Sec. 508.324. VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION. If the pardons and paroles division receives notice from the victim services office of the department that a victim of the defendant, or the victim's guardian or close relative, wishes to participate in victim-offender mediation with a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision, the division shall cooperate and assist the person if the person chooses to participate in the mediation program provided by the office. The pardons and paroles division may not require the defendant to participate and may not reward the person for participation by modifying conditions of release or the person's level of supervision or by granting any other benefit to the person.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.38, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision
Section 508.311. Duty to Provide Information
Section 508.312. Information on Recidivism of Releasees
Section 508.313. Confidential Information
Section 508.314. Access to Inmates
Section 508.315. Electronic Monitoring Programs
Section 508.316. Special Programs
Section 508.317. Intensive Supervision Program; Super-Intensive Supervision Program
Section 508.318. Continuing Education Program
Section 508.319. Program to Assess and Enhance Educational and Vocational Skills
Section 508.320. Contracts for Lease of Federal Facilities
Section 508.321. Reporting, Management, and Collection Services