Gonzales Parole and Probation
Parole, mandatory supervision, and probation describe separate legal paths. Parole is a discretionary release from state imprisonment that lets a person serve the rest of a sentence under rules in the community. The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles makes the release decision, while the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Parole Division supervises the person afterward. Mandatory supervision is a statutory release process based on calendar time and good-conduct time, subject to offense exclusions and Board review in many cases.
Probation, called community supervision in Texas law, comes from a court. The 2nd 25th Judicial District Community Supervision and Corrections Department manages ordinary adult probation for Gonzales County. Someone can receive probation without ever entering TDCJ. That is why an empty TDCJ search does not disprove probation, and a probation order does not establish a state-prison release.
| Supervision | How it begins | Correct record source |
|---|---|---|
| Parole | Board-approved release from TDCJ imprisonment | TDCJ, Board, and Parole Division |
| Mandatory supervision | Statutory release process with eligibility and review rules | TDCJ, Board, and Parole Division |
| Probation | Gonzales court community-supervision order | Sentencing clerk and 2nd 25th CSCD |
| ISF placement | Court-ordered residential condition of probation | Court, CSCD, and ISF |
- Discharge
- The formal end of custody or supervision, depending on the record.
- Absconder
- A person alleged to have stopped reporting or left supervision without approval.
- Detainer
- A request or notice that another authority may take custody.
Verify Gonzales Post-Release Supervision
Start with the judgment or court docket, not a guess based on where the person was once held. The Gonzales County court portal may show a community-supervision order, a prison sentence, later court events, or a cause number that helps the clerk locate the file. A docket can identify the legal path, but it does not prove an exact jail exit or a current street location.
- Match the person by name plus a date of birth, cause number, TDCJ number, or another permitted identifier.
- Read the sentence. For probation, contact the sentencing clerk and the 2nd 25th CSCD. For prison followed by parole or mandatory supervision, use TDCJ.
- For current TDCJ imprisonment, use the official inmate search. Remember that it contains current prisoners only and is at least one day behind.
- For parole review or post-vote status, use the specific Board and TDCJ phone routes. Preserve the exact coded result.
- Ask the supervising office whether supervision is active, transferred, discharged, or affected by a warrant. Person-level public details may be limited.
For a written release or supervision history, use TDCJ email or Public Information Act channels. The broader Gonzales County released inmate search explains how to pair the supervision answer with the jail release record and court disposition.
Note: A current-custody search result and a post-release supervision record answer different questions, so save each source's exact status and date.
Gonzales Probation Office Route
Local probation reporting goes through the 2nd 25th Judicial District CSCD, not the TDCJ Parole Division. The official Gonzales probation page places the local office in the courthouse basement. Contact that office when the court record shows community supervision, an ISF condition, or another local probation matter. The clerk remains the source for the judgment itself.
2nd 25th Judicial District CSCD
Gonzales County Courthouse, basement
414 St. Joseph Street
Gonzales, TX 78629
Phone: 830-672-6571
Director contact published by the county: Traci Darilek, 361-798-4353, tdarilek@gonzales-county.net. Verify current personnel on the live county page.
State parole takes a different route. TDCJ directs questions about a person on supervision to io@tdcj.texas.gov. Its general information lines are 936-295-6371 and 800-535-0283, with published weekday hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Board pre-vote line is 844-512-0461, while the post-vote release-status line is 512-406-5202. Check the TDCJ telephone information page before relying on a number.
Gonzales Supervision Warrants
Supervision conditions come from the court, Board, and supervising agency. They may control reporting, travel, programs, or other conduct, but the individual order is the source. A suspected violation can lead to added review, a warrant, arrest, or revocation proceedings. It does not erase the fact that an earlier release occurred, and it is not a new finding of guilt by itself.
An absconder label usually means the agency alleges that the person stopped reporting or left supervision without permission. It does not identify present physical custody. Check the court or supervising office for the warrant status, then use the correct jail or prison locator if custody is the question. TDCJ's Integrated Victim Services System can issue notices for covered state parole warrant actions, release to supervision, and discharge. IVSS is the documented TDCJ channel; VINELink is not a substitute for it.
Note: A no-result in a locator does not prove that a warrant cleared or that Gonzales County supervision ended.
Gonzales Supervision Discharge Records
Supervision ends through a formal act, not through silence in a search. For probation, ask the sentencing clerk or CSCD for the order or record that states completion, early termination, transfer, revocation, or another outcome. For parole or mandatory supervision, ask TDCJ for the current supervision route and a discharge or release history. Texas Government Code chapter 552 supports requests for public information, but exceptions and protected person-level details can limit what is released.
TDCJ's web inmate search is not a historical discharge archive. It only includes people currently incarcerated in a TDCJ facility. Once a person leaves state prison, use TDCJ's email, telephone, Parole Division, IVSS, or public-information route. A favorable Board vote is also not discharge. It can include conditions, program or date modifiers, and later reconsideration.
Gonzales ISF Discharge Path
The 2nd 25th Judicial District operates a residential Intermediate Sanction Facility in Gonzales. It was established in 1995 for a rural three-county district and has space for 60 adult men. A court may order the program as an original or changed condition of probation in place of county jail or TDCJ incarceration. Placement is therefore not parole and is not ordinary freedom in the community.
A successful ISF discharge is a real local release event, but supervision may continue. Confirm it through the controlling court order, the 2nd 25th CSCD, and the facility rather than through the Gonzales County Jail line alone. Ask whether the participant completed the program, transferred, was removed, and still has reporting duties. The district's ISF information describes this community-corrections role.
Documents Before Gonzales ISF Discharge
Official Gonzales ISF material says discharge preparation can include obtaining a birth certificate, Social Security card, identification, or GED while the participant completes program conditions. That is a specific feature of the residential community-corrections program. It should not be applied to the county jail, whose property-return and document procedures were not published in the reviewed sources.
Ask the ISF or CSCD which documents were completed and what remains before discharge. Personal documents do not prove that the court has ended probation. Pair any program completion record with the court or CSCD supervision status so a successful residential discharge is not mistaken for the end of every legal duty.
Gonzales Parole Review Results
Texas does not hold a formal public hearing for ordinary parole or mandatory-supervision consideration. Board panel members vote the file one at a time. Administrative Board meeting minutes are not a calendar for a named person's case. For a pre-vote inquiry, the Board directs callers to 844-512-0461 with the person's name, TDCJ-CID number, and date of birth. An online review entry may also be available while the current TDCJ record remains online.
Texas uses coded outcomes. FI codes can describe approval or added investigation and program conditions. NR means not release and may set another review point. SA means serve all. Date and program modifiers can matter. Preserve the full code and check the official Board result instructions. A favorable vote may be reconsidered if new facts arrive, so it is neither physical release nor proof of current Gonzales County supervision.
Eligibility is also not approval. Government Code section 508.145 governs key parole eligibility rules, while section 508.149 addresses mandatory-supervision exclusions and review. The Parole Division verifies supervision only after release. The Board explains and decides the review.
Match Gonzales Supervision Records
A name match can connect the wrong person to a probation or parole record. Use a lawful mix of date of birth or age, cause number, TDCJ or SID number, sentencing county, agency, and relevant dates. Do not publish a sensitive identifier merely because it helped distinguish two results.
When records conflict, keep each exact status and timestamp. The jail owns its physical exit record. The clerk owns the judgment and docket. CSCD owns local probation reporting facts. TDCJ and the Board own the state parole path. Ask the custodian of the disputed field to correct or explain it instead of forcing all records into one label.
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