Texas Department of Criminal Justice – http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/
Texas 211 Resource hub – https://www.211texas.org/guided-search/
Grass Roots Leadership – Texas Advocates for Justice (TAJ) – https://grassrootsleadership.org/programs/texas-advocates-justice
Mission to end the criminalization of our communities, to break down barriers to reentry from jail and prison in Texas, and to demolish the legacy of racism in the criminal justice system. TAJ unites formerly incarcerated individuals, their families, people of all faiths, and allies to build safe and resilient communities through organizing, leadership training, and connections to community resources.
Texas Center for Justice and Equity – https://www.texascje.org
Advocates at the State Capitol and in counties throughout Texas to end mass incarceration, shift funding towards community supports, and reduce racial inequities in the criminal punishment system.
Texas Inmate Families Association (TIFA) – https://tifa.org
Provides information and resources needed to navigate Texas’s prison system.
Texas Prisons Community Advocates (TPCA) – https://www.tpcadvocates.org
Mission is to support affected family members and incarcerated individuals, increase awareness, and empower all through education, collaboration, and connection to organizational resources, thereby creating effective advocates prepared to advance humane conditions within the Texas Prisons.
Texas Prisoners Network Support – http://brokenchains.us/index.html (OUTDATED – HISTORICAL DATA)
General Texas Prison Support
The StandDown Texas Project –http://standdown.typepad.com/ (CLOSED POSTING)
Identifying and Advocating Best Practices in the Criminal Justice System. A Texas-Centric Examination of Current Conditions, Reform Initiatives, and Emerging Issues with a Special Emphasis on Capital Punishment.