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10/23/2020

Parole Express works tirelessly for our clients and don't stop until they come home. We may not always get the decisions we want or win every case but reviews like these give us the motivation to move forward. We do more, do it better, and do it for less than anyone else.

10/21/2020

"Personalized treatment and availability. Honest answers, not just what you thought I wanted to hear. Willingness to listen to my concerns." ___________________ "Ricardo’s first-hand knowledge of the TDCJ system was a big plus in being able to tell me what to expect, along with the emails I receiv...

08/03/2020

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09/01/2019

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-08-30/11-texas-judges-broke-law-with-blanket-denial-of-free-bail

Texas' judicial ethics commission has publicly admonished 11 current and former state judges for indiscriminately denying free bail to thousands of poor people charged with crimes.

08/31/2019

https://leavinglaw-wordpress-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/leavinglaw.wordpress.com/2019/08/30/the-origins-of-toxic-law-culture/amp/

Rarely are there calls for the legal industry to hold itself accountable for creating alarming rates of depression/substance abuse/su***de in the profession. Despite the fact that lawyering is a s…

08/29/2019

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/forensic-focus/2010/04/mental-health-court-the-drawbacks/

In my last post, I detailed the strengths of the mental health court system, but as with all things, there are two sides to every story, and in this post, I will take a look at the criticisms of mental health courts. Both mental health advocates and judges...

08/23/2019

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/04/23/texas-prisons-solitary-confinement-mental-health-program/

Prisoners who volunteered for a mental health diversion program say promises of therapy and time out of their cells weren't fulfilled. And Texas prison officials aren't regularly tracking success rates — even as they ask lawmakers to fund an expansion of the program.

08/23/2019

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texasmonthly.com/politics/how-texas-powerful-police-union-went-to-war-against-criminal-justice-reform/amp/

In the Texas Legislature, bipartisan criminal justice legislation got caught in an ugly fight between the police lobby and Democrats.

08/22/2019

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.statesman.com/news/20180209/commentary-texas-saved-3b-closing-prisons-why-rehabilitation-works%3ftemplate=ampart

Around 2 million individuals are behind bars in America’s criminal justice system. Almost all of them will eventually return to the communities they

08/20/2019

https://www.rollcall.com/news/policy/su***de-prevention-hotline-three-digit-phone-number?fbclid=IwAR3KZPPwcxLaiRedSPfx2XtGAoe-2VedkMGJCM434MEfvXj1TBd6WTdNOQ4

It should soon be easier to call a su***de prevention hotline. The FCC plans to move forward with establishing a three-digit number.

08/20/2019

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2017/02/09/texas-needs-reform-law-parties-allows-death-penalty-people-killed-anyone

On Monday, a Republican state representative from Plano, an avowed conservative, will make a prison visit to see a death row inmate whose life he...

08/19/2019

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.star-telegram.com/opinion/article211186029.html

The Supreme Court of Texas and the Court of Criminal Appeals, for the first time, have joined together to focus the attention of the highest judicial officials in the state on mental health. The new Judicial Commission on Mental Health will develop understanding among the judiciary, policies, and st...