May 19, 1993, after serving 11 years of his sentence, Meza was released from custody and placed on parole as required by existing law. While on parole, Meza lived a relatively normal life within the community. On August 24, 1994, Meza violated the conditions of his parole by returning to his residence 15 minutes after his state-imposed curfew. The State conducted a revocation hearing on September 16, 1994, revoked Meza's parole on October *786 21, 1994, and incarcerated him again until September 25, 2002.
The State was required to release Meza from prison on September 25, 2002. See Act of May 29, 1977, 65th Leg., R.S., ch. 347, § 1, art. 42.12, sec. 15(c), 1965 Tex. Gen. Laws 925, 927-28. The State again set Meza's parole conditions, which areinitial residency period has long since expired, but Meza remains in TCCC. Theoretically, Meza's conditions do not prevent him from living in the community, attending church, visiting his family, or obtaining employment, but practically, his conditions prohibit him from leaving TCCC, a jail.
Few other parolees have conditions of release as restrictive as Meza's. Meza cannot go within 500 feet of places children commonly gather, including but not limited to, schools, day-care facilities, playgrounds, public or private youth centers, public swimming pools, or video-arcade facilities. Meza's child-safety-zone conditions prevent him from living with his mother, because she occasionally cares for children in her home. Meza's child-safety-zone conditions have also caused the State to prevent Meza from accepting job offers he has received.
Meza's conditions include the highest level of monitoring