| (a) A facility shall release an inmate at any time
beginning at 6 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on the day the inmate discharges
the inmate's sentence.
(b) A facility may credit an inmate with no more than
18 hours of time served and release the inmate at any time beginning
at 6 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. on the day preceding the day on which
the inmate discharges the inmate's sentence.
(c) A facility may release an inmate from county jail
after 5 p.m. and before 6 a.m. if the inmate:
(1) posts a bond;
(2) agrees to or requests a release after 5 p.m. and
before 6 a.m.;
(3) is subject to an arrest warrant issued by another
county and is being released for purposes of executing that arrest
warrant;
(4) is being transferred to the custody of another
state, a unit of the federal government, or a facility operated by
or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; or
(5) is being admitted to an inpatient mental health
facility or a state supported living center for court-ordered mental
health or intellectual disability services.
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