Paroles
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Procedural Matters
Most cases are voted by one board Member and two Commissioners. If the first two decision makers agree with their votes, then the file is not sent to the third person to vote because no matter how they vote, it isn ’t going to change anything. The only time a case is sent to the third voter is to break a tie.
If parole is approved, it can come in several different ways:
| FI-1 | Release when eligible and the paperwork is complete | |
|---|---|---|
| FI-2 | Release on a specified date | |
| FI-3R | Transfer to a TDCJ-ID rehab program, then release to parole only after the program is completed and no sooner than 3 months from a specified date. | |
| FI-4 | Send to a pre-release transfer facility prior to a specified release date | |
| FI-5 | Release upon completion of the In Prison Therapeutic Community substance Abuse Prevention Program | |
| FI-6R | Transfer to a TDCJ-ID rehab program, then release to Parole only after the program is completed and no sooner than 6 months from a specified date | |
| FI-7R | Transfer to the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) program. | |
| FI-9R | Transfer to a TDCJ-ID rehab program, then release to Parole only after the program is completed and no sooner than 9 months from a specified date | |
| FI-18R | Transfer to a TDCJ-ID rehab program, then release to Parole only after program completion and no earlier than 18 months from a specified date | |
| FI | The “FI”s listed above stand for “further investigation” | |
| NR | stands for “Next Review” which means you were denied parole and the date given indicates when you will be brought back up, approximately | |
| SA | means “serve all” which indicates that you won’t be considered for parole review again, but you may get subsequent reviews for release to mandatory supervision |
An interesting note on the FI-3R; FI-6R; and FI-9R are that once voted by the Parole Board, it is up to TDC (TDCJ-ID) to get you into a rehab program.
