Texas Prison Bid'ness

The Texas Jail Project is dedicated to improving the conditions for approximately 70,000 people—mothers, fathers, brothers, sons, sisters and daughters—incarcerated in Texas jails on any given day.  TJP formed to improve conditions for incarcerated women and men by publicizing the widespread abuse and neglect in the more than 250 county facilities in Texas

Private Prison Watch is a blog that follows National trends and scandals in the private prison industry with the goal of keeping the companies accountable for their actions.

Grassroots Leadership is a 28 year-old Southern-based social justice organization that organizes against private prisons, jails, and detention centers.  Grassroots Leadership staffer Bob Libal and research intern Nick Hudson and board member Nicole Porter contribute to Texas Prison Bid'ness. 

Information and opportunities to take action to free the children locked up in the T. Don Hutto prison.