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(TX) S.B. 166

Prison Diversion Progressive Sanctions Program

This law creates the Prison Diversion Progressive Sanctions Program, which aims to lower parole and probation revocation rates by making more resources available to departments with higher-than-average revocation rates and increasing supervision for medium and high-risk individuals.

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http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=80R&Bill=SB166

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Public Housing Authorities and Prisoner Re-Entry

A growing number of people are released each year from state prison and local jails; this phenomenon, prisoner reentry, has a significant impact on housing programs administered by PHAs, including public housing, the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), and other programs.

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