In Texas This Week, the topic of criminal justice reform took center stage for the Women Unshackled conference at the University of Texas.
Texas This Week: Criminal Justice Reform
Women's Justice
Women Unshackled: A Forum on Criminal Justice Reform
Join the Coalition for Public Safety and the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition for a forum to discuss the unique challenges facing women in the justice system as well as policy solutions to improve outcomes.
Imprisoned Women, a Texas Tragedy
Texas now leads the United States in female incarceration, but necessary services lag behind.
Woman says she gave birth on jail floor after guards accused her of faking labor
Shaye Bear gave birth to her son, Cashh, in an Ellis County Jail cell in Waxahachie on Thursday. She was about five months pregnant.
"Women can do this": Female inmates in Texas find fulfillment in learning technical skills, but they have fewer options than men
Female inmates are offered fewer educational opportunities than men in Texas prisons, according to a recently released report. Those women who do have access to technical education say they are finding their passions.
Texas Incarcerates More Women Than Any Other U.S. State
Since the early 1990s, Texas has seen a spike in the number of women entering the prison system.
Texas officials defend educational opportunities for incarcerated women
Education leaders in Texas' criminal justice system are pushing back on a recent report claiming incarcerated men have more opportunities for self-improvement than incarcerated women.
Mother’s Day Behind Bars
The rate of growth for female incarceration has outpaced that of males by 50 percent since 1980–and over 60 percent of women in state prisons have a child under 18, according to a national advocacy group report released just ahead of Mother’s Day.
Report: Women incarcerated in Texas have fewer academic, job opportunities than men
Women in Texas prisons are not getting the same educational and job training opportunities as incarcerated men. That's according to a new report from the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition.
What it looks like to be a woman jailed in Texas – where more are locked up than any other state
Texas now incarcerates more women by sheer number than any other state in the country, according to a new report.