ORDINARY MISDEMEANOR PUNISHMENTS (Penal
Code, Chapter 12) CLASS A MISDEMEANOR ·
Fine not to exceed $4,000 and/or ·
Confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year CLASS B MISDEMEANOR ·
Fine not to exceed $2,000 and/or ·
Confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days CLASS C MISDEMEANOR ·
Fine not to exceed $500 ORDINARY FELONY PUNISHMENTS (Penal
Code, Chapter 12) CAPITAL FELONY ·
Imprisonment
in the institutional division for life or death penalty FIRST DEGREE FELONY ·
Imprisonment
in the institutional division for life or for any term of not more than 99
years or less than 5 years and /or ·
Fine
not to exceed $10,000 SECOND DEGREE FELONY ·
Imprisonment
in the institutional division for any term of not more than 20 years or
less than 2 years and/or ·
Fine
not to exceed $10,000 THIRD DEGREE FELONY ·
Imprisonment
in the institutional division for any term of not more than 10 years or
less than 2 years and/or ·
Fine
not to exceed $10,000 STATE JAIL FELONY ·
Imprisonment
in a state jail for any term of not more than 2 years or less than 180 days ·
Fine
not to exceed $10,000 PAROLE ELIGIBILITY (Government Code, Section 508.145) ·
Life sentence on Capital Murder - 40 calendar years ·
Life sentence for Repeat & Habitual offenders - 35 calendar years ·
3g Offense or if Affirmative Finding of Weapon - ½ of sentence in calendar years or 30 years
(which ever is less) but not less than 2 years ·
Drug-Free
Zone Offense - 5 calendar years or term of sentence (whichever is less) ·
All
others - good time + calendar years = Ό of sentence or 15 years
(whichever is less)
3g OFFENSES (TCCP
42.12, Section 3g)
· Murder ·
Capital Murder ·
Indecency with a child ·
Aggravated Kidnapping ·
Aggravated Sexual Assault ·
Aggravated Robbery · Sexual
Assault · Use of
deadly weapon
COMMUNITY SUPERVISION
SANCTION RECOMMENDATIONS
|
SANCTION (Placement may be via
modification or direct court referral) |
LIMITATIONS |
LENGTH
OF TIME |
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Jail Commitment confinement in the county
jail as a condition of probation
|
None |
Up to 30 days for Misdemeanor |
Up to 180 days for Felony |
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Drug Court provides a non-adversarial approach
to working with substance addicted offenders in need of an alternative to
incarceration |
A legal resident of El Paso County Minimum of 24 months on probation No violent offenders or offense
involving death, SBI or sexual offense |
18 months |
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|
Project Spotlight program targeting offenders who
are gang members or associates of gang members, having 2 or more felony
arrests for property offenses; habitual offenders, or burglary with sexual
related arrest or vice-versa; on probation for possession with intent to
deliver or delivery of a controlled substance with an additional arrest for
same drug offense |
25 years or younger Reside in NE or Lower Valley |
6 months to 2 years |
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Court Residential
Treatment Center (CRTC)
residential facility providing a structured living environment; main
objective is to provide the offender extensive drug & alcohol counseling
as well as GED and other treatment services |
Males only No Title V Offenses Must be physically &
psychological capable of participating in program |
6 to 9 months extended up to 2 years |
|
|
Restitution Center (RC) residential facility providing a
structured living environment; main objective is to get offender employed to
pay restitution and other court ordered fees |
No Misdemeanors No Title V Offenses Employable** |
3 months to 1 year |
|
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Intermediate Sanction
Facility (ISF) lock up
facility providing a structured living environment in a community-based
setting; also providing GED, vocational, employment and other treatment
services |
Must be physically &
psychological capable of participating in program |
6 to 9 months extended up to 2 years |
|
|
Residential Substance
Abuse Treatment Facility (RSAT)
provides comprehensive residential and aftercare services to high risk
offenders with substance abuse problems;
cognitive restructuring programming and a modified therapeutic
community model are utilized in treating offenders |
Males only Must be physically &
psychological capable of participating in program |
6 to 9 months 6 month aftercare |
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|
Womens Residential
Treatment Program (ISF)
provides intensive residential substance abuse treatment services to
high-risk female offenders |
Females only Must be physically &
psychological capable of participating in program |
6 to 9 months 3 to 6 months aftercare |
|
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Boot Camp prison that includes strenuous
physical activity similar to military type boot camp; focus is on discipline;
17 to 26 years; physically and mentally fit; sentence begins when you get to
boot camp |
No Misdemeanors No State Jail Felonies |
75 to 90 days |
|
|
Shock Probation sent to institutional division to
give defendant a prison lesson. If
defendant is doing well, court will bring defendant back to IPP. If not doing well, defendant will remain
in prison; sentence begins from date of sentence |
Never been to TDCJ Offense must be probation eligible |
Up to 180 days |
|
|
State Jail Modified
Therapeutic Community a
substance abuse treatment facility for mild to moderate drug use; usually for
acute drug and alcohol problems; similar to SAFPF. |
No Misdemeanors State Jail felonies only |
4 to 6 months |
|
SAFPF a substance abuse
treatment facility; alternative to imprisonment; focus on intensive drug
& alcohol treatment 24 hours a day; for chronic drug and alcohol problems
|
No Misdemeanors No sex offenders |
90 days to 1 year followed by outpatient treatment |
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* Manufacture or Deliver of Substance in
Penalty Group 1, 1-A, 2 or Delivery of Marihuana ** Citizen or Resident who has legal right to
work in U.S.
γ West Texas Community Supervision
and Corrections Department, Victim Services Program December 2002
