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Abbott’s Bail Agenda Could Swell Texas Jails, Test U.S. Constitution

Republicans want to double down on a system that can keep Texans in jail for years without a trial, while attacking bail funds that try to help.

by Michelle Pitcher

Keep Reading

Costly New Bail Bills Would Needlessly Jail More People

by David Gaspar

Fragile Evidence

by Gabriel Daniel Solis

Locked Up and Left to Die

by Michael Barajas and Sophie Novack

Accounts that appear to belong to Texas correctional officers posted violent and transphobic comments to a September Observer story about an incarcerated trans woman. Oct 10, 2016

UPDATED: Online Posts Appear to Show TDCJ Officers Encouraging Violence Against Trans Prisoner

Comments on a September Observer article include ‘one to the back of the head.'

by John Wright

Vanessa Lynn Harris described the judge's decision to dismiss her civil rights complaint was "emotionally devastating." Sep 15, 2016

Texas Judge Dismisses Trans Prisoner’s Lawsuit Seeking Gender Confirmation Surgery

by John Wright

Jail visitation Jun 01, 2016

Jail Video Visitation Falls Short on Usage, Revenue Expectations

by Selah Maya Zighelboim

What’s next for Texas criminal justice reform? Mar 21, 2016

Raising the Bars

What's next for Texas criminal justice reform?

by Scott Henson

The Travis County Jail in Austin. recidivism Mar 14, 2016

New Technologies Connect Prisoners to the Outside World

'Returning citizens' develop apps and initiatives to reduce recidivism.

by Kit O'Connell

gold handcuffs Jan 06, 2016

Guarding Against Self-Harm

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Breastfeeding in jail Dec 01, 2015

Bonding Behind Bars

The Travis County jail is one of four nationwide — and the only in Texas — to allow new moms to breastfeed in custody.

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Apr 22, 2015

State Punishes Payday Lender for Criminalizing Debt

by Forrest Wilder

Kelsey Erin Shipman Aug 12, 2014

Tyrant’s Foe: Kelsey Erin Shipman’s Breaking the Cycle of Incarceration With Poetry

by Sarah Mortimer

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