Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune
Jolie McCullough reports on criminal justice issues and policy for The Texas Tribune.
Pay Raises Alone Won’t Solve Staffing Shortages In “Nightmare” Texas Youth Prisons, Ex-Workers Say
As blood began seeping through her pants, Tiffany Jones helplessly watched the clock. She was the lone adult in a Texas juvenile...
“It’s A Living Hell”: Scorching Heat In Texas Prisons Revives Air-Conditioning Debate
David Segovia lay on the floor of his Texas prison cell and wondered if this was how he was going to die.
Almost 600 Texas Youth Are Trapped In A Juvenile Prison System On The Brink...
Texas’ juvenile prison system is nearing total collapse.
Its five lockups are dangerously understaffed, an ongoing problem that worsened...
Texas Troopers Are Causing Car Chase Fatalities And Racially Profiling Drivers Under Abbott’s Border...
At least 30 people have been killed in state police car chases connected to Texas’ expansive border security operation since it began...
Understaffed, And Under Federal Investigation, Texas Juvenile Detention System Halts Intake
Texas’ juvenile detention system has shut its doors and won’t accept any new kids because it is “hemorrhaging” staff, and officials fear...
Texas Politicians Search For Solutions After Another Mass Shooting. Experts Say We’ve Already Found...
A fruitless and predictable myopia tends to take over political discussion after gun-spawned tragedies like the massacre in Uvalde.
Melissa Lucio’s Execution Halted by Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday halted the scheduled Wednesday execution of Melissa Lucio, whose death sentence has drawn international...
Facing Harsh Criticism In The Melissa Lucio Case, Texas Prosecutor May Temporarily Spare The...
At a combative legislative hearing, the Cameron County district attorney indicated Tuesday he may step in and stop Melissa Lucio's April 27...
After Pursuing An Indictment, Starr County District Attorney Drops Murder Charge Over Self-Induced Abortion
After charging a woman with murder over a self-induced abortion, forcing her to spend three days in jail and drawing national attention,...
Texas’ Border Operation Is Meant To Stop Cartels And Smugglers. More Often, It Arrests...
For the past year, thousands of Texas National Guard members and state troopers have been sweeping through brush along the Rio Grande...
