Criminal Justice
Progressive reformers won big in Travis County. What’s next for the criminal justice system?
“On day one, we’re going to end the prosecution of low-level drug offenses in Travis County,” said José Garza, the ...The complicity of Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Michael McCaul in the mass arrests of ...
On the early morning of July 23, 1999, in Tulia, Texas, nearly 33 percent of the city’s Black male residents ...Eddie Lucio’s shady ties with the private prison industry
A recently resurfaced transcript shows State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. admitting to making money from the prison industry. Lucio, a ...What it means to ‘Defund the Police’
The phrase “defund the police” has been thrown around a lot in recent days — but what does it mean? ...Criminal Justice is broken in Texas’ most progressive county: José Garza wants to fix it
Reimagining justice and safety José Garza thinks a lot about the criminal justice system — how it can best keep ...A note to our readers
George Floyd, a proud son of Third Ward in Houston, Texas, was murdered in broad daylight and on camera by ...As coronavirus spreads among inmates, advocates call for release
Some Texans spent Memorial Day weekend tanning at the beach; others, namely dozens of family members of Texas prisoners, spent ...In Texas, marijuana arrests remain racially targeted
After serving eight years in prison and 12 on parole, Lewis Conway Jr. was not about to go back. The ...COVID-19 cases among Texas inmates rise as Abbott wins court battle to restrict releases
The number of Texas inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19 reached 294 on Thursday, according to the latest Texas ...First Texas prisoner tests positive for coronavirus. It’s time to start releasing inmates.
The first Texas prisoner tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday, according to the Texas Tribune. The 37-year-old Galveston man is ...Hell hasn’t frozen over because of Texas’ pot-friendly mistake
This year, more than 60 marijuana-related bills were filed in the Texas Legislature. Most, like newly-born tadpoles, were destined to ...Rodney Reed gets a new judge– and hope for justice
Rodney Reed, a 51-year-old death row inmate believed to be innocent of his 1996 murder conviction, is getting his case ...
