Opinion No.

Honorable Dan V. Dent District Attorney P.O. Box 400 Hillsboro, Texas 76645

Re: Location of a prisoner work program facility established by section 496.054 of the Government Code (RQ-1884)

Dear Mr. Dent:

You ask two questions relating to the housing of inmates who are participants in the "Work Program Plan" established by the Board of Pardons and Paroles Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Subchapter C of chapter 496 of the Government Code authorizes the Board of Pardons and Paroles Division to establish the work program plan. Under the plan, eligible persons in the custody of…