criminal justice

A new report finds that Texas courts use very different yardsticks to decide who’s poor enough to get a court-appointed lawyer. That patchwork often leaves people without the legal defense in a criminal trial that the Constitution promises.

"By speaking to you today, maybe I can make sure his life was not in vain," Philonise Floyd told the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing about police brutality and accountability.

From Texas Standard : For decades, jailhouse informants have been presented as credible witnesses at criminal trials. In the movies, you've seen them...

In 2016, Oklahoma voters passed two state questions intended to reduce the state’s prison population. Every year since, lawmakers have introduced bills...

In 2018, after a years-long lawsuit , the state of Texas installed air-conditioning at the Wallace Pack prison southeast of College Station, as part of...

Let’s say you’re arrested. You’re booked into your local jail and the district attorney decides to press charges. The next day, you make your first...

Texas lawmakers are expected to look at a range of criminal justice issues during the 2019 legislative session. Criminal justice reforms have been a...

Jason Hicks stands in the back of his Duncan office behind a desk with a transparent top that frames photos of his wife and three children.

Hundreds of community activists from across Texas gathered on the steps of the state Capitol on Tuesday to call on Republicans and Democrats to pass...

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is growing frustrated with the slow pace of criminal justice reform in her state.As KFOR reports, last week Fallin lamented the…