TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates

Texas Prisons Community Advocates (TPCA) fighting for humane conditions within the Texas Prisons.

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.@CNN covered the close of #TiedeVLumpkin — the federal trial that could mandate AC across the largest prison system in the US.

270+ heat deaths documented. 80,000+ people without access to adequate cooling. A ruling expected before summer.

We've been in this fight for a decade. We're not stopping now.

🔗 https://t.co/YOHAsf6YUI

#85toStayAlive #TexasPrisons #TPCA

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

Incarcerated individuals across Texas continue to endure dangerously extreme temperatures, with many facilities lacking adequate air conditioning during life-threatening heat conditions.

In this feature with Deceleration, Dr. Amite Dominick, our very own Founder & President of Texas Prisons Community Advocates (TPCA), speaks about the urgent fight to address prison heat and the ongoing efforts to push for meaningful, potentially life-saving reforms.

This conversation highlights why extreme heat inside prisons is not simply uncomfortable, but a serious public health and human rights issue affecting thousands of incarcerated individuals.

🎧 Read / listen here:
https://t.co/btVqQ4VRr8

#TPCA #85ToStayAlive #HeatJustice #TexasPrisons #PrisonReform

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the amazing women within TPCA’s volunteer community, incarcerated mothers, and the loved ones who continue to support and stand beside them. 💐

We especially recognize the incarcerated women and families navigating separation, hardship, and healing, while continuing to hold onto hope, love, and resilience. Thank you for the care, encouragement, and unwavering support you bring to your families, communities, and to the work of advocacy and justice.

Wishing you a day filled with love, appreciation, comfort, and peace. ❤️

#TPCA #MothersDay2026

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Please join us for the TX PSR’s First Annual Heat Summit as Dr. Amite Dominick speaks on the urgent issue of extreme heat and its impact on communities, including those inside Texas prisons.

Scan the QR code to register and learn more.

📅 April 30, 2026
⏰ Panel at 12:55 PM

#TPCA #85ToStayAlive #HeatJustice #TexasPrisons

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The Texas Board of Criminal Justice meeting is happening today, starting at 8:30 AM CT. Key decisions affecting prison conditions, families, and policies are being discussed in real time.

This is your opportunity to stay informed and take part in meaningful awareness. Transparency and accountability start with you.

🔴 Watch livestream here: https://t.co/x7sVYIOy7s

#TPCA #TBCJ #BoardMeeting #85ToStayAlive

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Speak Up for Change. These meetings matter. The TBCJ will be discussing issues that affect real people, real families, and real lives.

Public comment is limited to just two opportunities each year; make it count!
Get more information on the upcoming meeting here:
https://t.co/JZNPwguzgr

#TPCA #TBCJ #BoardMeeting #85ToStayAlive

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

Did you know? April is recognized as Second Chance Month, a time to highlight the importance of reentry, parole, and clemency. Second chances are more than release. They’re about access to opportunity, support, and the ability to rebuild a life after incarceration.

This coming April 16–17, we encourage you to show up at the TBCJ meeting. Public comment only happens twice a year, and this is your opportunity to make your voice heard and advocate for meaningful change, not only for those on the outside, but also for those incarcerated inside who deserve a chance and hope.

👉 Here’s a quick read:
https://t.co/RbotmxceTk

Programs across Texas continue to show that when individuals are given the right tools, transformation is possible, and communities become stronger.

#SecondChanceMonth #TPCA #TBCJ #85ToStayAlive #PrisonReform #TexasPrisons

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The TBCJ meeting is 3 days away! Key decisions on prison conditions and policies are about to take place. What happens inside TBCJ meetings directly impacts lives across Texas. Stay informed and continue advocating for meaningful change.

Your Presence Matters. Speak Up!
More info here:https://t.co/JZNPwguzgr

#TPCA #TBCJ #BoardMeeting #85ToStayAlive

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

Cruel & Unusual: The 85 to Stay Alive Campaign and Prison Heat Litigation in Texas. Join Dr. Amite Dominick as she discusses the urgent issue of extreme heat conditions inside Texas prisons and the legal efforts behind the 85 to Stay Alive campaign.

This presentation is especially important for defense practitioners and anyone advocating for humane conditions.

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/NgMHb1xqGb

#85ToStayAlive #TPCA #PrisonReform #Texas

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Attorneys for Texas prisoners say the conditions expose inmates and staff to dangerously high temperatures and have caused several deaths. https://t.co/NryG8uzg2j #85ToStayAlive

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Today we showed up.

I’m grateful to stand in truth and speak on the conditions so many continue to endure inside Texas prisons. Today I took the stand in federal court to speak on the conditions inside Texas prisons.

This work is rooted in the voices of those still living through extreme heat and in honor of those who have lost their lives because of it. As we move toward another summer, the urgency remains.

More on what’s at stake:
👉 https://t.co/XoBQINiJ3v

It’s torture: brutal heat broils Texas

We keep going.
#TexasisCookingthemAlive 
#85ToStayAlive #TPCA

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

Two correctional officers in Galveston have been relieved of duty over sexual assault allegations involving incarcerated women.

I was interviewed in this story. Yet, unfortunately, this isn’t new. This is what we’ve been warning about.

Abuse thrives where there’s silence, lack of oversight, and unchecked power.

As we come out of today’s hearing, we also pause to honor those inside who are suffering and those we’ve lost. Their lives matter. Their voices matter.

We’re not stopping.

🔗 Read more: https://t.co/dSeT9Ty0sM

#TPCA #PrisonReform #EndPrisonAbuse

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Hope is powerful, but action creates change. 🍀
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone! May your day be filled with joy, hope, and purpose.

#TPCA #StPatricksDay2026

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

This Women’s History Month, we honor the women who continue to lead, advocate, and fight for justice in our communities and beyond.

Across the country, women are organizing, speaking out, and working tirelessly to address conditions inside our prisons, uplift impacted families, and push for meaningful reform. We also recognize the strength, resilience, and voices of incarcerated women, whose lived experiences continue to shed light on the urgent need for dignity, safety, and humane conditions.

Their leadership, courage, and compassion are essential to building a more humane and just system.

At Texas Prisons Community Advocates (TPCA), we are grateful for the women within our organization, our coalition partners, and those directly impacted by incarceration who dedicate their time and voices to advocacy and change.

This month, and every month, we recognize the powerful impact of women working toward justice.

#TPCA #WomensHistoryMonth #JusticeForWomen

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

We are proud to officially recognize Ashley Fullum and Jalyn Lankford for their leadership and contributions to Texas Prisons Community Advocates.

Although both have been serving in their roles for some time, we wanted to take a moment to formally acknowledge their dedication and the important work they continue to do alongside our team.

Their commitment to advocacy, community engagement, and advancing humane prison conditions strengthens our mission every day. We are grateful to have them as part of TPCA’s leadership. Please join us in recognizing Ashley and Jalyn for their continued service and impact.

#TPCA

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On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we pause to remember the six million Jews and millions of others who were systematically targeted, imprisoned, and killed under a regime that normalized dehumanization.

While we do not compare today’s systems to the Holocaust, we do carry forward its central lesson: when a society accepts that some lives are less worthy, unspeakable harm becomes possible.

At TPCA, we work to confront policies that deny people in Texas prisons basic safety, dignity, and care. Remembering the Holocaust means staying alert to injustice in our own time and refusing to look away.

🕯️ Never forget. Never again. Never for anyone.

#HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgain #TPCA #HumanRights

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! On MLK Day, we don’t just remember Dr. King’s dream; we remember his demand for action.

Texas cannot claim justice while people are:
🔥 Suffering in extreme heat
🩺 Denied proper healthcare
🚫 Treated as less than human

Human rights don’t stop at the prison gate. Honor Dr. King by taking a step today, share a post that tells the truth about prison conditions & learn more about conditions in Texas prisons and how to get involved. Let us keep the dream alive, inside and outside the walls.

#MLKDay #TPCA #85ToStayAlive #JusticeForAll

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

Happy New Year from TPCA! ✨ As we welcome 2026, we’re holding close our incarcerated loved ones and the families who miss them every day.

Thank you to everyone who stood with us this past year. Because of you, the fight for dignity, safety, and humane conditions in Texas prisons continues with more strength and hope, movement across Texas and beyond, and much more!

In the new year, we look forward to building more power with impacted individuals, pushing harder for real policy change, amplifying more inside voices, growing the #85ToStayAlive movement across Texas and beyond, and much more!

From our TPCA family to yours,
Happy New Year, and thank you for being part of this community.

#TPCA #HappyNewYear #85ToStayAlive #TexasPrisons #JusticeIn2026

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

As we welcome a new year, we’re holding close the people who cannot celebrate freely, our incarcerated loved ones, and the families who carry them in their hearts every single day.

To everyone who has signed a petition, made a call, shown up at an event, written to someone inside, shared our posts, donated, or simply refused to look away, thank you. You helped keep this work moving when it was heavy.

In 2026, TPCA remains committed to fighting for dignity, safety, and humane conditions in Texas prisons and to amplifying the voices of those most directly impacted.

From our TPCA family to yours, Happy New Year, and thank you for standing with us in the struggle and in the hope. 💙

#TPCA #HappyNewYear #85ToStayAlive

[TPCA Texas Prisons Community Advocates @TPCA_org]

Happy Kwanzaa from TPCA. 🕯️

As the candles are lit this Kwanzaa, we honor the strength, culture, and resilience of Black families and communities, especially those impacted by incarceration.

To everyone celebrating Kwanzaa, and to those marking these days from inside Texas prisons or while missing someone at home, we see you, we honor you, and we stand with you. Happy Kwanzaa from Texas Prisons Community Advocates. 🕯️💙

#TPCA #HappyKwanzaa #Kwanzaa2025 #85ToStayAlive