Alternatives to Incarceration

[2015 Session] Continue to Fund Investments in a Strong Probation System by Helping Probation Departments Implement Localized “Commitment Reduction Plans” to Safely Reduce the Number of Individuals Who Fail Probation Terms and Are Sent to Prison

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Probation Commitment Reduction Plans

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[2015 Session] Reclassify Certain Nonviolent Misdemeanor and Felony Offenses

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Penalty Reclassification

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[2015 Session] Allow Cross-Jurisdictional Supervision by Veterans Court Judges, Expand Potential Participation in Veterans Courts to Veterans Without Combat Experience, and Allow for Record Expungement Upon Successful Completion of Programming

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Veterans Courts

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[2015 Session] Fund Key Items in the Legislative Appropriations Request for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)

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Probation and Treatment Budget Items

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[2015 Session] Repeal Texas’ Driver Responsibility Program and Identify Alternative Funding Sources for Trauma Hospitals

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Driver Responsibility Program

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[2015 Session] Modify Penalties for the Offense of Driving With an Invalid License

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Driving With Invalid License

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[2015 Session] Reduce the Number of Individuals with Mental Health Issues in Texas Corrections Facilities

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Mental Health Treatment

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[2015 Session] Update Monetary Thresholds for Property Offenses in Light of Inflation

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Updated Property Penalties

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[2015 Session] Incentivize Individuals with Certain Nonviolent State Jail Felony Offenses to Complete Probation

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Probation in Lieu of State Jail

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[2015 Session] Create an Advisory Committee to Examine the State Jail System and Make Recommendations for Its Improvement

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State Jail Study

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[2015 Session] Continue to Fund Investments in a Strong Probation System by Helping Probation Departments Implement Localized “Commitment Reduction Plans” to Safely Reduce the Number of Individuals Who Fail Probation Terms and Are Sent to Prison

[2015 Session] Reclassify Certain Nonviolent Misdemeanor and Felony Offenses

[2015 Session] Allow Cross-Jurisdictional Supervision by Veterans Court Judges, Expand Potential Participation in Veterans Courts to Veterans Without Combat Experience, and Allow for Record Expungement Upon Successful Completion of Programming

[2015 Session] Fund Key Items in the Legislative Appropriations Request for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)

[2015 Session] Repeal Texas’ Driver Responsibility Program and Identify Alternative Funding Sources for Trauma Hospitals

[2015 Session] Modify Penalties for the Offense of Driving With an Invalid License

[2015 Session] Reduce the Number of Individuals with Mental Health Issues in Texas Corrections Facilities

[2015 Session] Update Monetary Thresholds for Property Offenses in Light of Inflation

[2015 Session] Incentivize Individuals with Certain Nonviolent State Jail Felony Offenses to Complete Probation

[2015 Session] Create an Advisory Committee to Examine the State Jail System and Make Recommendations for Its Improvement

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