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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
  • 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,
  • A Confinement in Texas Solitary Failure: The Waste, Cost and Harm of Solitary

    "The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) confines 4.4 percent of its prison population in solitary confinement.
  • 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