A new study found that there's a fatal delay built into the Texas prison system.
At least 18 people died of complications from COVID-19 in Texas prisons during the first 12 months of the pandemic after they had been approved for parole, a heartbreaking study has discovered.
A “substantial period of delay between parole approval and parole release is built into the current design of the Texas parole system,” it added.beginning last year to immediately release those who had been approved for parole as the pandemic raged through prisons across America and killed hundreds in Texas lockups.. But they must first complete rehab, treatment or life skills training before they can be freed.
Afterward, typical delays jumped to five to 11 months. Eleven people who died in prison during the pandemic had been approved for parole more than a year earlier, according to the report.
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