Texas Center for Justice and Equity
@TexasCJE
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The Texas Center for Justice and Equity works to end mass incarceration and foster safe, thriving Texas communities. Formerly Texas Criminal Justice Coalition.
Austin, TX
Joined March 2012
Calling all advocates--especially youth--who want to learn more about storytelling to create real change! Join the #FinishThe5 Coalition and partners for virtual and in-person trainings that will help you unlock your power in the fight for Texas kids.
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RT @PrisonPolicy: The percentage of people in prison who are 55+ is 5x higher than it was 30 years ago. Is this actually making our communi….
vox.com
Why are more and more older people spending their dying years behind bars?
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UPDATE: "Tarrant County District Attorney Phil Sorrels faced public backlash at Tuesday’s commissioners court hearing over his decision to appeal in the illegal voting case of Crystal Mason, who was exonerated last month." .
keranews.org
Tarrant County Commissioner Alisa Simmons and county residents pushed back on the District Attorney's decision to appeal Crystal Mason's seven-year long case.
Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 years for casting a provisional ballot in Texas, had her sentence overturned at the end of March. Last week, the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office asked to have her sentence reinstated.
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Coming up this week! @WeAreNYJN is convening youth advocates, who will share "their vision for the type of investments most helpful to young people and their families and where our systems currently fall short."
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Are you following the Statewide Leadership Council yet? Check them out at @TexasSLC!.
April is Second Chance Month. Upon her release from prison, Latecia Hill founded Gateway Alliance Project. Inspired by her own lived experience navigating the obstacles those of us with a former criminal record face. To learn more, visit ☀️❤️✊
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RT @TXCivilRights: Today, the Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) and Beck Redden LLP filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Crimina….
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The movement to bring awareness to a long, disturbing history of missing and murdered indigenous women, and how criminal jurisdiction plays into this tragedy.
nativenewsonline.net
Guest Opinion. Our awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women may be relatively new within the last decade, but it started long ago with Pocahontas, or Matoaka. Contrary to the Disney movie...
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Report rewind: our One Size FAILS All series tackled systems that aren’t working for Texas communities. In “Misunderstood and Mistreated,” our team and partners shared experiences of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the system.
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One Ohio county sends more kids to adult prisons than any other, and 90% of these children are Black.
cleveland.com
“Delinquent: Our System, Our Kids” is a special series examining Cuyahoga County's juvenile justice system through the eyes of the kids who go through it. We kicked off the series this week with five...
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Did you know you can subscribe to the TCJE blog? Just scroll down to the bottom of any blog post (like this one!) and fill out the super quick form to get our team's latest posts right in your inbox.
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Texas’ prison system is being sued by the federal Department of Justice after an employee says she “was denied a request to wear a head covering as part of her religious practices.”
spectrumlocalnews.com
The DOJ says the her rights were violated under Title VII
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When change takes too long at the state level, Texans take the fight local!
texastribune.org
There is no process in Texas for a voter-driven statewide referendum. So, supporters are going city by city to build statewide momentum.
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May is #MentalHealthAwareness month! Learn about how mental health and the criminal punishment system intersect—and how peer support can be the key factor in helping system-impacted people thrive.
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Crystal Mason, who was sentenced to 5 years for casting a provisional ballot in Texas, had her sentence overturned at the end of March. Last week, the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office asked to have her sentence reinstated.
keranews.org
The Tarrant County District Attorney asked the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse the ruling that overturned Crystal Mason's illegal voting conviction.
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It’s vital for kids to have safe, healthy homes with adults who care for them. When their families are able to provide these environments and kids can stay with their loved ones, everyone wins. That’s why we’re focused on ensuring families remain together.
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Reminder: our monthly newsletter is where you can get all the updates you need on our work and what’s new with the criminal punishment system in Texas. Our latest 👇.
Our April newsletter is short, sweet, and NEW today!.
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ICYMI: "The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country."
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As we close out another rewarding #SecondChanceMonth, check out this feature on The Clean Slate Initiative leader Sheena Meade!
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RT @finishthefive: Hi y’all! We have a couple exciting events coming up in the next month or so. We will be holding a virtual and an in per….
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