Jolie McCullough
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News
Solitary strike: Texas prisoners refuse food to protest harsh confinement practices
January 11, 2023Hundreds of prisoners may participate in the protest beginning Tuesday, the first day of the state’s legislative session. Texas often keeps prisoners in solitary confinement for years or decades.
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U.S.
Judge in border case uses racist slurs to slander immigrants
August 31, 2022Allen Amos, a visiting judge handling trespassing cases under Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catch-and-jail” border operation, allegedly used the derogatory term in a recent conversation with a defense attorney.
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Politics
Texas prosecutor may temporarily spare Melissa Lucio, the woman many believe is innocent
April 18, 2022Federal judges, five jurors who convicted her, and a roster of family, politicians, and celebrities believe there are substantive doubts about whether the death of Lucio’s 2-year-old daughter was even a murder.
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Constitutionality of Texas governor’s ‘catch and jail’ immigration policy challenged
November 1, 2021Congressional Democrats ask feds to investigate whether Texas migrant arrests violate constitutional rights.
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