Sec. 508.1555.  PROCEDURE FOR THE EARLY RELEASE FROM SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN RELEASEES.  (a)  A parole officer annually shall identify the releasees under the parole officer's supervision who are eligible for early release from supervision under Section 508.155(c).  A releasee is eligible for early release if:
(1)  the releasee has been under supervision for at least one-half of the time that remained on the releasee's sentence when the releasee was released from imprisonment;
(2)  during the preceding two-year period, the releasee has not committed any violation of the rules or conditions of release;
(3)  during the period of supervision the releasee's parole or release to mandatory supervision has not been revoked; and
(4)  the division determines:
(A)  that the releasee has made a good faith effort to comply with any restitution order imposed on the releasee by a court; and
(B)  that allowing the releasee to serve the remainder of the releasee's sentence without supervision and reporting is in the best interest of society.
(b)  After identifying any releasees who are eligible for early release under Subsection (a), the parole officer shall review the eligible releasees, including any releasees the parole officer has previously declined to recommend for early release, to determine if a recommendation for early release from supervision is appropriate.  In conducting the review and determining recommendations, the parole officer shall consider whether the releasee:
(1)  has a low risk of recidivism as determined by an assessment developed by the department; and
(2)  has made a good faith effort to comply with the conditions of release.
(c)  A parole officer shall forward to the parole supervisor at the regional level any recommendations for early release the parole officer makes under Subsection (b).  If the parole supervisor approves the recommendation, the division shall allow a releasee to serve the remainder of the releasee's sentence without supervision and without being required to report as authorized by Section 508.155.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 42, eff. June 15, 2007.