State of Texas Criminal Justice # 7

Houston 7 District Parole Office is a division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, located in Houston, Texas. They provide parole services and support to individuals in the Houston area who have been released from prison. The office is part of Region III and offers parole supervision and resources to help reintegrate individuals back into society, ensuring compliance with parole conditions and promoting successful reentry into the community.Generated from the website

Located in Houston, the Parole Division supervises offenders released from prison who are serving their sentences in Texas. The division also investigates various parole plans proposed by inmates. It provides educational and vocational training services. The Parole Division offers aftercare treatment, drug and alcohol testing and electronic monitoring services. The division provides support, counseling and intervention services. It offers a range of therapeutic and outpatient programs related to substance abuse. The Parole Division administers the Special Needs Offender Program (SNOP), which provides supervision services for offenders diagnosed with mental and physical impairments. The division is a part of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which operates through community justice assistance, victim services, and administrative review and risk management divisions.

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles determines the conditions of parole and mandatory supervision, revocation of parole and recommends the resolution of clemency matters to the governor. Its board general counsel's responsibility is to provide legal opinions, advice and counsel related to appeals, alternative dispute resolution, clemency, complaints, legislation, litigation, parole guidelines and rules to board. The board is responsible to track and notify new and updated legislation that affects the board. Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles receives reviews, verifies and redacts arrest records of a court order granting statutory right of an individual who is arrested and charges are dismissed. The board is located in Houston.