TCJC Statement on Recent Race-Based Violence
TCJC condemns targeted and police violence against Black people and people of color across the country and reaffirms commitment to racial justice.
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How Formerly Incarcerated and System-Impacted People Are Leading the Fight to Mitigate COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails
As of May 27, 2020, nearly 4,500 incarcerated people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Texas, nearly 12 times the number of ca
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A Second Chance for Us All
During a worldwide pandemic that’s overwhelming our healthcare system and triggering unprecedented layoffs, it’s no surprise that many of us have forgotten that April is Second Chance Month.
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Data Shows That Harris County Must Do More to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in Its Jail
The warnings and recommendations of health experts indicate that Harris County is not doing enough to mitigate the spread of coronavirus in its jail.
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What I Learned About Restorative Justice as TCJC’s Youth Justice Ambassador
The first time I heard about “restorative justice” was during the summer before my senior year of high school, on my first day at TCJC.
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Mitigating Disaster: Urgent and Just Responses to COVID-19 in the Texas Justice System
March 16, 2020
The Honorable Greg Abbott
Office of the Texas Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711
Release Valve: Updates About Parole As Two More Texas Prisons Close
On Thursday, February 20, a reporter from the Texas Tribune contacted me for comment following the announcement by S
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Perception Equals Potential: New Coalition in Dallas Will Work to Reverse the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Dallas has historically been a tale of two cities: one Black and one white.
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So Much More Than "Formerly Incarcerated"
Before April 2017, I truly believed that I was destined to either perish as a result of my addiction or spend my life in prison.
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Ending the Year in Celebration With a Texas Women's Dignity Retreat!
To close out this year’s progress on TCJC’s “Justice for Women” campaign, we took to the mountains—or, more accurately, the hills!
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