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This project advocates for criminal justice policy solutions that decrease costly jail and prison overcrowding, strengthen communities, increase public safety, and save taxpayers money. We promote alternatives to incarceration and other practices that strengthen accountability and efficiency within the criminal justice system.
Through educational outreach at the county and state levels, TCJC promotes efficient probation and parole strategies, increased resources for community-based diversion programs, treatment options for substance abuse and mental health problems, and policies that address poor conditions of confinement, as well as other strategies that reduce the number of individuals in confinement.
TDCJ's Sunset Review is Beginning - We Want Your Input!
If you care about criminal justice reform, now is the time for you to speak up and voice your concerns. Presently, the Sunset Advisory Commission has begun its review of TDCJ and other criminal justice-related agencies, including the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Windham School District, and the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee. Based on its evaluation, the Commission will make recommendations on how each agency can be improved or whether the agency should be abolished.
You can take part in this opportunity for improvement by letting us know what should be done to improve Texas' criminal justice agencies. TCJC has created a comprehensive guide to the Sunset process to help individuals understand the process, how they can get involved, and what resources are available. To download a PDF version of our guide to Sunset please click this link: Policy Guide to the Sunset Review Process, and to download a 1-page flyer on how to participate in the Sunset process, please click this link: Share Your Story - Participate in TDCJ's Sunset Review Process!
If you wish to participate by filling out a questionnaire, please click the link here: Sunset Questionnaire. We are also providing a questionnaire that is specifically directed toward incarcerated individuals. If you would like to print a copy and mail it to someone you know, please download the PDF version by clicking here: Incarcerated Persons Questionnaire.
An agency's Sunset review typically only occurs every 12 years, so we must seize upon this rare opportunity to improve the criminal justice system. Through the Sunset process, and with your help, we can achieve the necessary reforms that can make Texas' criminal justice system a model for others.
For more information, please contact Ana Yáñez-Correa at (512) 441-8123 ext. 109 or acorrea@criminaljusticecoalition.org.