Texas Jail Project

Actions & Activities

August 16th, 2008

The Changes TJP Recommended for Jail Commission

         Questions asked by the Sunset Commission with our answers:

 1.      1. What changes, if any, should be made to the mission or functions of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards?


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July 5th, 2008 - August 1st, 2008

Thanks for emailing your votes!

Many people said all should 6 items were desperately needed, but the medical situation is so awful that people voted for it as the #1 thing the Jail Commission needs to be doing: COMMISSION INSPECTORS NEED TO SURVEY INMATES TO SEE IF INMATES ARE RECEIVING PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS AND MEDICAL TREATMENT THEY NEED!


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April 17th, 2008

Join us in Writing Letters!

An outstanding letter by a Texas Jail Project member was published in the online version of the Fort Bend Star and that inspired the paper to do a story on the subject of moving inmates. 

If you know of inhumane treatment in your local jail, please follow Sue Ann Lorig's lead and write your paper. Please feel free to ask us for suggested topics--we can provide research assistance for your letter.


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