State Legislation

(TX) S.B. 839

Evaluation of Potential Savings on Inmate Health Care

This law requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to conduct a study on the potential savings to the state in health care services costs if TDCJ were to release certain elderly individuals who are incarcerated into the community on parole.

Learn more at
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=80R&Bill=SB839