I would like you and/or your group to know about this important hearing and to please consider joining me at the Court of Criminal Appeals, October 21 (see details below). All of us who are concerned about civil rights and the rights of pregnant women in particular should be there.

Texas Jail Project is one of 52 groups, experts and advocates, from Texas and the U.S., that joined in signing the amicus brief for Amber Lovill's case.

This email is from our friends and allies at the National Advocates for Pregnant Women.Read more

When you turn off of Highway 71 onto Farm Road 973 it feels, for a moment, like you have finally reached the edge of Austin. The fields on your left open up into a dark green sea scattered with white and blue flowers that fade off into the hazy distance. On the right sits the Travis County Correctional Complex, an enormous, ominous-looking compound. The visitor’s parking lot was almost full at 8:30 AM on a Thursday morning in April, yet inside the room was empty except for a handful of guards joking with the receptionist. Huge ceilings, uniform plastic chairs, and huge signs listing the rules of visitation combined to create an unwelcoming feeling.Read more