Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 42.034. County Jail Work Release Program
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Art. 42.034. COUNTY JAIL WORK RELEASE PROGRAM. (a) If jail
time has been awarded to a person sentenced for a misdemeanor or
sentenced to confinement in the county jail for a felony, the trial
judge at the time of pronouncement of sentence or at any time while
the defendant is serving the sentence, when in the judge's
discretion the ends of justice would best be served, may require the
defendant to serve an alternate term for the same period of time in
the county jail work release program of the county in which the
offense occurred, if the person is classified by the sheriff as a
low-risk offender under the classification system developed by the
Commission on Jail Standards under Section 511.009, Government
Code.
(b) The sheriff shall provide a classification report for a
defendant to a judge as necessary so that the judge can determine
whether to require the defendant to participate in the work release
program under this article.
(c) A defendant sentenced under this article who would
otherwise be sentenced to confinement in jail may earn good conduct
credit in the same manner as provided by Article 42.032 of this
code, but only while actually confined.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 4.08, eff. Sept. 1,
1989. Subsecs. (a), (b) amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S.,
ch. 10, Sec. 14.07, eff. Oct. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd
Leg., ch. 900, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg.,
ch. 722, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Article: 42.019 42.02 42.023 42.03 42.031 42.032 42.033 42.034 42.035 42.036 42.037 42.0371 42.038 42.04 42.05
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