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 the distinct harms that women in custody experience during incarceration and highlights the ways in which correctional agencies’ COVID-19 restrictions are exacerbating those harms. The report recommends a set of gender-responsive approaches to COVID precautions in corrections facilities that would simultaneously strengthen public health and improve outcomes for women, their families, and communities.
