Why did his jail release date suddenly change?

Question

My stepdad is currently in prison (TDCJ) and his parole was over march 6th, 2008 but they added five more months to his sentence so his release date was this month on the 21st. My mom called the parole line the other day and they told her his case went to a revote and they extended his time to oct 09 and that he'd be eligible for parole march 09. They asked why she assumer his date was the 21st of this month and she told them because all his paperwork has that date as his release date. He has not done anything wrong while incarcerated so we are a bit confused. Also, he has not been notified otherwise of his release date not being the 21st. What can we do to find out why the sudden change and if there is anything we can do about it?

Answer 1

You can always contact the Parole Board and ask.  Sometimes it's just a simple calculating error as far as when he would be eligible for parole.  Maybe he did do something wrong and may be afraid to tell you about it.