Procedures for Requesting a Hardship Transfer
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Bonnie
Apr 23, 2009, 11:40:16 AM4/23/09
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Following is taken word for word from the Frequently Asked Questions
on the TDCJ site but there is a portion of a sentence that is unclear
and is in caps (not to be misunderstood as shouting):
"What is the process for requesting a hardship transfer?
"Special consideration for transfer may be made when an offender’s
family has medical problems limiting the ability to travel long
distances. To apply for this special consideration you need to obtain
a letter from the attending doctor stating the medical problems and
how it impacts the ability to travel. This should be verifiable and
preferably on the doctor’s letterhead. IF THE OFFENDER IS IN A
PRIVATELY OPERATED STATE JAIL FACILITY AND IS A STATE JAIL CONFINEE,
attach the doctor’s letter to your letter requesting a hardship
transfer and mail it to the Correctional Institutions Division
Director, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, Texas, 77342. Although submitting a
request does not guarantee the offender will be moved to a unit closer
to the family, you can be assured that the agency will give careful
consideration to the request."
Would someone please explain exactly what this means. OR, is this a
misstatement of what they really mean? Thanks for your responses and
help!
Bonnie
on the TDCJ site but there is a portion of a sentence that is unclear
and is in caps (not to be misunderstood as shouting):
"What is the process for requesting a hardship transfer?
"Special consideration for transfer may be made when an offender’s
family has medical problems limiting the ability to travel long
distances. To apply for this special consideration you need to obtain
a letter from the attending doctor stating the medical problems and
how it impacts the ability to travel. This should be verifiable and
preferably on the doctor’s letterhead. IF THE OFFENDER IS IN A
PRIVATELY OPERATED STATE JAIL FACILITY AND IS A STATE JAIL CONFINEE,
attach the doctor’s letter to your letter requesting a hardship
transfer and mail it to the Correctional Institutions Division
Director, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, Texas, 77342. Although submitting a
request does not guarantee the offender will be moved to a unit closer
to the family, you can be assured that the agency will give careful
consideration to the request."
Would someone please explain exactly what this means. OR, is this a
misstatement of what they really mean? Thanks for your responses and
help!
Bonnie
Joan DeLuca
Apr 23, 2009, 6:35:30 PM4/23/09
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Bonnie, it pretty much means what it says. First, compose a letter
requesting a transfer. Tell who you are, where the inmate is now, where
you would like him to be placed (although this may or may not happen and
you have NO control over that), and the medical reason why the visitor
cannot make the long trip. It is extremely unlikely that your request
will be granted unless you live at least 300 miles from the unit where
the inmate presently is. Then, ask the doctor of the visitor to compose
a letter on his/her letterhead, stating the medical reason that the
visitor cannot travel the long distance. Send both letters to the
address on the TDCJ website. Do not send it anywhere else; only the
director's office considers these and don't waste postage sending a copy
to everyone you can think of--that's unlikely to help (although some
people on this list may say that the request wasn't granted until they
wrote to a LOT of people, so do what you think best). It may take
several months for the request to be granted, if it's granted at all.
It's sometimes helpful to call the director's office after a couple of
months has elapsed to "remind" them of the request. Do the same thing
if the inmate is in a state jail or a private facility. The "answer" on
the TDCJ website IS poorly written.
jdl
requesting a transfer. Tell who you are, where the inmate is now, where
you would like him to be placed (although this may or may not happen and
you have NO control over that), and the medical reason why the visitor
cannot make the long trip. It is extremely unlikely that your request
will be granted unless you live at least 300 miles from the unit where
the inmate presently is. Then, ask the doctor of the visitor to compose
a letter on his/her letterhead, stating the medical reason that the
visitor cannot travel the long distance. Send both letters to the
address on the TDCJ website. Do not send it anywhere else; only the
director's office considers these and don't waste postage sending a copy
to everyone you can think of--that's unlikely to help (although some
people on this list may say that the request wasn't granted until they
wrote to a LOT of people, so do what you think best). It may take
several months for the request to be granted, if it's granted at all.
It's sometimes helpful to call the director's office after a couple of
months has elapsed to "remind" them of the request. Do the same thing
if the inmate is in a state jail or a private facility. The "answer" on
the TDCJ website IS poorly written.
jdl
LJoh7...@aol.com
Apr 23, 2009, 6:54:08 PM4/23/09
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What if I have done all that and still NOTHING has
been done???
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Dave Hamrick
Apr 23, 2009, 6:57:12 PM4/23/09
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Bonnie,
Dave here . . . and I agree 100% with Joan Deluca on what to do and who to send it to and all. Did this for my son back in late 2004 due to him being in Beto down in Palestine (550 miles from Amarillo--9 hours) and both my parents and mother-in-law were of such an age and poor health that they could not make the trip to see him, ever, trip to long and to hard. Wrote a letter and got doctor's statements about parents and mother-in-law's health on the doctor's letterhead and sent all in to address you have and about a month later my son was approved for a "hardship transfer", but I rescinded the transfer due to the fact that he had made trustee status about the same time and was moved to the trustee camp at Beto, which was much better for him, so we just suffered with the long trip down and none of my parents or mother-in-law went to see him when he was incarcerated. He was paroled out in April of 2006. . . So, it does work !!!
Dave here . . . and I agree 100% with Joan Deluca on what to do and who to send it to and all. Did this for my son back in late 2004 due to him being in Beto down in Palestine (550 miles from Amarillo--9 hours) and both my parents and mother-in-law were of such an age and poor health that they could not make the trip to see him, ever, trip to long and to hard. Wrote a letter and got doctor's statements about parents and mother-in-law's health on the doctor's letterhead and sent all in to address you have and about a month later my son was approved for a "hardship transfer", but I rescinded the transfer due to the fact that he had made trustee status about the same time and was moved to the trustee camp at Beto, which was much better for him, so we just suffered with the long trip down and none of my parents or mother-in-law went to see him when he was incarcerated. He was paroled out in April of 2006. . . So, it does work !!!
Joan DeLuca
Apr 23, 2009, 7:27:46 PM4/23/09
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What I'd do is assume that the hardship transfer has not been approved.
I don't know if they send a letter saying "no" or saying "yes" since
I've never asked for a hardship transfer. They approve only a
relatively small percentage of requests.
jdl
LJoh7...@aol.com wrote:
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I don't know if they send a letter saying "no" or saying "yes" since
I've never asked for a hardship transfer. They approve only a
relatively small percentage of requests.
jdl
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Joan DeLuca
Apr 23, 2009, 7:30:11 PM4/23/09
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Dave brings up a good point--sometimes the transfer cannot or will not
be approved because a program in which the inmate is involved may not be
available at the "closer" unit. This is particularly important if the
program is a really important part of potential eligibility or approval
for parole.
jdl
Dave Hamrick wrote:
> *Bonnie,
be approved because a program in which the inmate is involved may not be
available at the "closer" unit. This is particularly important if the
program is a really important part of potential eligibility or approval
for parole.
jdl
Dave Hamrick wrote:
> *Bonnie,
> Dave here . . . and I agree 100% with Joan Deluca on what to do
> and who to send it to and all. Did this for my son back in late 2004
> due to him being in Beto down in Palestine (550 miles from Amarillo--9
> hours) and both my parents and mother-in-law were of such an age and
> poor health that they could not make the trip to see him, ever, trip
> to long and to hard. Wrote a letter and got doctor's statements
> about parents and mother-in-law's health on the doctor's letterhead
> and sent all in to address you have and about a month later my son was
> approved for a "hardship transfer", but I rescinded the transfer due
> to the fact that he had made trustee status about the same time and
> was moved to the trustee camp at Beto, which was much better for him,
> so we just suffered with the long trip down and none of my parents or
> mother-in-law went to see him when he was incarcerated. He was
> paroled out in April of 2006. . . So, it does work !!!
> *
> and who to send it to and all. Did this for my son back in late 2004
> due to him being in Beto down in Palestine (550 miles from Amarillo--9
> hours) and both my parents and mother-in-law were of such an age and
> poor health that they could not make the trip to see him, ever, trip
> to long and to hard. Wrote a letter and got doctor's statements
> about parents and mother-in-law's health on the doctor's letterhead
> and sent all in to address you have and about a month later my son was
> approved for a "hardship transfer", but I rescinded the transfer due
> to the fact that he had made trustee status about the same time and
> was moved to the trustee camp at Beto, which was much better for him,
> so we just suffered with the long trip down and none of my parents or
> mother-in-law went to see him when he was incarcerated. He was
> paroled out in April of 2006. . . So, it does work !!!
Dave Hamrick
Apr 23, 2009, 7:50:48 PM4/23/09
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If the inmate is in some type of class or course or if he/she
has gotten a "case" or other problems, then I don't know about the
approval of transfer, it's always up to the "discretion" of TDCJ, which
means that TDCJ does what they want to do, when they want to do it, and
if they want to do it . . . .So, I would be calling the people in
Huntsville to see what has happened on the request --- what has
happened to your papers and do you need to send copies in again, or
when will a decision be coming, or what do you need to do next or send
to whom . . . .I'd not sit still, get on the phone and be calling some
people in Huntsville . . . . They are in no hurry and don't care as
much as you do, so you initiate the effort and do the work . . . .Good
luck . . .Dave
LJoh7...@aol.com
Apr 23, 2009, 10:16:00 PM4/23/09
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uh
ok
Joan DeLuca
Apr 23, 2009, 10:19:39 PM4/23/09
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Something tells me that you've already done what Dave
suggested.....probably more than once.
jdl
LJoh7...@aol.com wrote:
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suggested.....probably more than once.
jdl
LJoh7...@aol.com wrote:
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LJoh7...@aol.com
Apr 23, 2009, 10:23:45 PM4/23/09
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yes but Joni White emailed me FINALLY and said it
was in process.
Linda
Apr 23, 2009, 11:50:08 PM4/23/09
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Hello all, I gotta put my 2 cents in here beings I have successfully had my son moved 3 times in 13 years. Or at least I'd like to take credit for it.
In regards to transfers,
1. There has to be a vacancy in the unit he would be transfered to, sometimes they swap out with another inmate
2. Your inmate must not have had any cases in the last year, (ANY CASES) If he has they will hold him until the year is up.
3. You have to have a medical letter from your Dr, stating why you are requesting a transfer.
The more the better.
4. Talk about the hardship it places on you, financially, emotionally and physically.
Does anyone else visit him other than you? bring that up, family support is a good arguement
The last time I requested a transfer my son was at Beto 283 miles from me, I had to leave my home on Friday evening, drive to Mexia, get a motel and drive on in to Beto the next morning. Then after the visit, I would TRY to drive straight through to San Antonio, which literally put me in the bed for 3-4 days after my visits. The wear and tear on me was horrible, the motel, gas and food was a big financial issue with me. Also the fact that I could only visit every 6 weeks because of my situation.
I would call Classification and Records in Huntsville and push some buttons, tell them how long it's been, but don't get an attitude, cause they will not help you at all.
Good Luck
Linda
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