Texas Prison Bid'ness

Nick Hudson is a junior at the University of Texas at Austin studying philosophy and government. He has worked on prison and criminal justice issues for two and a half years with the ACLU of Texas and Grassroots Leadership.

Nick worked to improve prison conditions as a volunteer and work-study with the ACLU of Texas Prison and Jail Accountability Project. He updated the ACLU of Texas Prisoner Resource Guide in 2007, and helped monitor conditions of confinement inside of Texas prisons. Nick also served as the ACLU of Texas legislative liaison for criminal justice sentencing during the 2007 legislative session.

Nick has worked against private prison expansion with Grassroots Leadership since January of 2006. He authored Ground Zero: The Laredo Superjail and the No Action Alternative in July of 2006, and has spoken for Grassroots Leadership at criminal justice hearings before the Texas Senate.