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Press Conference this Morning at TCJS: Call For Redirection of Funds away from Mass Incarceration and Toward Public Health Investments

History of Legislative Protections for Pregnant People

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

Kevin Garrett Joins Travis County Public Defender’s Office

Houston Public Media: Sheriff Ed Gonzalez blames ‘inefficient court system’ for increasing deaths in Harris County Jail

Introducing our new website: A note from the Texas Jail Project Team

Join us in Austin February 8th: Next TCJS Public Meeting

Houston Chronicle: Man held on $100 bond for misdemeanor arrest is first Harris County Jail death of 2023

ABC13: Top leader resigns at Harris County jail amid overcrowding, deaths

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