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TJP organizes a groundswell of community testimonies at February 1st TCJS Quarterly Meeting
In February, we mobilized twenty five community members and half a dozen criminal justice reform allies to attend the first quarterly meeting of the… Read More
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Defender Network: Has anything changed in Harris County Jail? 8 things you need to know
Has the new year brought with it new realities to the Harris County Jail (HCJ)? According to some state officials and criminal justice reform… Read More
Houston Public Media: State inspection finds medical neglect, other violations at private facility housing hundreds of Harris County inmates
A privately-owned facility in northwest Texas that houses hundreds of Harris County detainees has been violating statewide safety standards due to a lack of… Read More
Join us in Austin February 1st: Next TCJS Public Meeting
Únase a nosotros en Austin este jueves. RSVP to learn more about traveling with Texas Jail Project for the February 1st, 2023 public meeting of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. Read More
2023 Of Love and Rage: Jan ’24 Newsletter
2023 was a hard year! After the record number of jail custody deaths we saw in 2022, we were not quite prepared for things to get worse in 2023. Read more below about how we showed up for our communities with radical love, intentional care, and material resources. Thanks to your support! Read More
From Mom to Advocate: A Teen’s Developmental Disability Blazes a Path to Advocacy
When Dr. Liz Piñon first reached out to TJP in early summer, her 18 yr old son Gabe who was diagnosed with intellectual and developmental… Read More
KERA News: Town hall in Arlington to bring Tarrant County sheriff, activists to discuss jail conditions, deaths
According to KERA News, jail conditions in Tarrant County are being questioning as of January 2024 after at least 60 people have died since… Read More
National Jail Crisis Report – 2022
National Jail Crisis Report – What is Going on in our Jails? First hand accounts of tragedies occurring in our… Read More