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New Information:
Overview: Prison capacity debate during 80th Legislative Session
New Zogby Survey (April 19, 2006): Americans overwhelmingly support the rehabilitation of non-violent criminals both before
and after they leave prison
Recent Releases:
March 6, 2007, "Bexar seeking break on technical parole violators," (San Antonio Express News)
February 22, 2007, "Senator changes stance in effort to crack down on auto burglars," Austin American-Statesman
February 19, 2007: "Alternatives Sought to Prison Overcrowding," El Paso Times.
February 10, 2007, "Thinking outside the cell," Houston Chronicle
January 25, 2007, "Lt. Gov. Dewhurst calling for more prisons," Houston Chronicle
January 11, 2007, "Prison revamp long on rehab, short on new cells," Dallas Morning News
January 6, 2007, "Prison Expansion Spending" Austin American Statesman
January 5, 2007, "Texas seeks 'smart' approach to prisons" Dallas Morning News
January 5, 2007, "Lawmakers close to proposal that would increase prison treatment programs," Austin American Statesman
January 5, 2007, "Rethinking the Boot Camp" San Antonio Express-News
January 5, 2007, "2 juvenile prisons may be turned into adult centers" Austin American Statesman
May-June 2006, "Rejuvenating Probation," The Texas Prosecutor (Newsletter of the TDCAA)
May 04, 2006, "State orders Harris County to move inmates," The Houston Chronicle
May 04, 2006, "Harris County inmates still sleep on floors," Grits for Breakfast
April 23, 2006, Dallas Morning News, "Unequal Justice"
April 5, 2006, UCLA Study Finds Nearly $2.50 in Savings for Each $1 Spent on Drug Offenders Eligible for Treatment
March 06, 2006, Justice Talking Presents: Probation and Parole: In Need of a Big Fix?
April 5, 2006, The MidWeek, "Drug court concept has grown since 1996"
March 26, 2006, The Caller-Times, "Court diverts addicts to a better alternative"
March 23, 2006, San Antonio Express-News, "Prison overcrowding back on agenda"
March 22, 2006, Star-Telegram Austin Bureau, "Officials, advocacy groups call for probation reform"
March 10, 2006: Governor Perry Announces $3.78 Million State Grant to Provide Mentors for Inmates' Children
Marc Levin, Director of the Center for Effective Justice, presents "Restorative Justice in Texas: Current Programs and Future
Directions" (June 23,2005)
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