Parole and Probation

Strict supervision rules are especially challenging for the 89% of women under supervision, who must balance work, program requirements, and caregiving responsibilities. We’re working to change parole policies to better meet the needs of women and their families. 

New Report by the Prison Policy Initiative: Parole in Perspective 2025 report that delves deeply into parole release systems, providing the most accessible and comprehensive source to date for comparing how these essential (and often dysfunctional) release mechanisms are set up in 35 states.

Prison Policy Initiative Punishment Beyond Prisons 2023 

Texas Observer Life with Parole: Probation and parole systems remain understaffed and buggy in Texas.

Texas Tribune Prison Health Care Costs are Higher than ever in Texas. Many Point to an Aging Prison Population.

FOX 4 Texas lawmakers debate bill to make damaging, disconnecting GPS monitor a crime

*If you are interested in joing the Parole Advocacy Coalition of Texas, which includes organizations and advocates from all over Texas, please email: paroleadvocacytx@gmail.com