Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision for Mentally Ill Offenders

Description:

from the 2011 Annual Report: "Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision (MRIS) provides for the early parole review and release of certain categories of offenders who are mentally ill, mentally retarded, elderly, terminally ill, long term care or physically handicapped. The purpose of MRIS is to release offenders, who pose minimal public safety risk, from incarceration to more cost effective alternatives."

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Covers Years:

2010 - 2013

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from the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI), Reentry and Integration Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice. More reports can be found here: http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/publications/index.html#TCOOMMI