Corrections
Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the discharge of a prisoner from a county jail. [SB-582]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the discharge of a prisoner from a county jail.
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Relating to the inclusion of an incarcerated person in the population data used for redistricting according to the person's last residence before incarceration. [HB-1215]
[Elections ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Relating to the inclusion of an incarcerated person in the population data used for redistricting according to the person's last residence before incarceration.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility. [SB-556]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates convicted of the offense of continuous trafficking of persons. [SB-541]
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[Human Rights ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates convicted of the offense of continuous trafficking of persons.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Adding definition of correctional employee to the list of persons against whom an assault is a felony [HB-3018]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is add the definition of correctional employee to the list of persons against whom an assault is a felony. The bill also provides that a person incarcerated in the state who commits a crime against one of persons defined in this statute serve consecutive sentences.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Requiring transfer of juvenile to correctional facility or regional jail on age 18 [SB-599]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to require the Division of Juvenile Services to transfer to a correctional facility or regional jail any juvenile in its custody that has been transferred to adult jurisdiction of the circuit court and who reaches his or her eighteenth birthday. The bill requires transfer of juvenile in adult jurisdiction upon reaching eighteen years of age if he or she has either been convicted or is in a pretrial status and directs the Division of Juvenile Services to notify the circuit court of the age of a juvenile reaching the age
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Making PROMISE Scholarship funds available for use at community and technical colleges [HB-2987]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Criminal Justice ]
The purpose of this bill is to make PROMISE Scholarship funds available for use at community and technical colleges; and to provide certain employees of the West Virginia Division of Corrections access to PROMISE Scholarship funding if they maintain a 2.0 grade point average in high school and work for two consecutive years as a correctional officer.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility. [SB-523]
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[Drones ]
[Public Safety ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of operation of unmanned aircraft over correctional facility or critical infrastructure facility.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to eligibility for membership and funding of benefits for certain law enforcement, custodial, and other peace officers. [HB-1163]
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[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Pensions ]
Relating to eligibility for membership and funding of benefits for certain law enforcement, custodial, and other peace officers.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the child safety zone applicable to registered sex offenders and to certain other persons who are released on parole or to mandatory supervision. [HB-1111]
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[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the child safety zone applicable to registered sex offenders and to certain other persons who are released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to salary increase for Regional Jail Authority employees [HB-2947]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to grant a salary increase for Regional Jail Authority employees of $5,000 to be paid over a three-year period.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Relating to deduction from jail sentence for litter cleanup [HB-2938]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to provide for sentence reduction of jail inmates who participate in cleaning up litter.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Including electronic communications to and from inmates with the types of communications that the Division of Corrections currently monitors and may record [HB-2891]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
The purpose of this bill is to add electronic communications to the Division of Corrections existing ability to monitor inmate communications.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to a veterans coordinator for the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [HB-1046]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Relating to a veterans coordinator for the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the review of certain privately operated residential facilities for persons released on parole or to mandatory supervision. [HB-1041]
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[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the review of certain privately operated residential facilities for persons released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. [SB-485]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to the creation of the office of independent oversight ombudsman for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a handgun for county jailers. [HB-980]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Relating to reducing certain fees for a license to carry a handgun for county jailers.
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Texas 85th Legislature Regular Session
Relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water conservation measures. [HB-965]
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[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water conservation measures.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Creating special conditions of parole [SB-538]
[Crime ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Board of Parole to require parolees to engage in alcohol or antagonist drug opioid therapy as a special condition of parole when recommended by the Commissioner of Corrections.
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West Virginia 2017 Regular Session
Establishing that the Division of Corrections is responsible for the costs of housing and maintaining an inmate the day following an inmate’s conviction [HB-2845]
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[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
The purpose of this bill is to establish that the Division of Corrections is responsible for inmate’s housing costs beginning the day after the inmate’s conviction.