Farmers Branch, TX asked in Criminal Law and Civil Rights for Texas

Q: I am on parole in a halfway house. They are locking us in our dorms. Is this legal? I am in Texas.

This halfway house is operated by core civic but over seen by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and they try to run this place like we are still incarcerated.

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Stephen A. Nicholas
Stephen A. Nicholas
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • San Antonio, TX
  • Licensed in Texas

A: If its oversight is by TDCJ-ID, the halfway house operator, more likely than not, has to follow guidelines that TDCJ-ID issues. Are you in the process of being released on Parole from TDCJ-ID? It sounds like you have been released to a transitional type facility. If so, you have to follow their rules. With a little more information, I could give you a better answer. Best of Luck!

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