Sec. 497.095. INMATE'S WORK RECORD. The department shall establish a permanent record for each inmate confined, and for each defendant or releasee housed, in a facility operated by or under contract with the department who participates in a department work program. The record must describe the type or types of work performed by the inmate, defendant, or releasee during the person's confinement or supervision and must contain evaluations of the performance of and proficiency at tasks assigned and a record of the attendance at work by the inmate, defendant, or releasee. On release from imprisonment or supervision, the department shall provide the inmate, defendant, or releasee with a copy of a record made by the department under this section.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 496.095 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.35, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates
Subchapter E. General Provisions Related to Inmate Labor
Section 497.091. Contracts for Inmate Labor
Section 497.092. Highway Improvement
Section 497.093. Inmate Labor at Sam Houston State University
Section 497.094. Job Training Programs
Section 497.095. Inmate's Work Record
Section 497.096. Liability Protections