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Female leaders in higher education become role models Female leaders in northeast Nebraska are hoping to leave their mark in history as role models.

Bill would give Texas prison inmates a 'second chance' A so-called “second chance” bill under consideration in the Texas Legislature that would allow district attorneys to seek reduced sentences for inmates who can prove they have changed is getting

Diverting Youth From Justice Systems Is Key to Racial Equity An often overlooked but major injustice is how our juvenile justice system impacts Black and Hispanic youth and their families, limiting their ability to reach their full potential and thrive in their communities. In fact, the disparities are so bad that a recent Marshall Project article noted that....

Indictments detail Bexar County jail smuggling scheme Officials confirmed a relationship between an ex-jail nurse and an inmate that she and a...

Virginia Governor Clears Path For Ex-Convicts To Regain Voting Rights Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced the latest executive action on Tuesday, sying, "We are a Commonwealth that believes in moving forward, not being tied down by the mistakes of our past."

Corrections Dept. rule has extended prisoners' sentences during pandemic | Nevada Current Inmates have been locked up months past their release date because of a Nevada Department of Corrections interpretation of a regulation regarding “good time” credits during the pandemic. Now, prison advocates and civil rights groups say the Legislature might be the last chance to help eligible i...

After 68 years in prison, "juvenile lifer" Joe Ligon is free and hopes for a "better future" Pennsylvania has put more juveniles behind bars for life than anywhere else in the country.

Data: When Texas ↓ pot prosecutions, the system focused more on violent crime Grits has been tracking what I've has called " The Great Texas H**p Hiatus ," referring to the Texas Legislature's legalization of industria...

Kids detained in overcrowded border facility are terrified, crying and worried, lawyers say By Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) -- Children detained in an overcrowded government-run tent facility at the US-Mexico border say they haven't been able to shower for d

Pa. judge empties juvenile justice center following allegations of rampant abuse The most startling of the claims include ignoring an active su***de attempt, forcing a child to drink from a toilet and slamming a teen’s head into a window so hard it cracked the glass.

31 missing children rescued in Texas An investigation involving federal, state and local authorities led to the rescue or recovery of dozens of missing children in Texas.

Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Resume In-Person Visits With Clean COVID-19 Test The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says they’ll once again allow in-person visitation at all state jails beginning Monday, but there are a few stipulations including that all guests must pass a rapid COVID-19 test before entering the jail.

UPDATE: Another youth at McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility tests positive for COVID-19 MART, Texas – UPDATE: Another youth at the McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility in Mart has tested positive for COVID-19. As of March 8th, Texas Juvenile Justice Department ha…

Even on Death Row, Religious Liberty Must Be Protected | National Review Each person facing ex*****on, no matter how heinous his crime, is entitled to and afforded the protections of the Constitution.

Activists gather at Texas Capitol asking for CPS, DFPS reform Some Texas parents want to bring change to child welfare services, and they are hoping new legislation will help.

Overcriminalization The Issue In 1790, there were 23 federal crimes. By 2008, there were over 4,450 federal criminal offenses and over 300,000 regulatory offenses that carried a criminal penalty. These regulatory offenses, promulgated not by Congress but by unelected bureaucrats, generally criminalize everyday business...

We ought to rethink how juvenile homicide cases are handled in Pennsylvania [editorial] THE ISSUE

Texas prisons are named after slave owners. This is 2021, right? In the midst of the nation’s reckoning with social justice issues and Confederate statues, it is time that corrections facilities in Texas no longer bear...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska :: WRAL.com Omaha World-Herald. Feb. 28, 2021.

Boost Texas prisoner food budgets 39 cents per prisoner/day If your annual food budget was $800 per person and that money had to last all year, how would you spend it? I'll give you a moment: Try to i...

Editorial: Nebraska should pause on new prison and plan for broad criminal justice reform Nebraska needs criminal justice reform that includes alternative courts for addicted and mentally ill offenders, and ensures that fewer inmates leave prison without supervision.

Who’s Responsible for the Texas Blackouts? Our governor and lawmakers want to blame everyone but themselves for the February blackouts, the latest crisis of their own making.

Clogged Toilets, Snow Inside: How the Winter Storm Exacerbated Problems in Texas Lock-Ups After the near-total collapse of the state’s electric grid, many jails and prisons lacked heat and running water.

Restorative Justice Is Used to Legitimize Oppressive Systems Imagine building a house on unstable ground and then only working to address the cracks in the walls, uneven floors and leaking roof, all symptoms of a faulty foundation. Many contractors would find this unreasonable, if not dangerous. Yet that is essentially what we have done in the United States.....

North Texas one of the busiest hubs in the country for human trafficking Homeland Security Investigations says North Texas has become one of the five busiest spots in the country for human trafficking. The agency has launched the “Blue Campaign” to help business owners, hotel clerks, teachers and others

San Antonio parole officer dies two weeks after COVID-19 lands him in hospital SAN ANTONIO – A Texas parole officer is dead less than two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. Parole Officer Troy Morin, 53, had been with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for 2. 5 years in San Antonio when he was hospitalized Feb. 10. He tested positive for COVID-19 later the....

#Txlege should use savings from closed prison units to fund needed treatment services The Texas Legislative Budge Board has "Recommended funding maintains correctional security operations, with a decrease totaling $148 millio...