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United States Congress
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Processes From Within the Walls
Prison Grievances: – When to Write, How to Write
The System – Prison Grievances:
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Advocacy on the Outside (Legal Issues)
ACLU of Texas | Request Legal Assistance (aclutx.org)
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants – Texas Chapter
Pro Bono Offices in Texas – Locations and Contact Information – LawInfoPedia
Top 11 Books About Prison That You Should Reading (dennislehanebooks.com)
Jail & Prisoner Law Resources (aele.org)
Prison Legal News – Dedicated to Protecting Human Rights
RIGHT ON CRIME (texaspolicy.com)
Texas Center for Legal Ethics CLE Courses and Resources for Texas Attorneys
Texas Center for the Judiciary (yourhonor.com)
Home – Texas Civil Rights Project (txcivilrights.org)
State Bar of Texas | Home (texasbar.com)
Texas Voices – For Reason & Justice
Impact of Civil Commitment (URYourStory)
Advocacy on the Outside (Prison & Jail Conditions)
Texas profile | Prison Policy Initiative
- Reports List 2024
- Research roundup: Evidence that a single day in jail causes immediate and long-lasting harms | Prison Policy Initiative
- Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2024 | Prison Policy Initiative
- By Wendy Sawyer and Peter Wagner March 14, 2024
- Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2022 | Prison Policy Initiative
- Update to Prison Policy Initiative Resource Library 2024
- Update to Parole Rates
- Housing First
- Deflection and Diversion (National Conference of State Legislatures)
- What do Americans think about the U.S. prison system? (YouGov.us)
- Winnable criminal justice reforms in 2024
Alan Pogue – Texas Center for Documentary Photography
Home | Texas Prisons Community Advocates (tpcadvocates.org)
Texas Jail Project » We listen, inform, and advocate…to improve county jails
Doctors for Change | Rebuilding a Healthier Houston Together
Provision of Air Conditioning and Heat-Related Mortality in Texas Prisons JAMA Network
Schoolhouse by NCIC on Tablets for Jailhouse Inmates
TDCJ Directories & TDCJ Resources
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Rehabilitation Programs Division – Volunteer Services Program (texas.gov)
Online Services (Visitation Portal, eCommissary, Inmate Search, Victims Services, etc.)
Online Visitation Portal Index
General Information Guide for Families of Offenders (texas.gov)
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles Home Page
Community Supervision & Corrections Department Directory (Probation)
Resources for Advocates
Naljor Prison Dharma Service – SourcePoint Global Outreach
Texas Standard News Article on Texas Heat
Other Restorative Justice Organizations in Texas
Solutions for safe, healthy, just communities | Texas CJE
Texas Center for Justice and Equity | Austin TX | Facebook
Home | Ignite Justice (ignite-justice.org)
Other Restorative Justice Organizations Outside of Texas
All About CURE (curenational.org)
Nolan Center for Justice (conservativejusticereform.org)
American Conservative Union Foundation — Criminal Justice Reform (2021) – Open Philanthropy
Resources for Inmates and Inmate’s Families
JPay | Your Home For Corrections Services
QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor – Setting Up Shop
eCommDirect – Inmate Commissary Purchases and FAQ (texas.gov)
Texas Inmate Families Association – Texas Inmate Families Association (tifa.org)
Home » PEP (Prison Entrepreneurship Program)
Texas Resources – Sex Offender One Stop Resource
The Push to Bring Medicaid Behind Bars
Many states are now judging SO laws unconstitutional!
Are you the mother of a person required to register?
Reentry Programs For Felons 2023 | Felony Record Hub
Video: The Life-Changing Impact of Reentry Housing
Programs To Help Justice-Impacted Individuals Get Jobs
Guide to Unemployment Benefits
Job Search Guide for People with Convictions
Q&A: What’s Included in an Employment Background Check?
What to Expect From a Pre-Employment Screening
Help for Justice-Impacted Individuals Finding Housing
Finding Housing for Felons in Texas (September 4, 2023 by Charles Greg)
TDCJ-RID Resource Guide by County TDCJ does not release an inmate to parole without a verified home plan. Any inmate releasing to supervision who does not have an approved residence plan upon release will be placed by the TDCJ Parole Division (PD) in a residential reentry center, also known as a halfway house.
SecureView Tablet by Securus Technologies
SecureView Tablet the Securus Tablet – Securus Technologies
Friends and Family Video Visitation at SecurusTech
TDCJ News – Remote Video Visitation (texas.gov) (The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has implemented two remote video visitation systems, Securus and Tablet Video Visitation to help families and friends stay in touch.)
Other Resources
Reading Resources
Guide To Legal Writing Style, Fifth Edition Terri LeClercq, Karin Mika $89.00 ISBN: 9780735599987
Prison Grievances: – When to Write, How to Write
Prison Grievances: Reviews of books about prison inmate issues.
Custodial Death Report | Office of the Attorney General (force.com)
CDC Health Information