Community reacts to APD racial profiling study at Public Safety Commission
Last week, a report from the city’s Office of Police Oversight, Office of Innovation, and Equity Office showed that black and Hispanic drivers are more Read more »
Policing & Community Safety
New report shows racial disparity in Travis County drug arrests
A new report is highlighting racial disparities in drug arrests in Travis County. Four groups – the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, Read more »
Criminal justice groups call for ending low-level drug possession arrests
Four organizations that reviewed 2,900 drug possession arrests from June 2017 to May 2018 announced they found “troubling police practices that harm communities, exacerbate racial disparities in arrests and jail Read more »
Key findings from upcoming report reveal Travis County drug possession arrests disproportionately harm Black residents
A review of 2,900 drug possession arrests in Travis County from June 2017 to May 2018 reveals troubling police practices that harm communities, exacerbate racial disparities in arrests and jail Read more »
Key Findings: Ending the War on Drugs in Travis County
Harris County Advocacy Groups Blast DA Kim Ogg’s Push for Additional Prosecutors
Ahead of the Harris County Commissioners Court’s first set of preliminary budget hearings today, a slew of advocacy groups in and around Houston slammed Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg Read more »
Advocates Push District Attorney to “No Call” Biased Cops
In a public letter released just before Thanksgiving, several local criminal justice reform groups asked Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore to implement a “‘No Call’ policy for officers who've “committed perjury Read more »
Package Thieves Taking Your Holiday Deliveries Could Now Face Felony
While package thefts are nothing new, there is a new state law in place. Typical theft charges are based on the value of what’s stolen; the more expensive the item, Read more »
Suspect freed twice in Dallas garage attack proves bail system is broken, critics say
When the suspect in a brutal attack at a downtown parking garage bonded out of jail not once, but twice, it sparked a public outcry. Why did judges set David Read more »
SEU alumni speaks out about injustices in the criminal justice system
Senior Policy Analyst for the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC), Douglas Smith, challenged his audience on Thursday Oct.17 to imagine a world without police officers or prisons. Smith, a St. Edward’s Read more »
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