Texas Republicans Lobby to Keep Prisons Open, Purchase New One Despite Declining Prison Population
A group of Republican House members is pushing to keep open three prisons, one which...
House Bill 166, Which Addresses Wrongful Convictions, Passes Texas House
On Wednesday, the Texas House of Representatives passed House Bill 166 which addresses the growing trend of...
Guilty or Innocent – What To Tell the Parole Board
This is one of those really tough questions that an offender who is factually innocent...
TDCJ Unveils New Inmate Censorship Policy
In the new Offender Orientation Handbook released this earlier this month, the Texas Department of...
From Thin Mints to Thin Ice: Unpacking the Girl Scouts Cookies Lawsuit
Picture this: Springtime. Brightly colored vests. Beaming young faces outside your local grocery store. The...
Blue Warrants in Texas – What are they and what do they do?
The legal document referred to as a “Blue Warrant” aren’t unique to Texas, although that...
Conditions of Parole
We’ve received a few questions asking about the different conditions that can be placed on...
A Nice Surprise from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
I have had the pleasure of meeting several of the judges on the Texas Court...
Further Developments on Parolees with Sex Offender Conditions (who aren’t sex offenders)
As we mentioned in a previous article, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that the...