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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.
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"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.
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From Texas Standard : For decades, jailhouse informants have been presented as credible witnesses at criminal trials. In the movies, you've seen them...
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In 2016, Oklahoma voters passed two state questions intended to reduce the state’s prison population. Every year since, lawmakers have introduced bills...
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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...
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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...
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Texas lawmakers are expected to look at a range of criminal justice issues during the 2019 legislative session. Criminal justice reforms have been a...
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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.
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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...
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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…