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Dallas County Officials are Leaving Vulnerable People to Catch COVID-19 in Jail
Andrea Woods, Staff Attorney, Criminal Law Reform Project
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By Andrea Woods
Defying Medical Experts, Lawmakers are Weaponizing COVID-19 to Restrict Abortion Access
Ashoka Mukpo, Staff Reporter, ACLU
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By Ashoka Mukpo
A Tale of Two Texases: Racially Targeted Arrests in the Age of Marijuana Reform
Lewis Conway Jr. was just planning a romantic anniversary getaway to San Antonio with his wife earlier last year.
By Lauren Johnson
Reducing Mass Incarceration to Protect Texans’ Lives
All across Texas, the novel coronavirus is revealing, or at least reminding us, of how broken our state’s criminal legal system is.
By Nick Hudson
COVID-19 Stay-Home Orders: What You Need to Know
Most public health experts have agreed that staying at home and minimizing contact with other people are two important ways we can all help stem the spread of COVID-19.
By Dominique Walker
This Transgender Day of Visibility, We Celebrate Trans Youth
With everything that is happening in the world right now — you know, like a global pandemic — it might be hard to see the glass as half full. Everyone has had to adjust their lives just three months into the new decade; and folks, it’s been difficult.
By TreShaun Pate
COVID-19: Life-or-Death Problems the Department of Homeland Security Must Solve Now
The world today is full of uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic weighing on people's minds. Across the U.S., people are panic shopping for toilet paper and understanding the need for social distancing.
By Bernardo Rafael Cruz
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