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Like most states, Texas’ prison population has exploded in recent decades, growing more than fivefold between 1980 and 2016.
September 7, 2018
The right to free expression includes the freedom to read whatever we choose. We've fought censorship for nearly 100 years — because a government that polices what we read, polices our thought.
September 27, 2017
A traffic ticket should sting. The fine should be enough to make you think twice before doing something like speeding again. But a traffic ticket shouldn’t derail your life—cost your job, make it impossible to pay your bills and feed your family, or deprive you of your freedom.
November 3, 2016
We believe in an educated citizenry. We believe in a society where ideas are openly disseminated, discussed, and debated. We believe in the right to access information, and the right to make up our own minds.
September 26, 2016
Warehoused and Forgotten: Immigrants Trapped in Our Shadow Private Prison System (June 2014) documents our multi-year investigation into five Criminal Alien Requirement (CAR) pr
December 1, 2015
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) confines 4.4 percent of its prison population in solitary confinement. Texas locks more people in solitary-confinement cells than twelve states house in their entire prison system.
February 5, 2015