Month: April 2025

Announcing an Important New Resource for Incarcerated Texans and Their Families

Announcing an Important New Resource for Incarcerated Texans and Their Families

Dear Friends, We are proud to share with you an important new resource for people incarcerated in Texas and their families: Texas Defender Service’s Parole Website. The site is the first-ever clearinghouse of information for how people can advocate for themselves or their loved ones in the Texas parole review process. Incarcerated people and those who love […]

Taking a Stand for the Michael Morton Act

Taking a Stand for the Michael Morton Act

Dear Friends, We were proud to be at the Texas Legislature on Tuesday with our partners to testify against HB 3330, a bill that would roll back the Michael Morton Act. Named after Michael Morton, a father who was wrongfully convicted of the murder of his wife and spent nearly 25 years incarcerated for a crime […]

Exciting Upcoming Events to Celebrate Second Chances Month!

Exciting Upcoming Events to Celebrate Second Chances Month!

Dear Friends, To celebrate Second Chances Month, we are proud to share two important upcoming events with Texas Defender Service! To celebrate Second Chances Month, we are proud to share two important upcoming events with Texas Defender Service! On April 29th, we are co-sponsoring a film screening and discussion of In their Hands, a documentary […]

An Intimate Conversation About the Death Penalty in Texas

An Intimate Conversation About the Death Penalty in Texas

Dear Friends, On Monday, March 3rd, 2025, our Director of Special Projects Estelle Hebron-Jones joined renowned Austin filmmaker Richard Linklater and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Maurice Chammah at the LBJ Library’s Future Forum for an intimate conversation about the death penalty in Texas. For those of you who couldn’t make it in person, you can now watch the recording […]