From 1984-1996 private prisons spread like wildfire across Texas. In 1984 the first private prison opened in Texas, and by 1996 there were 38 private prisons either operating or soon to open in the state.
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http://www.aclutx.org/projects/prisons.phpThe Prison and Jail Accountability Project of the ACLU is dedicated to making Texas prisons and jails safe and humane places to live and work.
They monitor prisons and jails by tracking the conditions of confinement, and receive thousands of letters every year from prisoners and their families.
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