection (b). Funds maintained in a bank under this subsection must be secured by bonds or other securities approved by the attorney general.
(e) A bank that maintains funds described by Subsection (b) shall make a weekly report to the comptroller on the condition of the funds.
(f) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to an inmate who on discharge or release on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon is transferred from the custody of the institutional division to a state jail felony facility or who is subject to a felony detainer and is released to the custody of another jurisdiction.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 501.015. Providing Discharged or Released Inmate with Clothing and Money; Burial Expenses - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-501-015/
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