Texas Government Code Title 4, Chapter 498 - Inmate Classification And Good Time

• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 498.002 - Classification And Reclassification
  The department shall classify each inmate as soon as practicable on the inmate's arrival at the institutional division or a transfer facility and, subject to...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 498.004 - Forfeiture And Restoration Of Good Conduct Time
  (a) If, during the actual term of imprisonment of an inmate in the department or in a transfer facility, the inmate commits an offense or...
• Texas Section 498.0042 - Forfeiture For Contacting Victims
  (a) The department shall adopt policies that prohibit an inmate in the institutional division or in a transfer facility from contacting by letter, telephone, or...
• Texas Section 498.0045 - Forfeiture Of Good Conduct Time: Frivolous Lawsuits
  (a) In this section, "final order" means a certified copy of a final order of a state or federal court that dismisses as frivolous or...
• Texas Section 498.005 - Annual Review Of Classification; Retroactive Award Of Good Time
  At least annually, the board shall review the institutional division's policies relating to the manner in which inmates are classified and reclassified, and the manner...

Last modified: September 28, 2016