texas department of pardons and parole
Can I Do A Parole Packet Myself?
Look, if you can afford a Texas parole attorney then by all means you should hire one. Texas parole lawyers are trained in the law, have a system in place to do the parole packets, know what needs to so into a support letter, and know how the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice work. If you have the financial means then we encourage you to hire a lawyer to help you, preferably one who support this website with their ads. However, theRead More
Texas Prison Budget Cut Proposals
I actually started working on this post a week ago, but was waiting to post until I heard more about the plans. Since there hasn't been anything new for a week or so, I thought it was time to go ahead and finish. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has announced ways they intend to cut their budget. To no one's surprise, the changes don't include anything to reduce the prison population either immediately or even gradually (perhaps by enacting low cost programs to reduce recidivism rates). Instead, they choseRead More
Christmas in Prison
Unfortunately, if you are reading this blog there is an excellent chance that a loved one will be spending this Christmas in the Texas prison system hopefully working toward a Texas parole. I wanted to post a brief entry to give you an idea of how you can help them make it through a difficult season. First, stay in touch with them. Pictures mean a lot to the people behind bars and not only let them know that you still care about them but the pictures also allow them toRead More