An Audit Report on Selected Parole Functions at the Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles Page: 9 of 24
24 p.View a full description of this report.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
require parole officers to impose appropriate interventions within five
workdays from the date on which the parole officer becomes aware of the
violation. The Department did not always record interventions in OIMS or
impose the intervention within five workdays. Seven of 21 (33 percent)
imposed interventions reviewed were not recorded in OIMS and only 5 of 21
(24 percent) interventions were processed within the specified time
requirements.
Documentation of interventions within OIMS is inconsistent because of either
missing or vague entries by parole officers. Auditors were unable to
determine whether some of the interventions were imposed or whether there
was an escalation of interventions by the parole officer because parole
officers' entries were either vague or there was a lack of follow-up entries. In
addition, documentation in OIMS of arrest warrants issued subsequent to
halfway house notifications of violations was inconsistent. Some records
noted that a violation occurred and an arrest warrant was issued, while other
records did not have any reference to a violation or the arrest warrant.
The Department complied with laws and policies for monitoring halfway houses
and payment of offender fees.
Some offenders transition from incarceration to parole through a
halfway house. An offender in a halfway house will continue to be
al monitored by parole officers; however, halfway house staff may also
d report violations of the offender's parole conditions or facility rules
after (see text box). These reports are sent directly to the Department,
on. which subsequently notifies the offender's parole officer. The
e Department provided adequate oversight of halfway houses' reports of
total offender violations. The Department adequately documented 81 of 83
at a (98 percent) halfway houses' reported violations reviewed in the
of Department's warrant database.
age
ilites Offenders are required to pay fees while on parole as part of restitution
or post-secondary education reimbursement. The parole officer
assigned to the offender is responsible for monitoring the collection of
these fees. The Department complied with its requirement to monitor the
payment of offender fees. In all 59 files reviewed, the offenders either paid
their fees on time or the parole officers identified that the offenders paid the
fees late. When the offenders paid their fees late, the parole officers
implemented the appropriate intervention in 19 of 22 (86 percent) files
reviewed.Halfway Houses
A halfway house is a residenti
center that provides increase
monitoring and support to
convicted felons immediately
their release from incarcerati
In fiscal year 2007, there wer
eight halfway house facilities
throughout the state with a t
contract population of 1,159
offenders. Offenders stayed
halfway house for an average
132 days. The estimated aver
cost per bed day for these fac
in fiscal year 2008 is $36 doll
per day.An Audit Report on Selected Parole Functions at the Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles
SAO Report No. 08-036
June 2008
Page 4
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This report can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Report.
Texas. Office of the State Auditor. An Audit Report on Selected Parole Functions at the Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles, report, June 2008; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth517454/m1/9/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.