The percentage of people in prison who are 55+ is 5x higher than it was 30 years ago. Is this actually making our communities safer?

'Why are we forcing older people to spend their dying years in prison when they can get better care elsewhere?'

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(Peggy Miles)

UPDATE: 'Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrels faced public backlash at Tuesday’s commissioners court hearing over his decision to appeal in the illegal voting case of Crystal Mason, who was exonerated last month.'
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Coming up this week! National Youth Justice Network is convening youth advocates, who will share 'their vision for the type of investments most helpful to young people and their families and where our systems currently fall short.' us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Are you following the Statewide Leadership Council yet? Check them out at Statewide Leadership Council!

Today, the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) and Beck Redden LLP filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) on behalf of ten people incarcerated by TDCJ.

The movement to bring awareness to a long, disturbing history of missing and murdered indigenous women, and how criminal jurisdiction plays into this tragedy. nativenewsonline.net/opinion/mmiw-a…

Report rewind: our One Size FAILS All series tackled systems that aren’t working for Texas communities. In “Misunderstood and Mistreated,” our team and partners shared experiences of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the system. texascje.org/system/files/p…

Slavery is still legal in 2024. Pass it on.

One Ohio county sends more kids to adult prisons than any other, and 90% of these children are Black.

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Texas’ prison system is being sued by the federal Department of Justice after an employee says she “was denied a request to wear a head covering as part of her religious practices.” spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas…

When change takes too long at the state level, Texans take the fight local! texastribune.org/2024/05/02/lub…

May is #MentalHealthAwareness month! Learn about how mental health and the criminal punishment system intersect—and how peer support can be the key factor in helping system-impacted people thrive. hogg.utexas.edu/what-we-do/suc…

Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 years for casting a provisional ballot in Texas, had her sentence overturned at the end of March. Last week, the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office asked to have her sentence reinstated. keranews.org/criminal-justi…

It’s vital for kids to have safe, healthy homes with adults who care for them. When their families are able to provide these environments and kids can stay with their loved ones, everyone wins. That’s why we’re focused on ensuring families remain together. texascje.org/family-preserv…

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ICYMI: 'The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.' apnews.com/article/mariju…

As we close out another rewarding #SecondChanceMonth , check out this feature on The Clean Slate Initiative leader Sheena Meade! blavity.com/the-clean-slat…

Hi y’all! We have a couple exciting events coming up in the next month or so. We will be holding a virtual and an in person narrative training with our partners at Texas After Violence and Children's Defense Fund so please sign up and share this event: forms.gle/VhGfC2eHAgQTWe…