James Randall Smith Attorey at Law
1201 South Shepherd Houston, TX 77019
Tel: 713/630-0500 e-mail: james@texasparole.com
Fax: 713/630-0553 Website: www.texasparole.com
FY 2007 Parole Approval Rates by Offense Type
Offense Votes Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 FY Total FY Total
Estimated
Aggravated-No Sex Offense Considered 710 791 663 800 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,964      8,892
Approved 138 148 163 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 607      1,821
Approval Rate 19.44% 18.71% 24.59% 19.75% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 20.48% 20.48%
Aggravated-Sex Offense Considered 297 357 289 314 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,257      3,771
Approved 25 35 27 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136         408
Approval Rate 8.42% 9.80% 9.34% 15.61% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 10.82% 10.82%
Violent-Not Aggravated-No Sex Offense Considered 1,005 1,201 923 1,038 0 0 0 0 0            -   0            -   4,167     12,501
Approved 223 233 220 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 850      2,550
Approval Rate 22.19% 19.40% 23.84% 16.76% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 20.40% 20.40%
Not Aggravated Sex Offense Considered 169 243 181 197 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 790      2,370
Approved 15 17 24 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83         249
Approval Rate 8.88% 7.00% 13.26% 13.71% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 10.51% 10.51%
Nonviolent-No Sex Offense Considered 3,906 3,791 3,463 3,578 0 0 0 0 0            -              -              -   14,738     44,214
Approved 1,328 1,432 1,641 1,402 0 0 0 0 0            -              -              -   5,803     17,409
Approval Rate 34.00% 37.77% 47.39% 39.18% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 39.37% 39.37%
Total Considered 6,087 6,383 5,519 5,927 0 0 0 0 0            -              -              -   23,916     71,748
Approved 1,729 1,865 2,075 1,810 0 0 0 0 0            -              -              -   7,479     22,437
Approval Rate 28.40% 29.22% 37.60% 30.54% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 31.27% 31.27%
FY 2007 Discretionary MS Approval Rates by Offense Type
Offense Votes Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 FY Total FY Total
Estimated
Aggravated-No Sex Offense Considered 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Approved 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Approval Rate 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 0.00% #DIV/0! 0.00% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 0.00% #DIV/0!
Aggravated-Sex Offense Considered 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 36
Approved 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Approval Rate 0.00% 0.00% 20.00% 0.00% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 8.33% 8.33%
Violent-Not Aggravated-No Sex Offense Considered 271 278 269 276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,094      3,282
Approved 76 89 117 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 367      1,101
Approval Rate 28.04% 32.01% 43.49% 30.80% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 33.55% 33.55%
Not Aggravated Sex Offense Considered 21 22 31 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 318
Approved 5 5 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 84
Approval Rate 23.81% 22.73% 29.03% 28.13% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 26.42% 26.42%
Nonviolent-No Sex Offense Considered 1,262 1,218 1,237 1,119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,836     14,508
Approved 719 732 804 668 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,923      8,769
Approval Rate 56.97% 60.10% 65.00% 59.70% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 60.44% 60.44%
Total Considered 1,559 1,519 1,542 1,428 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,048     18,144
Approved 800 826 931 762 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,319      9,957
Approval Rate 51.31% 54.38% 60.38% 53.36% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 54.88% 54.88%
Note:  The above numbers are based on preliminary data and are subject to change.  Approvals for offenders to begin serving additional consecutive sentences are not included.  Withdrawn considerations are not considered in these figures.
FY 2007 Parole Approval Rates by Guidelines Level
Guideline Score Votes Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Jul-07 Aug-07 FY Total FY Total
Estimated		 Estimated Approval Rate
1 Considered 64 71 52 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 241 723 0% - 5%
Approved 1 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 39
Approval Rate 1.56% 4.23% 13.46% 3.70% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 5.39% 5.39%
2 Considered 785 843 714 793 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,135      9,405 6% - 15%
Approved 112 101 107 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 424      1,272
Approval Rate 14.27% 11.98% 14.99% 13.11% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 13.52% 13.52%
3 Considered 734 818 680 744 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,976      8,928 16% - 25%
Approved 120 118 133 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 507      1,521
Approval Rate 16.35% 14.43% 19.56% 18.28% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 17.04% 17.04%
4 Considered 2,051 2,158 1,810 1,996 0 0 0 0 0            -   0 0 8,015     24,045 26% - 35%
Approved 429 487 483 437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,836      5,508
Approval Rate 20.92% 22.57% 26.69% 21.89% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 22.91% 22.91%
5 Considered 885 934 825 885 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,529     10,587 36% - 50%
Approved 320 353 416 337 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,426      4,278
Approval Rate 36.16% 37.79% 50.42% 38.08% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 40.41% 40.41%
6 Considered 1,070 1,134 1,000 1,030 0 0 0 0 0            -   0            -   4,234     12,702 51% - 75%
Approved 475 543 612 501 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,131      6,393
Approval Rate 44.39% 47.88% 61.20% 48.64% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 50.33% 50.33%
7 Considered 488 408 427 408 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,731      5,193 76% - 100%
Approved 270 256 315 287 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,128      3,384
Approval Rate 55.33% 62.75% 73.77% 70.34% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 65.16% 65.16%
Total with Guidelines Considered 6,077 6,366 5,508 5,910 0 0 0 0 0            -   0            -   23,861     71,583 31.40%
Approved 1,727 1,861 2,073 1,804 0 0 0 0 0            -   0            -   7,465     22,395 to
Approval Rate 28.42% 29.23% 37.64% 30.52% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 31.29% 31.29% 44.86%
Total without Guidelines Considered 10 17 11 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55         165
Approved 2 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14           42
Approval Rate 20.00% 23.53% 18.18% 35.29% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 25.45% 25.45%
FY 2007 Cases Approved for Parole by FI Types
Month FI-1 FI-2 FI-3 FI-4 FI-5 FI-6 FI-3R FI-6R FI-7R FI-9R FI-18R TOTAL # Tier Votes % Tier Votes # Tier Votes
Estimated
Sep-06 459 316 0 20 16 0 375 506 2 1 34 1,729 918   11,016
27% 18% 0% 1% 1% 0% 22% 29% 0% 0% 2%     53%  
Oct-06 489 340 0 21 29 0 423 512 0 2 49 1,865 1,904   11,424
26% 18% 0% 1% 2% 0% 23% 27% 0% 0% 3%     53%  
Nov-06 556 412 0 24 35 0 495 514 2 2 35 2,075 2,952   11,808
27% 20% 0% 1% 2% 0% 24% 25% 0% 0% 2%     52%  
Dec-06 562 335 0 29 21 0 365 429 4 0 65 1,810 3,815   11,445
31% 19% 0% 2% 1% 0% 20% 24% 0% 0% 4%     51%  
Jan-07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,815   9,156
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!     51%  
Feb-07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,815   7,630
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!     51%  
Mar-07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,815   6,540
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!     51%  
Apr-07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,815   5,723
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!     51%  
May-07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,815   5,087
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!     51%  
Jun-07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,815   4,578
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!     51%  
Jul-07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,815   4,162
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!     51%  
Aug-07 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,815   3,815
#DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0! #DIV/0!     51%  
FY Total 2,066 1,403 0 94 101 0 1,658 1,961 8 5 183 7,479      
28% 19% 0% 1% 1% 0% 22% 26% 0% 0% 2% 100%      
Note:  The above numbers are based on preliminary data and are subject to change.  Approvals for offenders to begin serving additional consecutive sentences are not included.  Withdrawal considerations are not considered in these figures.