Access To Inmates

Sec. 508.314. ACCESS TO INMATES. The department shall: (1) grant to a member or employee of the board access at all reasonable times to any inmate; (2) provide for the member or employee or a representative of the member or employee facilities for communicating with or observing an inmate; and (3) furnish to the member or employee: (A) any report the member or employee requires relating to the conduct or character of an inmate; or (B) other facts a parole panel considers pertinent in determining whether an inmate will be released on parole. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.