I've just been thinking about one conversation with my husband last weekend at our visit. It has to do with the shortway discharge or being released under mandatory supervision. He was telling me how the bosses like to "mess" with the new guys where he is at because if they get a case they can be sent back to TDC and their mandatory supervision can be denied. It's like parole now...it can be denied. See my husband was convicted under the old law and they can not hold him past his release date (though that date can move backwards or forwards with good time or cases which may take away days earned). Anyway I just think it is a crummy deal for the new guys. Though it could be good to control any kind of "bad" behavior, I think where my husband is the bosses take advantage of the situation. BTW my husband is at a Pre-Parole Transfer Facility run by CCA. Inmates that get sent there are more or less "on their way home". Unless it's a new guy who gets in trouble and gets sent back to an ID Unit. Just thought I would vent a little.
Does anyone else know anything about this?

Yeah...it is like saying the skinny fat guy....a total contradiction!! DISCRETIONARY MANDATORY SUPERVISION???? Can Texas get any more ridiculous???

ok..Stephen is pretty new been convicted since February this year..what IS this new law????

Releasees supervised by the Parole Division are mandatory supervision releasees, discretionary mandatory releasees, and parolees.

Mandatory Supervision is the automatic release from prison to supervision provided by law for restricted categories of offenders. Eligible offenders are released onto mandatory supervision when their calendar time served added to their good time credit equals the length of their prison sentence. The release to mandatory supervision does not require the approval of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The Board does set the mandatory conditions of release.

In 1995, the 74th Legislature gave the Board authority to review eligible offenders whose offenses were committed on or after September 1, 1996, for possible release to Discretionary Mandatory Supervision. The Board must review eligible offenders for possible release to discretionary mandatory supervision on or before their eligibility date. However, as with parole release, the Board has the discretion to grant or deny release.

Amelia, this is what I copied from the tdc website. My husband is under the old law and has mandatory supervision and cannot be held any longer than his discharge date. I'm not sure what other details are involved, but my husband was telling me about some of the "new" guys being sent back to TDC from his unit because they received cases or whatever and their mandatory supervision was denied. It is definately something to look into or maybe your husband has heard something. But my husband was convicted under the old law and unless it's a new law that is retroactive (which would effect my husband) I don't pay too much attention to it. It just made me mad when my husband was telling me about this. I will definately ask him what else he knows about it.

Another thing I do (which may be stupid to some, but it's how I learn things) is at least once a week look up the past legislative sessions and read what bills have passed that pertain to my husband. Just food for thought. It's one way to learn the ins and outs and to find out which representatives actually give a "damn". I've learned a lot and recommend reading up on it. You can search just in the criminal justice stuff so ya don't have to go through all the other.