What is the process for requesting a hardship transfer?
Special consideration for transfer may be made when an offender’s family has medical problems limiting the ability to travel long distances. To apply for this special consideration you need to obtain a letter from the attending doctor stating the medical problems and how it impacts the ability to travel. This should be verifiable and preferably on the doctor’s letterhead. If the offender is in a privately operated state jail facility and is a state jail confinee, attach the doctor’s letter to your letter requesting a hardship transfer and mail it to the Correctional Institutions Division Director, P.O. Box 99, Huntsville, Texas, 77342. Although submitting a request does not guarantee the offender will be moved to a unit closer to the family, you can be assured that the agency will give careful consideration to the request.
