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Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Prisoners Rights
The Walnut Street Jail was constructed in Philadelphia in 1773—two years before the start of the American Revolution. It was built, as most jails and prisons are, to relieve overcrowding at another city jail. Its original purpose was…
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Prisoners Rights
The 2021 Texas Legislature was no different than its predecessors. The Republican-controlled body passed another 666 new laws that became effective on September 1—most of which did very little, if anything, to improve public safety or enhance the quality of…
Category: Criminal Justice Reform | Prisoners Rights
America’s prisons are in crisis, including those in Texas.
The 2021 Texas Legislature once again refused to pass a bill that would have brought air conditioning to weltering state prisons. The refusal came after the editorial board of the state’s…
Category: Prisoners Rights
A jail or prison sentence results in a restriction on legal and constitutional rights for the incarcerated individual. However, this does not mean that inmates are without basic human rights nor without constitutional protections when in jail or prison.
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