Video Announces Bipartisan Federal Legislation to Help Incarcerated Mothers and Babies
U.S. Reps. Karen Bass (D-CA) and Mia Love (R-UT) Urge All Women in Congress to Co-Sponsor their Forthcoming Bill During Women Unshackled: The Next Step
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Another citizen review board for Austin police in the works
Since June, a working group has been meeting quietly to discuss what kind of public oversight is needed for the Austin Police Department.
Texas This Week: Criminal Justice Reform
In Texas This Week, the topic of criminal justice reform took center stage for the Women Unshackled conference at the University of Texas.
Jenna Bush Hager Speaks on University of Texas Campus about Prison Reform for Women
Participants discuss Texas’ next step in “bipartisan” movement dealing with the over incarceration of women.
Education key to lowering number of incarcerated women, advocates say
Substance abuse, poverty, economic disadvantages, and mental health issues have contributed to a dramatic increase in the number of women incarcerated in Texas in the last three decades, community leaders, law enforcement officials and attorneys said Wednesday.
Women Unshackled: A Forum on Criminal Justice Reform
Join the Coalition for Public Safety and the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition for a forum to discuss the unique challenges facing women in the justice system as well as policy solutions to improve outcomes.
Jenna Bush speaks at event on the UT campus called 'Women Unshackled'
Crimes that land women in prison was the focus of a criminal justice reform discussion on the U-T campus.
Warden demoted as Texas prisons announce plan to review policy, ban disciplinary quotas
A Texas prison warden was demoted and transferred this month even as officials announced plans to boost officer training, review disciplinary policies and explicitly ban the sort of quota system that sparked a statewide audit.
Radack accuses public defender of helping lawyers in bail lawsuit against county
Commissioners Court on Tuesday will discuss the fate of Harris County’s chief public defender amid allegations that he improperly used his office to help plaintiffs in a bail reform lawsuit against the county.
Imprisoned Women, a Texas Tragedy
Texas now leads the United States in female incarceration, but necessary services lag behind.