Texas Justice Initiative

A nonprofit organization that collects, analyzes, publishes and provides oversight for criminal justice data throughout Texas.

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

State of the Data Issue 28 - https://t.co/vYRjtrHSCQ

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

State of the Data Issue 28 - https://t.co/bswhxAFGB5

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

State of the Data Issue 27 - https://t.co/kQGhJxq1wj

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

State of the Data Issue 27 - https://t.co/l4SWEZ876J

[Eva Ruth Moravec @EvaRuth]

Mentally/emotionally wiped out but so humbled and grateful to have been a part of @TheLBJSchool’s Death in Custody conference. Thank you @mydeitch et al, students, co-presenters and @JusticeTexas board member Darrell Malone

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

Important story from @SophieNovack on a sheriff who won reelection even after being caught skirting a requirement of the Sandra Bland Act

[Taniel @Taniel]

NEW: A conservative sheriff in one of nation's biggest counties, Tarrant (Fort Worth), was up after overseeing a surge in jail deaths—while he courts the national conservative press.

He won reelection, and @SophieNovack looked at what's next: https://t.co/JrhfeS8UvX

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

it's been a busy month, but this was a highlight — ICYMI, executive director @EvaRuth moderated a great panel on corrections

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

"The Corrections Crisis" panel is now underway in the Captain America room at @CapitalFactory. Hear more from AV's @jenniferdoleac, @MCharles615, @Eric_S_Higgins, Andy Potter, and @EvaRuth on how to improve prisons for staff and prisoners. #TribFest24

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

State of the Data Issue 26 - https://t.co/56anCs2jAM

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

Heat in prisons is the #1 issue. Check out our latest State of the Data. https://t.co/IMXMn1p3rr

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

@lmcgaughy hopefully, more clarity on how heat affects people inside Texas prisons (including staff) will come from federal case, which started today. State's response: https://t.co/l2z9FUXyqu

oh, and plaintiffs include Bernie Tiede, of "Bernie" fame.

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

After the scalding summer of '23, we wanted to know if there were patterns among deaths in Texas prisons without AC as reported to the state. What we found: custodial death reports alone leave many questions. https://t.co/mtmFy5iAzY

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

A federal lawsuit against Texas prisons over AC unearthed autopsy reports, three of which mention heat as a possible contributing factor in deaths, @lmcgaughy reported https://t.co/VXxTQLe97K

TDCJ says they've had "no deaths caused by heat since 2012" (primary factor)

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

via the @AustinChronicle: Suicides in Texas prisons are on the rise https://t.co/zKtLuLHLvY

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

We’re thrilled to be working on this effort and so grateful for the support.

[Arnold Ventures @Arnold_Ventures]

With support from AV, @JusticeTexas will be expanding and deepening its data collection and analysis regarding deaths in Texas' prisons and jails.

Read our interview with their executive director @EvaRuth here:
https://t.co/EOYfuiJpMn

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

@mydeitch @EvaRuth Thank you so much, Michele! Glad and grateful that you find it useful.

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

Read what we're up to now. https://t.co/uSOTIT2J4X

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

Woman claims in new federal lawsuit she was assaulted while pregnant (and later lost the baby) at the Harris County Jail; spokesperson said an internal probe “found insufficient evidence to verify the allegations.”

[Houston Public Media @HoustonPubMedia]

While incarcerated within the Harris County Jail, Mikayla Savage allegedly "endured heinously uninhabitable living conditions," suffered a miscarriage and attempted suicide multiple times. https://t.co/7Aj9XrIzcX

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

If you're interested in joining our crew (some pictured above) -- or you have questions about our work/criminal justice data in Texas -- please reach out: https://t.co/n0fr0SLBIQ

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

TJI is grateful in 2024 to have such talented tenured, new and returning volunteers who are retooling our website and processes to add data. More news to come, but for now, peruse the latest data on custodial deaths and officer-involved shootings in TX https://t.co/vn5RvqzZnG

[Texas Justice Initiative @JusticeTexas]

by @AaronJMontes at KTEP: Texas Commission on Jail Standards finds El Paso County jails in non-compliance after deaths in county jail custody https://t.co/iRw9pPfOhy