Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune
Jolie McCullough reports on criminal justice issues and policy for The Texas Tribune.
With Tweet About a Pardon, Gov. Greg Abbott Injects Politics Into Texas’ Criminal Justice...
During his eight years in office, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has had countless pardon requests land on his desk. Almost always he waves them...
Texas House Delays Final Vote On Barring The Death Penalty For Mentally Ill Defendants
A measure to bar the death penalty for defendants with severe mental illness hit a snag in the Texas House of Representatives Thursday, one...
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 prison dorm...
“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.
The state was...
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 dramatically last year when its turnover...
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 last March,...
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 they can’t...
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.
Already deeply entrenched in their positions,...
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 outcry as...
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 execution, creating...
