Our Christian attorneys understand that good people can sometimes find themselves in bad situations having been arrested or in a terrible accident. Let us be a blessing to you in your time of need. James Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
At The Marshall Law Firm, we encourage our client families to get support from the many thousands of families in a similar situation to yours.
Check out the website of the Texas Inmate Family Association. TIFA provides support, education and advocacy, parole workshops and online resources for members. We also encourage client families to review the booklet provided by the Texas Department of Justice on Pardons and Paroles so they understand the legal process and the roles various people play in parole hearings.
Not near you? Invite us to your city, college or organization. Can you help us expand this work? Texas profile Tweet this Texas has an incarceration rate of per , people including prisons, jails, immigration detention, and juvenile justice facilities , meaning that it locks up a higher percentage of its people than any democracy on earth.
Rates of imprisonment have grown dramatically in the last 40 years Also see these Texas graphs: total numbers rather than rates. People of color are overrepresented in prisons and jails See also our detailed graphs about Whites and Blacks in Texas prisons and jails. Texas is one of 13 states that did not implement any policies to accelerate releases, promote medical parole or compassionate release, prevent incarceration for technical violations of probation and parole, or hasten releases for people incarcerated on minor offenses.
In-person family visits will return to Austin, Texas Dallas County approves video visitation contract Dallas County rejects Securus video visitation contract Prison-based gerrymandering in Texas Texas counties favor fairness and common sense over prison gerrymandering Avoiding prison gerrymandering is often a matter of common sense: Texas and Louisiana research update Importing Constituents: Prisoners and Political Clout in Texas Other resources Research on Texas in our Research Library.
We're finally beginning to see the error of our ways, even if we're slow to correct the policies and practices that brought us here. Former President Bill Clinton, for example, has apologized for policies his administration imposed that caused a sharp rise in mass incarceration. The omnibus crime bill that gave birth to the federal three strikes rule — which mandated life sentences for criminals convicted of a felony after two prior convictions, including drug crimes — was a real stinker.
And we wound up Plenty of people, including President Barack Obama, are pushing for criminal justice reforms now. Just this week, I went to a conference held by one of Dallas' most influential black preachers, and the topic came up. Frederick Haynes, senior pastor at Friendship-West Baptist Church, said he plans to make prison reform — putting an end to "prisons for profits" — a key part of his "Jesus and Justice" six-point action plan.
That rhetoric germinated years ago as minorities began seeing racial disparities in drug sentencing, compounded by the three-strikes law, lead to clogged jails and prisons. Back in , former President Jimmy Carter said that black Baptist leaders had convinced him that "we need to do something about the abuse of people in prison who happen to be African-American or other minorities or mentally ill.
Carter said that one thing we can do is "reduce the punishment and emphasize the rehabilitation and forgiveness and love that we need to extend to people in prison.
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