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
Sep-04 Oct-04 Nov-04 Dec-04 Jan-05 Feb-05 Mar-05 Apr-05 May-05 Jun-05 Jul-05 Aug-05 FY05 Total
PAROLE
Hightower, E AGGRAVATED (NO SEX) Approved 18 16 14 18 17 22 22 23 18 5 11 20 204
App Rate 16.1% 16.7% 11.7% 14.3% 10.3% 10.6% 11.4% 12.7% 12.6% 8.1% 10.2% 15.3% 12.4%
Considered 112 96 120 126 165 208 193 181 143 62 108 131 1645
AGGRAVATED (SEX) Approved 118 90 47 46 50 55 56 42 18 16 16 11 565
App Rate 44.4% 37.2% 23.4% 27.5% 27.9% 34.8% 20.4% 24.1% 12.7% 13.0% 18.4% 7.0% 26.0%
Considered 266 242 201 167 179 158 274 174 142 123 87 158 2171
VIOLENT - NOT AGGRAVATED (NO SEX) Approved 22 18 22 24 20 23 14 22 21 5 17 11 219
App Rate 16.2% 15.4% 15.5% 16.6% 12.9% 13.6% 9.2% 15.0% 17.1% 6.8% 16.2% 8.8% 13.8%
Considered 136 117 142 145 155 169 152 147 123 74 105 125 1590
NOT AGGRAVATED (SEX) Approved 13 7 9 4 9 6 5 6 5 1 1 3 69
App Rate 22.4% 20.0% 19.6% 9.3% 11.3% 9.5% 6.9% 8.8% 12.2% 3.4% 3.6% 7.3% 11.4%
Considered 58 35 46 43 80 63 72 68 41 29 28 41 604
NONVIOLENT (NO SEX) Approved 203 101 233 121 70 81 63 82 42 47 100 75 1218
App Rate 39.0% 27.6% 41.5% 32.1% 22.4% 19.9% 22.5% 20.9% 16.5% 17.3% 33.6% 26.7% 28.2%
Considered 520 366 561 377 313 408 280 393 255 272 298 281 4324
TOTAL Approved 374 232 325 213 166 187 160 175 104 74 145 120 2275
App Rate 34.2% 27.1% 30.4% 24.8% 18.6% 18.6% 16.5% 18.2% 14.8% 13.2% 23.2% 16.3% 22.0%
Considered 1092 856 1070 858 892 1006 971 963 704 560 626 736 10334
MS
Hightower, E AGGRAVATED (NO SEX) Approved                          
App Rate  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  --- #DIV/0!
Considered                         0
AGGRAVATED (SEX) Approved               1         1
App Rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  ---  ---  --- 50.0%  --- 0.0%  ---  --- 10.0%
Considered 1 1 2 2       2   2     10
VIOLENT - NOT AGGRAVATED (NO SEX) Approved 9   3 3 1 2 1 1   4 1   25
App Rate 32.1% 0.0% 13.6% 14.3% 14.3% 33.3% 25.0% 11.1% 0.0% 10.0% 33.3% 0.0% 15.4%
Considered 28 15 22 21 7 6 4 9 1 40 3 6 162
NOT AGGRAVATED (SEX) Approved                         0
App Rate 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%  --- 0.0%  --- 0.0%  --- 0.0% 0.0%  --- 0.0%
Considered 4 3 1 3   2   1   6 1   21
NONVIOLENT (NO SEX) Approved 64 14 66 44 16 49 9 34 5 30 50 16 397
App Rate 48.9% 25.0% 48.5% 39.3% 48.5% 61.3% 50.0% 59.6% 62.5% 30.3% 64.1% 59.3% 47.5%
Considered 131 56 136 112 33 80 18 57 8 99 78 27 835
TOTAL Approved 73 14 69 47 17 51 10 36 5 34 51 16 423
App Rate 44.5% 18.7% 42.9% 34.1% 42.5% 58.0% 45.5% 52.2% 55.6% 23.1% 62.2% 48.5% 41.1%
Considered 164 75 161 138 40 88 22 69 9 147 82 33 1028
GUIDELINES
Hightower, E 1 Approved 3   1 1 1       1       7 0% - 5%
App Rate 15.8% 0.0% 7.7% 12.5% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.7%
Considered 19 16 13 8 14 14 15 14 10 7 9 9 148
2 Approved 34 26 20 23 18 27 22 21 15 7 11 11 235 6% - 15%
App Rate 22.4% 19.1% 13.2% 16.8% 12.0% 14.4% 11.9% 11.6% 10.4% 8.6% 9.8% 7.4% 13.3%
Considered 152 136 152 137 150 187 185 181 144 81 112 149 1766
3 Approved 66 53 32 24 36 38 25 20 27 13 13 9 356 16% - 25%
App Rate 31.9% 32.5% 20.0% 19.4% 19.8% 19.9% 12.1% 11.3% 19.6% 11.2% 13.7% 7.6% 19.0%
Considered 207 163 160 124 182 191 206 177 138 116 95 119 1878
4 Approved 123 68 92 64 58 55 67 56 29 23 50 55 740 26% - 35%
App Rate 34.4% 22.6% 24.6% 19.8% 16.9% 15.8% 18.1% 15.4% 10.6% 12.8% 22.2% 19.6% 19.8%
Considered 358 301 374 323 344 348 371 364 274 180 225 281 3743
5 Approved 47 18 45 33 11 22 16 14 8 10 24 16 264 36% - 50%
App Rate 40.5% 24.7% 37.5% 36.7% 16.2% 23.4% 28.1% 17.7% 18.2% 16.1% 37.5% 25.4% 28.4%
Considered 116 73 120 90 68 94 57 79 44 62 64 63 930
6 Approved 53 33 85 40 26 32 18 25 14 13 31 22 392 51% - 75%
App Rate 37.9% 32.0% 50.9% 32.8% 26.5% 26.7% 21.4% 29.1% 20.3% 16.7% 40.3% 27.8% 32.1%
Considered 140 103 167 122 98 120 84 86 69 78 77 79 1223
7 Approved 48 31 47 23 11 10 5 25 3 6 14 7 230 76% - 100%
App Rate 53.3% 59.6% 62.7% 47.9% 57.9% 38.5% 31.3% 65.8% 23.1% 19.4% 40.0% 33.3% 49.6%
Considered 90 52 75 48 19 26 16 38 13 31 35 21 464
TOTAL Approved 374 229 322 208 161 184 153 161 97 72 143 120 2224 26.51%
App Rate 34.6% 27.1% 30.3% 24.4% 18.4% 18.8% 16.4% 17.1% 14.0% 13.0% 23.2% 16.6% 21.9% to
Considered 1082 844 1061 852 875 980 934 939 692 555 617 721 10152 38.40%
0 7 0% 5%
106 265 6% 15%
300 470 16% 25%
973 1310 26% 35%
335 465 36% 50%
624 917 51% 75%
353 464 76% 100%
2691 3898
26.51% 38.40%