Parole - How to Pick up a Love One from Huntsville
1. Date given to Inmate is nearly always right on and the law calls
for them to have to be released by midnight of the date they are to be
released...Release coordinator -?Specific Date? 1-936-291-2092: Note
the Date Can Not BE SET UP Until the release plan is verified...that
means if the Parolee is coming to your home a Parole Officer will come
out or call to verify that the Inmate is to be released there.
Austin Number on the parole is 1-512-406-5299
a. The sheriff will be waiting outside to pick them up if they have
anything outstanding warrants against them....these are released first
2. The release times for Inmates is10:00am and 1:00pm
a. Expect a delay usually about an hour or so
3. The BIG Brass Double Doors on the front of the building is one area
they come out of but when you look up the hill there is a door at the
end that they come out of.
4. Almost directly across from the Double Doors, there is a building
with nearly all glass, like a big screen in porch...this is what you
see on the news when the reporters are there waiting on executions.
a. The experienced waiters in this room bring snacks and games like
card/dominos to pass the time because it is stressful waiting or take
something to read if you can concentrate.
b. The building behind this building is the Administration building
that we all know as P.O. Box 99 Huntsville....you can go in there to
use the restroom....sort of look around while you are there too
5. If you travel far enough to spend the night, contact the Hospitality
House (936) 291-6196; 912 10th Street, Huntsville, TX 77320;
Email: hosphse@...
Contact: Bob Norris, Chaplain-Director
Agency Head: Bob Norris, Chaplain-Director
Area Served: Huntsville
Parent Organization:
Texas Baptist Prisoner Family Ministry Foundation
Provides overnight lodging, information
and referrals, gifts for children, religious ministry,
technical assistance, and family reunification support.
6. If you will call the Huntsville Unit, you can set up a visitation with
your love one on Saturday or Sunday and this will let him/her know you are
there and will be waiting. It is only a regular visit, but you can send in
snacks from the machine so take your change. 1-936-437-1555 (Wardens Office
ext. 1975)
7. If the Inmate is being released for Parole, they have to report into the
Parole Office by 9am the next morning. For those that travel far, this is a
major chore and you will be worn out.
a. If electronic monitor required, the owner of the house having the Monitor
installed, has to go in to sign the papers, plus the Inmate has to give a two
week itinary so he/she needs to write that out, like get driver licenses, go
to doctor, have to get a hair cut, go get clothes, go to church, go out to eat
(most of the parole officers will not allow you to go out to eat accept for
special occasions while on the monitor.
1. Be sure when the monitor is installed that you have the installed to give
you the following:
(a) time check with your clocks
(b) a area (distance) check as far as that person can go = boundaries
(c) the parole officer will tell you not to answer the phone that the monitor
is hooked up to, but the People in Austin says to ALWAYS answer in case there
is a problem with the monitor, if you hear clicking on the line to quickly
hang up because the monitor is downloading a report
(d) the parole should always keep a journal, when report who to, test done,
paid fees, anything out of the way said or statements made as to threats
etc....keep this confidential just have in case have to use it
(e) wise to go to Radio Shack get one of the phone attachments to records
calls, have a recorder, anything the PO calls record, document the date and
time on the tape. If more parolees will start doing this so they can call the
PO to accountability and responsibility then maybe some of the abuse in the
system will stop. Also know the law says that recordings can be made without
the knowledge of the other person, only one person has to know it is being
recorded and this is you the recorder.
(f) Also a video camcorder can be most beneficial as to the coming ins and
outs when on a monitor ....the channel on the TV that is the TV Guide, at
the beginning gives the City, Date and Time, this is something that can not
be munipulated from the household. Then have the person to stand by it and
take it coming and going plus state where he/she is headed.
b. If something happens that delays your arrival to the parole office
be sure to get a receipt with the name of the place, date, and time on it
like having a flat, vehicle breaks down if you don't they can send them back
to prison. Also this should be done anytime the Parolee is reporting on his/her
parole and have a problem....documentation can stop a lot of the abuse that
goes on in the parole office.
BE SAFE ON THE TRAVEL because the anxiety level gets us off track so be
extra careful and always buckle-up.
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