Does any one have prison knowledge?

I'm an ex-guard at a Georgia facility. His TPD (tentative parole date) is based on what he does while incarcerated. As long as he hasn't had any write-ups that resulted in extending his parole hearing, it will occur as scheduled. However, whether they parole him out is almost entirely dependant on whether he showed signs of improvement in there. Not pissing off the warden is a good start. Taking classes and going to counciling while you are there also improves your chances of being released. His release is controlled by politics... those of the prison he's in, those of the warden in his prison, and those of the state of Texas. In essence, he better have made alot more friends than enemies while he's been locked up. Best wishes.

If this is his first parole hearing even with the good behavior his chances are 50/50. If he has good communication skills, is involved in prison programs such as schooling, treatment, job, whatever the prison offers, and his crime was not violent, his chances of being paroled are better. The hard part is dealing with life outside of prison, a good family setting, having a job and/or schooling lined up when he is released, is the best way to prepare and deal with it. What sucks about parole is the limits and rules that come along with it, and if he gets into trouble one time while still on parole, he goes right back. Sometimes executing a sentence is best when you know you won't be able to comply with the rules of probation/parole, and if he does that he would have to serve a full sentence which on 8 years would be to serve a total of 5-5 1/2 years in order to be released with no parole over his head. So if you think he can stay out of trouble for the duration of parole with all the rules that will be over his head, it should work out. I've never been to prison but got sentenced to a year in county, they said serve 3 months and have 2 years probation, I told them to go to hell, I served the whole year which after good time was 8 months so I would not have probation hanging over my head when I got out. Good Luck.

As long as he didn't commit some violent crime that would make a witness, victim, or victim's family member want to visit his parole meeting and petition that his parole is revoked. If he's been on the straight and narrow in prison and has not been in an ounce of trouble, that could definately waiver the parole board to grant him an early release.

You may want to go to the parole hearing and see if you can speak on his behalf, as well. Tell them how good he's been and how much his family needs him, stuff like that.

Good luck! I hope that it works out for the best!

Yes, i believe they will. I live in Texas. I think it is going to be based off of his behavior while locked up and what he went in for. If they feel like he may be a danger to society, you never know what they may do. Best of Luck..