COMMENTARY: Building stronger American families
More than 90,000 fathers will be living in a Texas prison on Father’s Day this year.
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This Father’s Day, Simple Steps to Stronger Families
More than 90,000 fathers will be living in a Texas prison on Father’s Day this year. Some of them will soon be coming home. The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition calls for changes that will give those families a fighting chance at success.
Each year, over 70,000 people are released from Texas’ prison system. More than half have actually completed their sentence, are not under supervision, and get little or no help as they try to reestablish their lives.
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ACLU, MALDEF part of coalition pushing Dallas ISD to ban some elementary school suspensions
A coalition of 21 advocacy groups wants Dallas trustees to ban suspension of students in pre-K through second grade, according to a letter sent to the board Wednesday.
Cameras for Cops: Key details remain unresolved as proposal heads to City Council
Next Thursday, June 9, City Council will once again take up the topic of body-worn cameras (BWCs) for the Austin Police Department. The topic was originally scheduled for May 19, but Council punted it in order for the city to have time to consider what was missing from APD's primary operating policy.
Body camera questions continue at Austin City Hall
A new series of proposals from a state-wide public policy watchdog aims to clear up what appears to be ongoing confusion over when the public will be able to access Austin police body worn camera (BWC) videos and when people’s privacy will be protected.
The End of Prison Visitation
A new system called "video visitation" is replacing in-person jail visits with glitchy, expensive Skype-like video calls. It's inhumane, dystopian and actually increases in-prison violence — but god, it makes money.
'Video visitation' is ending in-person prison visits – and prisons are going to make a ton of money
A new system called "video visitation" is replacing in-person jail visits with glitchy, expensive Skype-like video calls.
Coalition fighting to make crime laws smarter
A coalition of agencies from the right and left have gathered to push for smarter approaches to handling crime and punishment.
Travis County Inmates to See Families Face-to-Face Again
In a victory for prison reform groups, in-person visitations are coming back after more than two years behind screens.
Payday lender used in driver payment program
The revelation last week that payday lender ACE Cash Express is collecting for the Texas’ Driver Responsibility Program amounts to a double whammy for Texans who are struggling to keep their driver’s licenses, their vehicles and their jobs, critics say.