Texas lawmakers approved a sweeping package to overhaul the state’s bail system, a longtime priority of Gov. Greg Abbott’s.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's pardon of a convicted murderer of a Black Lives Matter protester injects a harmful dose of politics into the criminal justice system.

Texas legislators heeded that recommendation. The next year, in 2007, they created the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee. The committee is composed of House and Senate members and ...

The state agency responsible for overseeing county jails across Texas failed to consistently investigate prisoner complaints, maintain accurate records or complete all inspections required by law, ...

In the criminal justice reform community, Texas has long been considered the “how to” leader for other red states looking to implement smart-on-crime reforms. This includes measures that save ...

Violent crimes committed by Southeast Texas youth are on the rise due in part to the long-lasting impact of COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns. While the local justice system seems largely unequipped to ...

Criminal justice advocates want nearly 500 Texas inmates certified in a class action lawsuit against the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, alleging the state’s prison system is assigning ...

Why raising the criminal age to 18 could further strain Texas juvenile justice system If 17-year-old offenders are placed in the juvenile justice system, the added strain would have a ripple ...

An average of about 10 children per-day were referred to the Texas justice system for making threats in September. More children are facing criminal consequences for terroristic threats in recent ...

Toon herself spent more than two decades in the criminal justice system, including several years as a juvenile. She said the TJJD board’s focus on staffing shortages is an attempt to mask other ...

Texas’ sprawling prison and criminal justice system is facing a dangerous staffing crisis that puts inmates and staff at risk — and it could soon run out of room to house the projected number ...