Sec. 552.029. RIGHT OF ACCESS TO CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATING TO INMATE OF DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. Notwithstanding Section 508.313 or 552.134 , the following information about an inmate who is confined in a facility operated by or under a contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is subject to required disclosure under Section 552.021 : (1) the inmate's name, identification number, age, birthplace, department photograph, physical description, or general state of health or the nature of an injury to or critical illness suffered by the inmate; (2) the inmate's assigned unit or the date on which the unit received the inmate, unless disclosure of the information would violate federal law relating to the confidentiality of substance abuse treatment; (3) the offense for which the inmate was convicted or the judgment and sentence for that offense; (4) the county and court in which the inmate was convicted; (5) the inmate's earliest or latest possible release dates; (6) the inmate's parole date or earliest possible parole date; (7) any prior confinement of the inmate by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or its predecessor; or (8) basic information regarding the death of an inmate in custody, an incident involving the use of force, or an alleged crime involving the inmate.
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