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Half of U.S. adults have experienced family incarceration
With more than 200,000 people in Texas jails and prisons, and nearly half a million children in Texas who have…
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Asset forfeiture nets millions for Texas police. Will lawmakers reform it?
In February 2016, prosecutors in Houston filed a lawsuit against a truck: State of Texas vs. One 2003 Chevrolet Silverado.…
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South Texas DA will seek death penalty against Border Patrol agent accused of “serial killing spree”
The United States Border Patrol agent who authorities say went on a killing spree in September on the Texas-Mexico border…
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Texas court overturns death sentence for inmate Kenneth Wayne Thomas
Death row inmate Kenneth Wayne Thomas could see his sentence adjusted after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Wednesday…
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Texas set to execute Joseph Garcia, one of the infamous “Texas Seven”
Joseph Garcia was four years into a 50-year sentence for a 1996 Bexar County murder when he joined six other…
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First Step Act linked to Texas criminal justice initiatives
When the White House endorsed a bipartisan effort to reduce the federal prison population and improve the lives of inmates…
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Dallas grand jury indicts former police officer who killed Botham Jean
A Dallas County grand jury on Friday indicted former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger for murder, according to county court…
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Report: Houston-based pharmacy is supplier of Texas’ execution drugs
Who exactly supplies The Texas Department of Criminal Justice with the drugs it needs to execute death row inmates has…
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Advocates say time is right for independent oversight of Texas prisons
After a recent slew of damning headlines regarding conditions within Texas prisons, reform advocates and lawmakers are hopeful that the…
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rules against death row inmate Jeff Wood
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has rejected a bid by death row inmate Jeff Wood to reconsider his death…
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