Tag Archives: Texas Prisons

METRO | Alice Embree : Grassroots Leadership takes on the prison profiteers

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

The group helped end immigrant family detention at T. Don Hutto private prison and is challenging Travis County Sheriff Hamilton’s deportation policies. By Alice Embree | The Rag Blog | June 22, 2014 AUSTIN — Grassroots Leadership says that Texas … Continue reading →

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Jean Trounstine : Education in Prison Works

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from audaciousideas.org. So are we listening? Study proves education in prison works The largest ever meta-analysis of prison education and its overwhelming positive effect on recidivism was released in August, so what are we going to do about it? … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : More African-Americans Enter Texas Politics, Prisons, 1974-1995

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Hoe squad from Texas’ Clemens Unit in early 1970s. Photo from Texas Prison Museum. The hidden history of Texas Part 14: 1974-1995/1 — More African-Americans in politics, prison By Bob Feldman | The Rag Blog | April 30, 2013 [This … Continue reading →

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Jean Trounstine : Texas Calls it ‘Ad Seg’ but Prisoners Call It Torture

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Image of life in solitary via Buried Alive in Texas Prisons. Solitary confinement:Texas calls it ‘Ad Seg’ butprisoners call it torture A recent conference on solitary confinement at Harvard University prompted prisoners at Between the Bars to tell their side … Continue reading →

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