Texas Jail Project Through News Stories in 2023
December 31, 2023
Here’s a comprehensive round-up of 2023 news featuring stories, interviews, op-eds, and essays from Texas Jail Project community members and staff.
Topics: Cash Bail, Covid-19, Jail Conditions, Mental Health, Pretrial Policy
Here’s a comprehensive round-up of 2023 news featuring stories, interviews, op-eds, and essays from Texas Jail Project community members and staff.
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Press Conference this Morning at TCJS: Call For Redirection of Funds away from Mass Incarceration and Toward Public Health Investments
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Houston Public Media: Harris County’s public safety agencies focus on violent crime and conditions in the jail as they’re forced to work with a smaller budget
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Houston Public Media: Sheriff Ed Gonzalez blames ‘inefficient court system’ for increasing deaths in Harris County Jail
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Houston Chronicle: Man held on $100 bond for misdemeanor arrest is first Harris County Jail death of 2023
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ABC13: Top leader resigns at Harris County jail amid overcrowding, deaths
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Man arrested for misdemeanor dies in Harris County Jail, marking 2023’s first in-custody death