The National Criminal Justice Association announces the release of PJIL's latest publication, "Canary in the Coal Mine: A Profile of Staff COVID Deaths in the Texas Prison System."
In the final days of the 87th Texas legislative session, as Gov. Abbott’s priority bail reform bill was nearing passage, Capital Tonight interviewed PJIL Associate Director, Alycia Welch, on the potential implications of the bill.
This report examines all available Texas data with respect to certified juveniles and compares them to the population of juveniles who receive determinate sentences and are placed in TYC. It also compares the significant differences in programming and services for the two populations of juvenile offenders.
