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A new report from the ACLU shows that marijuana is the drug of choice for police departments nationwide—with serious consequences for Texas and our communities of color.
Our review of the practices of schools in districts across the state indicates that—nearly 17 years after Santa Fe was first filed, and nearly 12 years since the Supreme Court’s opinion—many Texas school districts continue to violate the First Amendment in ways remarkably similar to the violation
The imprisonment of human beings at record levels is both a moral failure and an economic one—especially at a time when more and more Americans are struggling to make ends meet and when state governments confront enormous fiscal crises.
Since President Richard Nixon first announced the “War on Drugs” forty years ago, the United States has adopted “tough on crime” criminal justice policies that have given it the dubious distinction of having the highest incarceration rate in the world.
This report assesses the implementation of two laws passed during the 81st Texas legislature related to the care and treatment of pregnant inmates in Texas county jails.
A surprising number of Texas school districts have turned responsibility for what used to be routine student discipline over to law enforcement. As a result, many students receive a criminal record instead of a trip to the principal’s office for engaging in childish misbehavior.