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.
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.
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.
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.
Imprisoned Women, a Texas Tragedy
Texas now leads the United States in female incarceration, but necessary services lag behind.
Woman says she gave birth on jail floor after guards accused her of faking labor
Shaye Bear gave birth to her son, Cashh, in an Ellis County Jail cell in Waxahachie on Thursday. She was about five months pregnant.
"Women can do this": Female inmates in Texas find fulfillment in learning technical skills, but they have fewer options than men
Female inmates are offered fewer educational opportunities than men in Texas prisons, according to a recently released report. Those women who do have access to technical education say they are finding their passions.
Texas Incarcerates More Women Than Any Other U.S. State
Since the early 1990s, Texas has seen a spike in the number of women entering the prison system.
Texas officials defend educational opportunities for incarcerated women
Education leaders in Texas' criminal justice system are pushing back on a recent report claiming incarcerated men have more opportunities for self-improvement than incarcerated women.
Mother’s Day Behind Bars
The rate of growth for female incarceration has outpaced that of males by 50 percent since 1980–and over 60 percent of women in state prisons have a child under 18, according to a national advocacy group report released just ahead of Mother’s Day.