Parole in Texas handbook - Texas Department of Criminal Justice

Offenders on SISP are supervised by specially trained parole officers with caseload ratios of
14 SISP offenders per officer. Officers are required to complete six face-to-face contacts per
month and review the offenders’ GPS location information each business day. Technical
violations committed by offenders supervised on SISP are not subject to the Division’s
policy regarding the enforcement of graduated sanctions.
SISP parole officers respond to all violations that are generated during normal business
hours and can request parole violation warrants 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Alerts
that are generated during non-business hours (weekends, holidays and hours between 5
pm and 8 am) are processed by the Command Center.
How long are offenders required to remain on SISP
Offenders remain on SISP until they discharge their term of supervision or until the
designated parole panel votes to remove the SISP special condition and allow the offender to
be placed on a different type of caseload. All SISP offenders are referred to the designated
parole panel annually for consideration for removal of the SISP special condition.
What is Electronic Monitoring
Electronic Monitoring (EM) is a technology that supplements the ability of the parole officer
to supervise offenders, as well as to provide an additional surveillance tool to the parole
officer. The technology is used to monitor an offender’s pre-approved curfew and can be
used as a sanction for offenders requiring a higher level of supervision than normal
supervision provides.
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