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As he was fighting for the Legislature to change state bail laws, the governor continued his emergency order to restrict no-cost jail releases during the pandemic. At least several Texas courts have deemed the order unconstitutional.
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The Collin County sheriff is calling the death of a 26-year-old Black man in his jail a “profound tragedy,” and asking the community for patience as investigations proceed.
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Last month, as Texas began to shutter businesses and cancel public events, counties across the state began cutting the number of people in local jails,…
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As Local Officials Shrink Jail Populations, Abbott Blocks Release Of Some Inmates Who Can't Pay BailAs the new coronavirus continues to spread in Texas’ two biggest county jails, Gov. Greg Abbott has made it harder for thousands of inmates to get out of…
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About 20 young people sit across from one another in two teams in a community room at CitySquare Opportunity Center in South Dallas. Deontra Wade walks...
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From Texas Standard . The Dallas Morning News conducted an investigation this summer about what happens to kids after a mother’s arrest. In the process,...
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There’s not much Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on in Austin these days, but criminal justice reform is one area that has found bipartisan…
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Video visitation is growing in popularity at U.S. jails, but there's a catch: Many jails have ended in-person visits between inmates and their families as they adopt the new technology.
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Almost 7,000 individuals in Texas have died while in police custody or behind bars over the past 10 years, according to an online report released…
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Taxpayers will not have to bear the costs of a new beard policy for inmates after all.Last week, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said it was…
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56 year old Rickey Wyatt is celebrating his first morning of freedom after 31 years behind bars. KERA’s Bill Zeeble reports Wyatt was released from Dallas…