Tex. Gov't Code Section 501.0971
Provision of Reentry and Reintegration Information to Inmates

(a)

The department shall identify organizations that provide reentry and reintegration resource guides and shall collaborate with those organizations to prepare a resource guide that is to be made available to all inmates. At a minimum, the department shall collaborate with:

(1)

nonprofit entities that specialize in criminal justice issues;

(2)

faith-based organizations; and

(3)

organizations that:

(A)

offer pro bono legal services to inmates; or

(B)

are composed of the families and friends of inmates.

(b)

The department shall make the resource guide available in the Windham School District libraries and in each of the following areas of a correctional facility:

(1)

peer educator classrooms;

(2)

chapels;

(3)

reintegration specialist offices; and

(4)

any area or classroom that is used by the department for the purpose of providing information about reentry to inmates.

(c)

The department shall make available a sufficient number of copies of the resource guide to ensure that each inmate is able to access the resource guide in a timely manner.

(d)

The department shall identify organizations described by Subsection (a) that provide information described by Subsection (e) and shall collaborate with those organizations to compile county-specific information packets for inmates. The department shall, within the 180-day period preceding the date an inmate will discharge the inmate’s sentence or is released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon, provide the inmate with a county-specific information packet for the county that the inmate designates as the inmate’s intended residence.

(e)

At the minimum, a county-specific packet described by Subsection (d) must include, for the applicable county:

(1)

contact information, including telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, physical locations, and mailing addresses, as applicable, of:

(A)

workforce offices, housing options, places of worship, support groups, peer-to-peer counseling groups, and other relevant organizations or agencies as determined by the department and the collaborating organization;

(B)

agencies and organizations that offer emergency assistance, such as food and clothing banks, temporary bus passes, low-cost medical assistance, and overnight and temporary housing; and

(C)

agencies and organizations that offer mental health counseling; and

(2)

information necessary for the inmate to apply for governmental assistance or benefits, including Medicaid, social security benefits, or nutritional assistance programs under Chapter 33 (Nutritional Assistance Programs), Human Resources Code.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 578), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 501.0971 — Provision of Reentry and Reintegration Information to Inmates, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­501.­htm#501.­0971 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

501.001
Discrimination Against Inmates Prohibited 501.002
Assault by Employee on Inmate 501.003
Food 501.004
Clothing 501.005
Literacy Programs 501.006
Emergency Absence 501.007
Inmate Claims for Lost or Damaged Property 501.008
Inmate Grievance System 501.009
Volunteer and Faith-based Organizations 501.010
Visitors 501.011
Zero-tolerance Policy 501.012
Family Liaison Officer 501.013
Materials Used for Arts and Crafts 501.014
Inmate Money 501.015
Providing Discharged or Released Inmate with Clothing and Money 501.016
Discharge or Release Papers 501.017
Cost of Confinement as Claim 501.019
Cost of Confinement as Claim 501.021
Use of Inmates in Training Prohibited 501.022
Infant Care and Parenting 501.023
Information Concerning Foster Care History 501.024
Verification of Inmate Veteran Status 501.025
Veterans Services Coordinator 501.026
Limitation on Certain Searches 501.027
Access to Programs by Female Inmates 501.0051
Receipt of Books by Mail 501.051
Medical Facilities at University of Texas Medical Branch 501.052
Medical Residencies 501.053
Reports of Physician Misconduct 501.054
Aids and Hiv Education 501.055
Report of Inmate Death 501.056
Contract for Care of Inmates with Mental Illness or Intellectual Disability 501.057
Civil Commitment Before Parole 501.058
Compensation of Psychiatrists 501.059
Screening for and Education Concerning Fetal Alcohol Exposure During Pregnancy 501.060
Tuberculosis Screening 501.061
Orchiectomy for Certain Sex Offenders 501.062
Study of Rate of Recidivism Among Sex Offenders 501.063
Inmate Fee for Health Care 501.064
Availability of Correctional Health Care Information to Inmates 501.065
Consent to Medical, Dental, Psychological, and Surgical Treatment 501.066
Restraint of Pregnant Inmate or Defendant 501.067
Availability of Certain Medication 501.068
Mental Health Assessment for Certain Inmates 501.069
Developmentally Disabled Offender Program 501.070
Trauma History Screening 501.071
Access to Telemedicine and Telehealth Services and On-site Medical Care 501.0081
Dispute Resolution: Time-served Credits 501.091
Definitions 501.092
Comprehensive Reentry and Reintegration Plan for Offenders 501.093
Inmates Suffering from Drug or Alcohol Abuse 501.095
Inmates with History of Chronic Unemployment 501.096
Reentry Program for Long-term Inmates 501.097
Reintegration Services 501.098
Reentry Task Force 501.099
Family Unity and Participation 501.101
Programs and Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons Who Are Discharged 501.102
Reentry and Reintegration Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons 501.103
Annual Report 501.111
Temporary Housing 501.112
Mixing Classifications Prohibited 501.113
Triple-celling Prohibited 501.114
Housing Requirements Applicable to Pregnant Inmates 501.131
Definitions 501.132
Application of Sunset Act 501.133
Committee Membership 501.134
Public Member Eligibility 501.135
Membership and Employee Restrictions 501.136
Appointment 501.137
Presiding Officer 501.138
Grounds for Removal 501.139
Meetings 501.140
Training 501.141
Compensation 501.142
Administration 501.143
Division of Responsibilities 501.144
Qualifications and Standards of Conduct Information 501.145
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy 501.146
Managed Health Care Plan 501.147
Powers and Duties of Department 501.148
General Powers and Duties of Committee 501.149
Disease Management Services 501.150
Quality of Care Monitoring by the Department and Health Care Providers 501.151
Complaints 501.152
Public Participation 501.153
Alternative Dispute Resolution 501.154
Use of Technology 501.155
Availability of Correctional Health Care Information to the Public 501.0155
Providing Discharged or Released Inmate with Documentation for Employment 501.156
Student Loan Repayment Assistance 501.0165
State-issued Identification 501.0166
Providing Discharged or Released Inmate with Birth Certificate and Social Security Card 501.171
Definitions 501.172
Appointment of Ombudsperson 501.173
Powers and Duties of Ombudsperson 501.174
Department to Adopt Policy 501.175
Ombudsperson to Make Available to Public Certain Information 501.176
Annual Report 501.177
State Auditor Audits, Investigations, and Access to Information Not Impaired 501.178
Authority of State Auditor to Conduct Timely Audits Not Impaired 501.0215
Educational Programming for Pregnant Inmates 501.0515
Procedures for Transportation of Female Inmates for Medical Care 501.0551
Anatomical Gifts 501.0665
Certain Invasive Searches Prohibited 501.0666
Nutrition Requirements for Pregnant Inmates 501.0667
Inmate Postpartum Recovery Requirements 501.0668
Duties Following Miscarriage or Physical or Sexual Assault of Pregnant Inmate 501.0675
Provision of Feminine Hygiene Products 501.0921
Risk and Needs Assessment Instrument 501.0931
In-prison Therapeutic Communities 501.0971
Provision of Reentry and Reintegration Information to Inmates 501.1471
Report 501.1485
Corrections Medication Aides
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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