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Texas Jail Project Through News Stories in 2022

December 31, 2022

Here's a comprehensive round-up of 2022 news featuring stories, interviews, op-eds, and essays from Texas Jail Project community members and staff.

Topics:   Cash Bail, Covid-19, Custody Death, Forensic Waitlist, Jail Conditions, Mental Health, Overcrowding, Pretrial Policy

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Here’s a comprehensive round-up of 2022 news featuring stories, interviews, op-eds, and essays from Texas Jail Project community members and staff.

Fort Worth WeeklyJustice for Chasity
KXANState Hospital Staffing ‘Emergency’ Looms as Record 2,100 Wait in Jail for Treatment
Texas StandardAdvocates and Jailers Fear Riot Conditions as Violence Persists in Harris County Jail
Dallas ObserverConsequences of U.S. Appeals Court Decision in Dallas
Dallas ObserverSheriffs Association President Blasts Texas Over Growing Mental Health Waitlist
KXANFamilies Hopeful Bonuses Will Help State Hospital Shortages
Texas Jail Project Case, story facilitated by Texas Jail Project
Prism ReportsNewborn Died in Texas County Jail
KHOU 11Harris County will move hundreds of inmates to private prison in West Texas
Story facilitated by Texas Jail Project
KXXVProblem or Progress: Multimillion dollar Bell county jail expansion underway
SignalHouston Community Petitions Against Shot Spotter Surveillance
myRGVEdinburg man who died in Starr county jail found without a pulse
Dallas ObserverDean Malone Wants to Hold Texas Prisons and County Jails Accountable
KERA NewsAdvocates criticize $18 million plan to transfer inmates hundreds of miles away
Story facilitated by Texas Jail Project
Houston Public Media2 People Die at Harris County Jail, marking highest number of deaths in past decade
Houston Chronicle2 Die in Harris County Jail as critics blame unsafe conditions for highest death toll in years
Reform AustinHarris County Jail Death Toll Rises To 21, Just This Year
SlateWhy Are In-Custody Deaths Surging at Houston’s Harris County Jail?
Co-Authored by Krish Gundu, Executive Director Texas Jail Project
Fort Worth Star-TelegramIf not for Texas bail law, my sister’s nightmare at Tarrant jail could have been avoided
Authored by Kristina Salinas, written with Texas Jail Project support
Houston Public MediaSenate Bill 6 may be contributing to a record number of deaths at Harris County Jail
Houston Public Media70-year-old dies at Harris County Jail; 2022 now has highest number of in-custody deaths in past decade
ABC 13Decade-High Inmate Deaths Just One Concern at Harris County Jail
New York TimesJail Is a Death Sentence for a Growing Number of Americans
Houston Public Media3 More People Die in Harris County Jail, bringing in-custody death toll to at least 27 this year
Story facilitated by Texas Jail Project
KXANAustin State Hospital Is Almost Finished. Will it be effective?
AxiosHarris County Jail Overcrowding Reveals Flaws in Legal System
KERA NewsDallas County Officials Try to Ease Jail Pressure with more mental health funding
Story facilitated by Texas Jail Project
Democracy NowMore Jails Became Death Traps in 2022 Amid Lack of Mental Healthcare, Housing, Bail Reform Backlash
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