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Texas Jail Project Through News Stories in 2023
Here’s a comprehensive round-up of 2023 news featuring stories, interviews, op-eds, and essays from Texas Jail Project community members and staff. Read More
CBS News : Most states ban shackling pregnant women in custody — yet many report being restrained
About 40 states, including Georgia, have passed laws limiting the use of restraints such as handcuffs, leg restraints, and belly chains on pregnant people in law enforcement custody, according to a Johns Hopkins University research group. Laws that seek to improve treatment of pregnant women in jails and prisons have drawn bipartisan support, including the First Step Act, which was passed in 2018 and limits the use of restraints on pregnant people in federal custody. Yet advocates say they continue logging reports of law enforcement agencies and hospital staffers ignoring such prohibitions and allowing pregnant people to be chained, handcuffed, or otherwise restrained. Read More
Houston Public Media : Officials set to answer for issues within the Harris County Jail during meeting with state officials
For more than a year, the Harris County Jail has violated statewide safety standards as the facility continues to struggle under the weight of chronic overcrowding and understaffing. Read More
Join us in Austin November 2nd: Next TCJS Public Meeting
RSVP to learn more about traveling with Texas Jail Project for the November 2nd, 2023 public meeting of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. Read More
Rising Up! Communities Demands Accountability: Spring and Summer ’23 Newsletter
We ramped up our organizing and advocacy in Spring and Summer 2023. Read More
KERA : Tarrant County inmate’s ‘unnecessary death’ spotlights mental health crisis in jails nationwide
People with mental illnesses are the least able to advocate for themselves, putting them in the most danger in jail, Gundu said. Now, she’s pushing the state to prevent people with mental illnesses from going to jail in the first place. Read More
Chron.com : Harris County Jail victims’ families demand action at Commissioners Court
People with mental illnesses are the least able to advocate for themselves, putting them in the most danger in jail, Gundu said. Now, she’s pushing the state to prevent people with mental illnesses from going to jail in the first place. Read More
Letter From Families Impacted by the Crisis at the Harris County Jail
We, the undersigned, are the mothers, wives, and daughters of people who have suffered–and in many cases died–in the Harris County Jail. We write to you to voice our concerns over the County’s failure to adequately respond to the ongoing human rights crisis occurring within the walls of the jail. Read More
Press release from Grieving Family Members to Harris County Commissioners Court
Family Members of People Who Have Suffered and Died in the Harris County Jail Deliver Public Letter to Commissioners Court; Local Organizations Stand in Support Read More