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| Parole board blamed for crowding |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 11/15/2006 |
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AUSTIN, TX - Texas prisons are overcrowded with thousands of unnecessary inmates because the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles hasn't followed its own parole guidelines for releasing prisoners, a state panel said Tuesday. Members of the Sunset Advisory Commission, which periodically reviews state agencies and recommends changes, told the parole board in a hearing in Austin that a lack of alcohol and drug treatment programs was another contributing factor to the overcrowding problem. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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