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ACLU of Texas Condemns Harris County's Combative Response to Federal Jail Investigation
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas today criticized Harris County's choice to invest significant time, resource and effort in compiling a lengthy objection to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) findings concerning the Harris County jail system, rather than working expeditiously with DOJ to address well-documented problems of overcrowding and poor health care. Read More...

ACLU Applauds Passage of Prison Rape Elimination Bill
ACLU Applauds Passage of Prison Rape Elimination Bill House Bill 1944, which focuses on eliminating sexual assault in Texas Prisons, passed the Texas House of Representatives unanimously. The bill garnered support from the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU), Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA), Stop Prison Rape, and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Read More...

ACLU Releases Report on Texas Prison Population
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas (ACLU) released a report today that compares Texas to New York, a large state that had comparable sentencing practices and has since implemented sentencing policy changes successfully. Read More...

FROM THE LIBERTY BLOG: Roe v. Wade: Access to Reproductive Health Care for Texas Prisoners
"In recognition of the Roe v..."

FROM THE LIBERTY BLOG: Juneteenth: Reflecting on Criminal Justice Policies and African Americans
"On June 19, 1865, word that the Emancipation Proclamation terminated slavery finally reached Texas..."

FROM THE LIBERTY BLOG: Health Crisis in the Bexar County Jail
"By Nicole D..."

FROM THE LIBERTY BLOG: Racial Disparity and TDCJ
"At the House Corrections Committee meeting on March 22nd, law makers seemed pleased that African Americans only comprised about 40% of the state's prison population..."

Officials, advocacy groups call for probation reform
Legislators urged to look at probation in an effort to fix crowding Read More...

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