Skip to content

The Texas Observer

Since 1954

  • Join
  • Donate
  • Digital Library
  • Leak
  • Sections
  • About
  • The Magazine
  • Support
  • Events
  • Donate
  • Digital Library
  • Toggle Search Search icon
  • Sections

    • Border and Immigration
    • Civil Rights
    • Criminal Justice
    • Culture
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Extremism
    • Housing
    • Indigenous Affairs
    • Labor
    • Loon Star State
    • Politics
    • Public Health
    • Reviews
    • Rural Texas
    • Photo Essays
    • Poetry
  • About

    • About the Observer
    • Staff
    • The Texas Democracy Foundation
    • MOLLY National Journalism Prizes
    • Work for the Texas Observer
    • Syndication
  • The Magazine

    • Get the Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Archives
    • Digital Library
  • Support

    • Donate
    • Become a Member
    • Legacy Giving
    • Member Portal
  • Search

Socials

  • Find the Texas Observer on Facebook
  • Find the Texas Observer on Twitter
  • Find the Texas Observer on Instagram
  • Find the Texas Observer on Mastodon
  • Find the Texas Observer on Bluesky

jail

Bail Crackdown on Ballot Ignores Mental Health Crisis, Advocates Say

"The jail system is already the largest warehouse of people with mental illness in the state of Texas."

by Edward Brown

Keep Reading

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

by Michelle Pitcher

Costly New Bail Bills Would Needlessly Jail More People

by David Gaspar

Fragile Evidence

by Gabriel Daniel Solis

Kelsey Erin Shipman Aug 12, 2014

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

by Sarah Mortimer

Barred Care Jan 13, 2014

Barred Care

Want treatment for mental illness in Houston? Go to jail.

by Jo DePrang

Sep 26, 2013

In Harris County, New Efforts to Treat Mental Illness In and Out of Jail

by Jo DePrang

Speedy Roo, the mascot of the payday loan lender Speedy Cash, in an Austin advertisement. Jul 16, 2013

Fast Cash: How Taking Out a Payday Loan Could Land You in Jail

Payday loan companies have a new debt-collection tool: Texas courts and prosecutors.

by Forrest Wilder

Jul 01, 2013

Harris County Jail Among Worst for Inmate Sexual Assault

by Jo DePrang

Posts pagination

Previous 1 2 3
  • Find the Texas Observer on Facebook
  • Find the Texas Observer on Twitter
  • Find the Texas Observer on Instagram
  • Find the Texas Observer on Mastodon
  • Find the Texas Observer on Bluesky

Sections

  • Border and Immigration
  • Civil Rights
  • Criminal Justice
  • Culture
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Eye on Texas
  • Extremism
  • Housing
  • Indigenous Affairs
  • Labor
  • Loon Star State
  • Politics
  • Public Health
  • Rural Texas
  • Reviews
  • Photo Essays
  • Poetry

About

  • About the Observer
  • Staff
  • The Molly National Journalism Prize
  • The Texas Democracy Foundation
  • Republish Us (Syndication)
  • Work for the Texas Observer

The Magazine

  • Get the Magazine
  • Archives
  • Where to Find the Texas Observer
  • Digital Library

Contact

  • Contacts List
  • Leak to the Observer
  • Pitch to the Texas Observer

Support

  • Donate
  • Become a Member
  • Legacy Giving
  • Member Portal

Events

  • RSVP

Get the newsletter

Sign up for The Lede

Get the stories you need to know about each week. Delivered every Sunday.

Sign Up Now

© 2021 The Texas Observer. All rights reserved. Site made in collaboration with CMYK.

Privacy Policy • Terms and Conditions