Texas wants more youth prisons instead of investing in mental health dallasnews.com/opinion/commen…

A Texas program pushes drivers to pay old tickets – and over 600,000 have lost their licenses keranews.org/news/2023-07-0…

Dallas County’s juvenile justice system is failing teens dallasnews.com/opinion/editor…

Exclusive: Texas troopers told to push children into Rio Grande, deny water to migrants, records say houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas… via Houston Chronicle

“Scared out of my mind.” A family struggles with bureaucratic hurdles after Texas removed their 3 yr old with disabilities from Medicaid. TX can/must tackle the “unwinding” process more efficiently to avoid exactly this. #TXlege texastribune.org/2023/07/28/tex…

The most dangerous Texas jails, ranked by inmate deaths, use-of-force in exclusive Hearst analysis houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga… via Houston Chronicle

Boundless starring #CriminalJustice Director Dr. Jennifer Carreon will be screened at the New Orleans 2023 Film Festival this November! Thanks New Orleans Film Society for supporting the work of Dr. Carreon and directors of color. #NOFF2023 🎬Watch the film: youtube.com/watch?v=nd5O-O…

"The @CFPB is important for Texas, and losing it will set us all back. Now is the time to raise our voices in our communities and on social media, asking #SCOTUS to #DefendCFPB." - Ann B. (Texas Appleseed) & Steve W. houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo…

Zero tolerance policies in many Texas public school districts often fall the hardest on Black and Brown children that choose to honor their cultural heritage through clothing and hairstyles. apnews.com/article/locs-h…

The agency that protects you from predatory lenders is under attack (Opinion) houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outloo… via Houston Chronicle

Kudos to Andrew Hairston, our education justice director, for standing strong with Dignity in Schools’s Week of Action in Mississippi, championing the end of the school-to-prison pipeline.

An 11 yo honors student from Brownsville ISD reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and put in solitary for three days. texasobserver.org/why-was-this-1…

We had an excellent first day of our fall 2023 B.A.S.S Retreat! We were especially honored to welcome one of the new co-directors of Alliance for Educational Justice, Keno, into the space! Thanks to our partners for their tireless efforts - looking forward to day two!

An 11-year-old boy in Brownsville ISD recently lost his father to cancer. He approached his principal to request counseling. Instead, he was handcuffed and put in solitary confinement for three days. texasobserver.org/why-was-this-1…

San Antonio’s Failure to Appear/Pay Program is trapping residents in cycles of debt. Job opportunities become limited because of license holds, and unpaid tickets are slopes to poverty. When you’re free to drive, you’re free to work. Read more here: bit.ly/SA-FTAP

Last week, Natasha Malik, Staff Attorney for the #CriminalJustice Project, and Cole Meyer, Policy Analyst, attended the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) annual conference on transforming justice through research, education, and practice.

Pepper spray. Solitary confinement. Sexual abuse. These are the harrowing realities faced by children in five juvenile justice state secure facilities. texastribune.org/2024/08/01/tex…

Our Criminal Justice Project is looking for a #DigitalMedia Intern! If you think you may not have the right experience, still apply - we'll give you the tools to succeed. Applications close this coming Monday, August 5. bit.ly/Apply-DMIntern

“The issues the DOJ investigation identified are systemic problems that have plagued the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for years” - Brett Merfish of Texas Appleseed in The Washington Post story about the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD). washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Thank you TPR: The Source for hosting our Youth Justice Senior Policy Analyst, Martin Martinez, for this crucial discussion on the DOJ's findings and the urgent need for reform within the TJJD.