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Tex. Government Code § 498.001 Definitions
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Sec. 498.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Inmate" means a person imprisoned by order of a court, whether the person is actually imprisoned in a facility operated by or under contract with the institutional division or is under the supervision or custody of the parole divis…
Tex. Government Code § 498.002 Classification and Reclassification
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Sec. 498.002. CLASSIFICATION AND RECLASSIFICATION. The department shall classify each inmate as soon as practicable on the inmate's arrival at the institutional division and, subject to the requirements of Section 498.005, shall reclassify the inmate as circumstances warrant. Eac…
Tex. Government Code § 498.003 Accrual of Good Conduct Time
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Sec. 498.003. ACCRUAL OF GOOD CONDUCT TIME. (a) Good conduct time applies only to eligibility for parole or mandatory supervision as provided by Section 508.145 or 508.147 and does not otherwise affect an inmate's term. Good conduct time is a privilege and not a right. Regardless…
Tex. Government Code § 498.004 Forfeiture and Restoration of Good Conduct Time
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Sec. 498.004. FORFEITURE AND RESTORATION OF GOOD CONDUCT TIME. (a) If, during the actual term of imprisonment of an inmate in the department, the inmate commits an offense or violates a rule of the department, the department may forfeit all or any part of the inmate's accrued goo…