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  • Victim Offender Mediation Programs in Texas

    Results are presented from an assessment of Texas' victim offender mediation (VOM) programs.

  • Security Threat Groups on the Inside

    Answers to frequently asked questions about Security Threat Groups (STGs) or prison gangs are provided.

  • Criminal Justice Uniform Cost Report: Fiscal Years 2010 to 2012

    Cost per day information for various adult and juvenile correctional populations is determined.

  • Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2018

    Projections for the changes in Texas’ adult and juvenile correctional populations are presented.

  • Criminal Records in the Digital Age: A Review of Current Practices and Recommendations for Reform in Texas

    “It is time to broaden the reentry discussion and take a comprehensive look at how criminal records are accessed, disseminated, and utilized in thi

  • Inmate Behavior Management: Brazos County Jail Case Study

    “Violence, vandalism, and other unwanted inmate behaviors prevail in many jails nationwide, and they frustrate jail practitioners who must ensure t

  • Safeguarding Your Sexual Safety: A PREA Orientation Video

    This is an excellent presentation for youth about the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA).

  • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex, (L.G.B.T.I.) Training Program and Agency Policy

    This collection is comprised of a training program and an agency policy regarding the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and interse

  • Adult and Juvenile Correctional Population Projections: Fiscal Years 2014 to 2019

    This is a great example of a report that informs the state legislature about population growth in both the adult and juvenile system.

  • From Recidivism to Recovery: The Case for Peer Support in Texas Correctional Facilities

    "In this paper, we [the authors] explore the use of mental health peer support services as one way to support recovery, improve continuity of care,

  • An Unsupported Population: The Treatment of Women in Texas’ Criminal Justice System (2018)

    In March, The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition released a report, A Growing Population: The Surge of Women into Texas’ Criminal Justice System, whi