We love this story of the people in prison looking out for each other. "People used their own commissary money to buy him food and coffee. They bought him soap and a toothbrush and toothpaste. They made sure he turned in his laundry on time." filtermag.org/prison-mental-…

Since Texas prisons apparently couldn't get staff to stop smuggling in drugs they are now going to stop drugs by getting all the inmate mail scanned and people will only get digital copies. And who is in charge of the scanning? Based on this, it appears to be... SECURUS.

Mail scanning doesn’t keep drugs out of prisons. But it does cut people’s only tangible connection to their loved ones. No more drawings from their kids, cards on their birthday, or being able to touch a letter you know your loved one also touched.

There is no scientific evidence that fired bullets or cartridge cases can be matched to a specific gun. In recognition of this, the MD Supreme Court recently ruled to place limits on ballistics testimony. #junkscience nbcwashington.com/investigations…

Join IPTX in wishing Elizabeth Ramirez a Happy Birthday! Liz and her three co-defendants spent a combined 56 years in prison for a crime that never occurred. All four women were exonerated in 2016.

Madelina Mendoza, another of the victims of disgraced Chicago detective Reynaldo Guevara, received her certificate of innocence on Tuesday. Madelina served more than 17 years in prison for a #wrongfulconviction wgntv.com/news/chicago-n…

"Stories like mine, while common throughout the U.S. prison system, rarely see the light of day." From a Washington prison, Kevin Light-Roth writes about spending nearly 400 days in solitary, all due to an obscenely arbitrary decision-making process. theappeal.org/solitary-confi…

Of course TDCJ says the change is to reduce contraband, but evidence shows mail is not the primary source of contraband in prisons. This change means people incarcerated in Texas will no longer get physical letters or photos, but will get scans of them instead.

We are saddened to share the news that Texas is now one of the states to implement the replacement of physical mail in their prisons for scanned copies, supposedly to reduce the amount of contraband being sent in throughout the mail. We do NOT support such measures. [...]

This new policy will be rolling out in Texas state prisons in phases. It is only to launch on July 17th, 2023 at Polunsky, Coffield, Powledge, Plane, Garza West, Allred, Clements, Halbert, Robertson and East Texas ISF units for now. Remaining units will follow. [...]

Our members' profiles have already been updated accordingly. Make sure to send all mail for people at the rollout units to: Texas Department of Criminal Justice Inmate’s Full First and Last Name + TDCJ Number + Unit Name P.O. Box 660400 Dallas, TX 75266-0400 #prisonpenpals

‘I wasn’t sentenced to be cooked’: Heat desperation in a Texas prison (via Prism) prismreports.org/2023/07/12/hea…

For PBS News Azhar Merchant,satvi | @satvisunkara.bsky.social and I spoke to former inmates in Texas prisons and family members of those still inside, to try and learn what it's like to live through extreme heat behind bars. Maurice Chammah🍹🎻 of the The Marshall Project joins us. youtube.com/watch?v=KVesf3…

Journalists have been covering deaths from prison heat since at least 2012. Before every summer, legislators have a choice to budget for A/C, and they don’t, and more people die. Texas had a state budget surplus this year. themarshallproject.org/2017/10/11/coo…

🚨PLEASE help us: Nikki Zinger has spent over 30 years in prison for murdering her mother - her only family. DNA proves the prosecutions theory was wrong. Nikki is innocent and needs our help just to survive inside. Learn more at the link below and SHARE: linktr.ee/FreeNikkiZinger

We have some news to share about the future of Proclaim Justice. proclaimjustice.org/blog/a-persona…

"It is with a heavy heart and also plenty of pride and optimism that I’m letting you know Proclaim Justice has decided to close shop. We have been doing great work and literally saving lives for 10 years, all thanks to your support."

Despite this decision, our work is not done! We are still very much committed to our current clients and will be a part of each of their cases until they walk out of prison.

We are fortunate that the relationships we have built with other innocence projects and attorneys have allowed us to bring them into these cases. Between our continued involvement and their expertise, our clients are in good hands.

Please go give Nikki's new page a follow, and share if you can! Nikki needs our support as she continues to fight for her freedom. You can find her here: Nikki Zinger #innocence #wrongfulconviction