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History of Legislative Protections for Pregnant People

Prior to Texas Jail Project's organizing and legislative advocacy in 2008, pregnant people were a largely invisible population in the state's county jails. No data was being collected or essential prenatal care provided. A brief history of how the current protections and rights were won. Read More

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Introducing our new website: A note from the Texas Jail Project Team

Discover the new and improved Texas Jail Project website with a welcome note from our staff. Read More

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Why are in-custody deaths surging at Houston’s Harris County Jail?

Texas Jail Project's Co-Founder and Executive Director Krish Gundu reports on the historic death toll in Harris County Jail for Slate. Read More

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Texas Jail Project Through News Stories in 2021

2021 was an unprecedented year for Texas communities impacted by county jail incarceration. Here’s a comprehensive round-up of news featuring stories, interviews,… Read More

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Pregnant Women Allege Abuse in Texas Jails

At the same time, state lawmakers are pushing to incarcerate more people pretrial. Read More

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Marc McILwain: He will always be part of us

Marc Bryant McIlwain was born October 4, 1986, and he died on July 11, 2009, in the  San Jacinto County Jail at Coldsprings, Texas. He was held pretrial from the end of May on and never got to see the judge. Read More

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We Miss Our Dear Precious Hank Hankins

The story of James “Hank” Hankins was written by his sister , who misses her brother terribly. She begins from the time of his birth in 1958 in Hugo, Oklahoma, to the premature and sudden end of his life in 2012 in Bowie county bi-state jail in Texarkana. Read More

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