JAIL PROJECT OF TEXAS dba Texas Jail Project

Our work at the Texas Jail Project is to:

improve the treatment of the approximately 65,000 people—mothers, fathers, brothers, sons, sisters, daughters, and friends—who are incarcerated in Texas county jails on any given day;

provide information to Texans seeking strategies and solutions for loved ones enduring neglect and poor medical care in county jails;

give voice to inmates and the loved ones of people in jails, to ensure that the problems are recognized and that officials are held accountable;

write articles, contribute to news reports, raise awareness and support positive action from lawmakers, the media, and the Texas Commission on Jail Standards.

Current county jail procedures are devastating the lives and mental health of inmates, many of whom are inside for low-level, non-violent offenses. We seek to transform this culture inside jails.