TCOOMMI Medically Recommended Intensive Supervision (MRIS) FY11 Annual Report

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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) FY11 Annual Report
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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.

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MRIS Data Comparison(by fiscal year)
There were a total of 100 MRIS approvals during
FY11. Of those, 91 were CID offenders approved
by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The
remaining 9 were State Jail confinees approved by
sentencing Judges. Includes ineligible
referrals with no qualifying medical condition
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MRIS Offender Data
MRIS Referrals 1807
Individual Offenders Referred 1344
Presentations for MRIS consideration 349
Individual Offenders Presented 304
Includes multiple referrals for 332
individual offenders Includes multiple
presentations for 37 individual offenders to
Board/Judge for MRIS consideration
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MRIS FY11 Referral Status
ELIGIBLE REFERRALS ELIGIBLE REFERRALS INELIGIBLE REFERRALS INELIGIBLE REFERRALS
Presented to Board/Judge for consideration 337 Sex Offender HB2611 criteria not met 361
Clinical Criteria Not Met 575 3G / Not Long Term Care or Terminally Ill 253
Offender referred to unit medical provider 138 Parole Approved 56
Deceased prior to presentation for MRIS consideration 39 Not an Offender (SAFPF / ISF) 7
Pending Presentation to Board/Judge at close of FY11 16 Pending Discharge 5
Active Detainer / Not Legal US Citizen 12
Pending response from unit medical provider at close of FY11 8
Total Eligible 1125 Total Ineligible 682
Total Referrals - 1807 Total Referrals - 1807 Total Referrals - 1807 Total Referrals - 1807 Total Referrals - 1807
Includes multiple presentations for 37
individual offenders to Board/Judge for MRIS
consideration Includes multiple referrals for
332 individual offenders Note Clinical
Criteria Not Met may include offenders who were
previously presented and denied MRIS with next
review indicating no change in offenders
condition.
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Unit Direct of Total Referrals
44 30
44 42
Includes multiple referrals for 332
individual offenders
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MRIS Referrals for FY11Approved by Source
A total of 100 offenders were approved during
FY11. Of those, 99 of those cases were presented
for consideration during FY11 and one was pending
decision from presentation in FY10. .
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MRIS FY11 Presented for MRIS Consideration by
Diagnosis
Includes presentations for 304 individual
offenders to Board/Judge for MRIS consideration.
Of those, 37 had multiple presentations.
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MRIS Approval Rates by Diagnosis(Comparison by
fiscal year)
There were a total of 100 MRIS approvals during
FY11. Of those, 91 were CID offenders approved
by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. The
remaining 9 were State Jail Confinees approved by
sentencing Judges.
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Status of FY11 Presentations
A total of 349 cases were presented for MRIS
consideration during FY11. Of those, 337 were
referred in FY11 and 12 were FY10 referrals
pending presentation. The following reflects the
status of all cases presented for vote during
FY11.
FY11 TOTALS FY11 TOTALS FY11 TOTALS CID State Jail
Presented FY11 Presented FY11 349 336 13
Approved Approved 99 90 9
Consideration denied Consideration denied 219 219
Denied MRIS Denied MRIS 16 13 3
Deceased pending decision Deceased pending decision 7 7
Pending decision at close of FY10 Pending decision at close of FY10 9 8 1
Includes presentations for 304 individual
offenders to Board/Judge for MRIS consideration.
Of those, 37 had multiple presentations Note
One case received two votes during a single
presentation with the board approving,
withdrawing the approval due to new information,
and then denying consideration. The actual
number of votes is 1 greater (350) than the
actual number of presentations recorded (349).
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Status of FY11 Approved Cases
A total of 100 offenders were approved during
FY11. Of those, 99 of those cases were presented
for consideration during FY11 and one was pending
decision from presentation in FY10.
FY11 TOTALS FY11 TOTALS FY11 TOTALS CID State Jail
Approved Approved Approved 100 91 9
Released Released Released 85 76 9
Deceased pending release Deceased pending release Deceased pending release 9 9
Vote withdrawn Vote withdrawn Vote withdrawn 3 3
Pending release at close of FY11 Pending release at close of FY11 Pending release at close of FY11 3 3
Reflects status of approved cases as of 08/31/2011
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FY11 Offender Deaths
During FY11 a total of 423 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, 192
had been referred for MRIS one or more times
during their incarceration. Of those, 147
received referrals during FY11. The following
reflects status of the FY11 referrals.
Sex Offender Did not meet criteria as set for by House Bill 2611 42
MRIS Consideration Denied / Denied MRIS 22
Deceased after receipt of MRIS medical summary and during processing of case for presentation to Board of Pardons and Paroles / Presiding Judge 14
Deceased after referral prior to receipt of MRIS medical summary 13
Deceased within 48 hours of receipt of MRIS medical summary 9
Medical Summary indicated Clinical Criteria Not Met 8
Deceased pending decision 7
MRIS Approved Deceased pending release 7
No significant change in condition since prior denial Not presented for vote 7
Not eligible (Parole Approved / Pending Discharge / ISF / SAFPF) 5
Deceased pending disposition of ICE detainer 6
Deceased within 24 hours of referral 6
Deceased in voting process on day of Approval 1
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Current Status of Offenders Released on MRIS
Since the programs inception on December 1,
1991, 1448 offenders have been released, seven of
whom have released twice for a total of 1455
actual releases. The following chart depicts
current status of each offender released.
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