Join us in Austin to set the record straight:

jails don't keep us safe.  

Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) is the only "regulatory" agency for all 242 county jails in Texas. The Commission is made up of 9 commissioners (appointed by the Governor) and a staff of jail inspectors. TCJS only has four public meetings a year. The next one is on Thursday February 1st at 9 am.

That means only four opportunities to speak on the record directly about jail conditions, law enforcement misconduct, proposed law changes, etc.

Worse, TCJS refuses to allow virtual public comment. So family members are forced to take a day off work to drive to Austin if they have the means to do so.

Texas Jail Project is working to change that. Join us!

Join Texas Jail Project staff, recently released community members, and loved ones with family members inside to make our voices heard and set the record straight:

• TCJS must allow virtual participation in public meetings for accessibility and fairness;
• Texas county jails are fundamentally unsafe;
• County jail staff routinely commit human rights abuses;
• Texas county jails almost exclusively punish poor people, Black people, and people with disabilities;
• We deserve robust community based systems of care - invest in people not punishment!

Únase a nosotros en Austin para dejar las cosas claras:

Las cárceles no nos mantienen a salvo.

Únase al personal de Texas Jail Project, miembros de la comunidad recientemente liberados y seres queridos con familiares adentro para hacer que se escuchen nuestras voces y dejar las cosas claras:

• Las agencias estatales como TCJS deben permitir la participación virtual en reuniones públicas para la accesibilidad y la equidad;

• Las cárceles del condado de Texas son fundamentalmente inseguras

• El personal de la cárcel del condado comete rutinariamente abusos contra los derechos humanos

• Las cárceles de los condados de Texas castigan casi exclusivamente a los pobres, afroamericanos y las personas con discapacidades

• Nos merecemos sistemas de atención sólidos basados en la comunidad, invertir en las personas, no en el castigo.