Parole and Probation

Strict supervision rules are especially challenging for the 89% of women under supervision, who must balance work, program requirements, and caregiving responsibilities. We’re working to change parole policies to better meet the needs of women and their families. 

*If you are interested in joing the Texas Parole Workgroup, which includes organizations and advocates from all over Texas, please email info@lionessjiwa.org 

Texas Observer Life with Parole: Probation and parole systems remain understaffed and buggy in Texas.

Texas Tribune Prison Health Care Costs are Higher than ever in Texas. Many Point to an Aging Prison Population.

FOX 4 Texas lawmakers debate bill to make damaging, disconnecting GPS monitor a crime

Prison Policy Initiative Punishment Beyond Prisons 2023