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Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE) is a United States prisoner support and prison reform organization that was founded by Charles and Pauline Sullivan in San Antonio, Texas, on January 2, 1972. [1] [2] It has supported legislation such as the Second Chance Act and, most famously, the Federal Prison Work Incentive Act.
The Prison Show is a news program and radio call-in show created by Ray Hill to serve prison inmates and formerly incarcerated persons. It reaches approximately one-sixth of inmates in Texas , [ 1 ] and in 2012 reached 14 of the 111 prisons in the state.
Black Prisoner Support groups such as Partners of Prisoners have sought to establish productive working relationships with prison staff. [2] South Carolina 's Alston Wilkes Society is the largest statewide prison support organization in the United States, with a budget of $918,000 and a staff of 50.
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A legal battle over a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons is bringing together advocates on the issue and one current inmate who says his health is being endangered by the state’s hot ...
In 2021, Bryan Collier, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said that tablets would “fundamentally change” communication for the state’s more than 100,000 prison ...
The book begins with "A Short History of Texas Prisons," documenting the history of the TDCJ and its predecessor agencies, then has the guide on prison life and operations. [2] According to Lisa E. Brooks of The Urban Institute, the author describes the TDCJ in "laudably evenhanded" ways, and criticizes both inmates and TDCJ employees. [2]
Most state prisons and jails in Texas have partial to no air conditioning. Community advocates worry the heat wave is killing incarcerated individuals. ... For premium support please call: 800-290 ...