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2023 Policy Areas

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Common-Sense Parole

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Clean Slate and “New Wings”

2021 Policy Areas

[2021 Session] Safely Adjust Parole Practices to Reduce Massive Prison Budgets

Parole Reform

[2021 Session] Support Reentry Strategies That Prioritize Stability and Wise Spending

Reentry Housing Strategies

[2021 Session] Permit Voting for People on Felony Probation or Parole

Restoration of Voting Rights

2019 Policy Areas

[2019 Session] Eliminate Occupational Licensing Barriers that Prevent Work-Ready Individuals from Finding Gainful Employment and Rebuilding Their Lives

Occupational Licensing

[2019 Session] Expand the Use of Reentry Peer Support to Decrease the Likelihood of Re-Offending

Peer Support

[2019 Session] Eliminate Automatic License Suspensions for Drug Offenses

Automatic License Suspension

2017 Policy Areas

[2017 Session] Help Returning Individuals Restore Their Rights and Ensure a More Successful Transition to the Community Through Certificates of Relief

Certificates of Relief

[2017 Session] Create an Early Release Educational & Vocational Pilot Program for Individuals with Certain State Jail Offenses

Early Release Pilot Program

[2017 Session] Restore Voting Rights to People on Parole and/or Community Supervision After Ten Years

Restoration of Voting Rights

2015 Policy Areas

[2015 Session] Fund the Legislative Appropriations Request for the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles

Key Parole Budget Items

[2015 Session] Require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Provide Reentry Resources to Incarcerated Individuals

Reentry Information for Incarcerated Individuals

[2015 Session] Require the Issuance of a Summons for Certain Individuals Accused of Parole Violations

Parole Summons

[2015 Session] Improve Access to Housing Among Returning Individuals by Protecting Landlords that Rent or Lease to Individuals with a Criminal History

Landlord Protection

[2015 Session] Limit the Extent to Which Licensing Authorities Can Restrict Work-Ready Individuals with a Criminal Record

Occupational Licenses

[2015 Session] Eliminate the Prohibition of SNAP Benefits to Applicants With a Drug Conviction

Food Stamp Eligibility

[2015 Session] Expand Eligibility Criteria for Orders of Nondisclosure, and Clean Up Certain Provisions Related to the Relief Granted Through an Order of Nondisclosure

Orders of Nondisclosure

[2015 Session] Relieve Court Clerks of the Responsibility of Responding to Requests for Bulk Criminal Records and Instead Redirect Individuals and Entities to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to Fulfill All Requests for Bulk Criminal Records

Accurate Dissemination of Criminal Records

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