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2016 Texas congressional race is already called a tossup

It’s not just the presidential race that’s in play next year. The stakes are also high in the House and Senate, especially for Democrats, who are hoping to retake the Senate after losing it in 2014 and are also eyeing the House, though the odds are longer there.

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Texas set to welcome grand jury reform

Grand juries do important work. They determine whether individuals have committed a crime worth prosecuting. 

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TCJC Executive Director Ana Yáñez-Correa to Become Program Officer at Public Welfare Foundation

Dr. Ana Yáñez-Correa, who has served as the Executive Director of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC) since 2005, has accepted the position of Program Officer at the Washington, DC-based Public Welfare Foundation. She will be leading the Foundation’s Criminal Justice program, effective November 2, 2015.

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Public Welfare Foundation Selects New Criminal Justice Program Officer

Mary E. McClymont, president of the Public Welfare Foundation, announced today that Dr. Ana Yáñez-Correa, who is currently the executive director of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC), will become the foundation’s Criminal Justice Program Officer, effective November 2, 2015.

Read the rest of this article at the Public Welfare Foundation.

Texas Grand Jury Selection to Become More Random

Texas is on the verge of overhauling the way it selects grand jurors, shifting away from an antiquated process that critics say creates the potential for conflicts of interest.

Read the rest of this article at The Texas Tribune.

Legislators plan to review state jail standards

Sandra Bland’s suicide in the Waller County Jail on July 13 was the 140th time that detainees in Texas county jails have taken their own lives since authorities began compiling jail suicide statistics six years ago.

Read the rest of this article at San Antonio Express-News.

Sandra Bland Case Shows Deficiencies in Jail Oversight

When Sandra Bland was booked at the Waller County Jail, she told the staff she had attempted suicide before — a staff, it turns out, who had not been sufficiently trained on how to safeguard the well-being of inmates who are mentally ill, suicidal or pose a risk to themselves.

Read the rest of this article at The Texas Tribune.

Texas jail where inmate died has been cited at least five times since 2009

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After Bland's death, lawmakers to address jail standards, police interactions

Sandra Bland's suicide in the Waller County jail on July 13 was the 140th time that detainees in Texas county jails have taken their own lives since authorities began compiling jail suicide statistics six years ago.

Read the rest of this article at The Houston Chronicle.

Unlikely allies form united front on criminal justice reform at summit

Imagine a political cause that is so powerfully moving that it can bring together people and organizations that normally campaign against each other, and have them call with one voice for something meaningful to be done.

Read the rest of this article at the Watchdog Arena.