Parole

How to Write Parole Packets: A Guide for Incarcerated People and Their Loved Ones, by Someone Who’s Been There
Texas Defender Service | Jorge Antonio Renaud
Offers practical, experience-informed guidance for creating a clear, organized parole packet that communicates personal growth, accomplishments, support systems, and reentry plans.

Texas Parole Review Preparation Resources
Texas Defender Service
Provides videos, checklists, templates, frequently asked questions, reentry-planning tools, support-letter guidance, interview preparation, and information about pro bono assistance. 

Parole in Texas
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Explains parole eligibility, the review and decision process, release planning, supervision, mandatory supervision, revocation, and clemency.

Parole Reform in Texas: Recommendations to Achieve Forward-Looking Justice
University of Texas School of Law Civil Rights Clinic & William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law
Examines Texas’s parole system and recommends reforms to make parole decisions more forward-looking, transparent, predictable, and focused on a person’s readiness for successful reentry.