Women's Justice
100 Years After Women's Suffrage, US Voters Still Face Countless Barriers
As it's commonly told, in 1920, the 19th amendment granted American women the ability to vote. But the reality is more complicated. In fact, the amendment was ratified in part Read more »
Black Mama’s Bail Out and the Abolition of Cash Bail
Clutching a clear plastic bag of belongings, Lisa Oxendine walks slowly out of the Durham County Detention Facility and into a crowd awaiting her arrival. “I’m so glad to meet Read more »
Incarcerated Moms Need More Attention, Says Texas Report
As imprisonment rates for women rise disproportionately across the nation, a group of formerly incarcerated women in Texas has called for family-oriented policies that provide mothers with community-based alternatives that Read more »
New Report Shares Lessons Learned and Policy Priorities for the Future of Women’s Justice in Texas
Yesterday, the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC) released a new report sharing the future policy priorities of the Texas Women’s Justice Coalition. The report, called “The Future of Dignity: Read more »
The Future of Dignity: Insights from the Texas Women's Dignity Retreat
Gov. Abbott establishes clemency application for survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking
Gov. Greg Abbott rolled out a new clemency application specifically for survivors of human trafficking or domestic violence Thursday afternoon. The new application, launched in coordination with the Texas Board Read more »
Texas Debuts Special Clemency Application for Victims of Sex Trafficking and Domestic Abuse
It may be a small step, but Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is putting a little of his money where his mouth is on criminal justice reform. Thursday afternoon, the governor Read more »
As More Mothers Fill Prisons, Children Suffer ‘A Primal Wound’
Every month, Lila Edwards wakes up early for a two-hour road trip with a group of girls that ends with them walking single file through a metal detector. Inside an Read more »
Having My Period in Prison Was Awful. In Texas, That May Finally Change.
“Does the commissary have any more tampons?” My bunkie shook her head. “I already asked when I went by there.” I panicked. “What are we gonna do? I’ve got six Read more »
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