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From Pride to Prisons: How Trauma and Stigma Drive LGBTQ Youth toward the Texas Justice System

I watched an LGBTQ Pride Parade for the first time in New York City in June 2008. I was 20 years old and in the middle of my undergraduate degree at a small college in the Midwest.

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Women’s Justice Town Hall Focused on Dignity Reform in Texas

On Saturday, July 19, TCJC and the ACLU of Texas hosted a town hall at the Texas Capitol.

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How Data Can Be a Critical Tool in Criminal Justice Reform: Transparency Encourages Advocacy and Accountability in Dallas County

On any given day, Dallas County incarcerates about 5,100 people in county jail.

TCJC Launches “One Size FAILS All” Report Series

I remember my time on probation in 2007. When the prosecutor offered a plea agreement for 10 years deferred adjudication, I felt as though my life had been handed back to me.

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Talking Criminal Justice Reform with the Next Generation

For nearly two decades, TCJC has been advocating for justice reform in Texas.

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Texas Criminal Justice Coalition Joins the Discussion for Art in Justice Reform

The Houston Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC), the Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts

Bipartisan Support for Criminal Justice Reform Is Alive and Well

Over the past two weekends, the Texas GOP and Democratic Party held their respective, biennial platform conventions to determine the parties’ official policy positions for the next two years.

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Moving the Needle on Women’s Justice

When TCJC launched our Justice for Women campaign in March, we never expected this much momentum! In the past four months, we’ve accomplished a lot.

Guest Blog: Tarra Simmons Is an Inspiration to Those in Need of a Second Chance

Last November, I flew to Washington state to support Tarra Simmons; a woman who, until then, I’d only known through Facebook and mutual friends.

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TCJC Launches the “Justice for Women” Campaign

My mother is a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault. Her method of coping with the trauma she experienced was to never stop moving. Literally.