Opinion No.

Honorable Bill Stubblefield Williamson County Attorney Third Floor, Courthouse Georgetown, Texas 78626

Re: Legality of a sheriff hiring, for a paid county position as an unguarded maintenance supervisor outside the jail, a prisoner sentenced to the Texas Department of Corrections but not transferred there

Dear Mr. Stubblefield:

Your letter-brief requesting an opinion from this office advises (in somewhat different sequence):

On August 12, 1982, a prisoner who had been placed on probation for driving while intoxicated, subsequent offense, had that probation revoked. He was sentenced to five years…