Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI)

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Reentry and Integration Division Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI) Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision (MRIS) FY10 Annual Report

Legislative Updates(Effective September 1, 2007) 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. Legislative Updates(Effective September 1, 2007) Legislative Updates(Effective September 1, 2007) • As the result of HB 1670, offenders with a reportable conviction or adjudication under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, were previously ineligible for MRIS consideration. During the 80th Legislative Session, HB 2611 was passed allowing MRIS consideration for such offenders if “in a persistent vegetative state or being a person with an organic brain syndrome with significant to total mobility impairment”. • HB 431, also enacted during the 80th Legislative Session, allows MRIS consideration for defendants convicted of a state jail felony. • As the result of HB 1670, offenders with a reportable conviction or adjudication under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, were previously ineligible for MRIS consideration. During the 80th Legislative Session, HB 2611 was passed allowing MRIS consideration for such offenders if “in a persistent vegetative state or being a person with an organic brain syndrome with significant to total mobility impairment”. • HB 431, also enacted during the 80th Legislative Session, allows MRIS consideration for defendants convicted of a state jail felony. • As the result of HB 1670, offenders with a reportable conviction or adjudication under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, were previously ineligible for MRIS consideration. During the 80th Legislative Session, HB 2611 was passed allowing MRIS consideration for such offenders if “in a persistent vegetative state or being a person with an organic brain syndrome with significant to total mobility impairment”. • HB 431, also enacted during the 80th Legislative Session, allows MRIS consideration for defendants convicted of a state jail felony. 1

MRIS Data Comparison(by fiscal year) There were a total of 102 MRIS approvals during FY10. Of those, 80 were CID offenders approved by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The remaining 22 were State Jail confinees approved by sentencing Judges. **Includes ineligible referrals with no qualifying medical condition 2

MRIS Offender Data * Includes multiple referrals for 263 “individual” offenders ** Includes multiple presentations for 46 “individual” offenders to Board/Judge for MRIS consideration 3

MRIS FY10 Referral Status * Includes multiple presentations for 46 “individual” offenders to Board/Judge for MRIS consideration ** Includes multiple referrals for 263 “individual” offenders Note: Clinical Criteria Not Met may include offenders who were previously presented and denied MRIS with next review indicating no change in offender’s condition. 4

Unit Direct % of Total Referrals 40% 44% 30% 44% * Includes multiple referrals for 263 “individual” offenders 5

MRIS Referrals for FY10Approved by Source * A total of 102 offenders were approved during FY10. Of those, 101 of those cases were referred and presented for consideration during FY10 and one was pending decision from presentation in FY09. . 6

MRIS FY10 Presented for MRIS Consideration by Diagnosis * Includes multiple presentations for 46 “individual” offenders to Board/Judge for MRIS consideration 7

MRIS Approval Rates by Diagnosis(Comparison by fiscal year) There were a total of 102 MRIS approvals during FY10. Of those, 80 were CID offenders approved by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The remaining 22 were State Jail Confinees approved by sentencing Judges. 8

Status of FY10 Presentations A total of 102 offenders were approved during FY10. Of those, 101 of those cases were referred and presented for consideration during FY10 and one was pending decision from presentation in FY09. The following reflects the status of all cases presented for vote during FY10. * Includes multiple presentations of 46 “individual” offenders to Board/Judge for MRIS consideration Reflects status of approved cases as of 08/31/2010 9

Status of FY10 Approved Cases A total of 102 offenders were approved during FY10. Of those, 101 of those cases were referred and presented for consideration during FY10 and one was pending decision from presentation in FY09. Reflects status of approved cases as of 08/31/2010 10

FY10 Offender Deaths During FY10 a total of 421 offender deaths were reported to TCOOMMI by TDCJ Health Services Division. This number includes offenders who were not eligible for MRIS (i.e., death row, ISF, SAFPF), those who died as the result of suicide, unit incident, sudden death (i.e., cardiac arrest), etc. Of those reported offenders, 211 had been referred for MRIS one or more times during their incarceration. Of those, 159 received referrals during FY10. The following reflects status of the FY10 referrals. 11

Current Status of Offenders Released on MRIS Since the program’s inception on December 1, 1991, 1356 offenders have been released, seven of whom have released twice for a total of 1363 actual releases. The following chart depicts current status of each offender released. 12

Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments (TCOOMMI)