Getting Outside the Box

Will City Council decide to give job applicants with criminal records a "fair chance"?

"...death row, the vast majority will be released from prison or jail at some point, and will be expected..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

The Watchmen

Three documentaries shine a light on playing to the audience

"...At first glance, documentaries about a prison rodeo, a viral-video sensation, and two improv actors don't..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

If You're White, It's All Right

The colors of justice in Williamson County

"...previous felony drug bust, and agreed to a seven-year prison term – a sentence much lighter than those now..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

No Mercy

The case of James Allridge raises familiar questions about the Texas justice system

"...jurors were faced with choosing a punishment: life in prison with a possibility of parole (after 20 years), or..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...a way out of the system without going to prison, and this is meant to be a true diversion...."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Broken Justice

Wrongly convicted exonerees come to the Texas Capitol

"...who, taken together, served more than 140 years in prison before exoneration – traveled to the Capitol to testify..."

March 11, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Transformations

A Conversation with the three directors of the SXSW premiere Cruel & Unusual

"...bars. Women stuck in men's bodies stuck in men's prisons...."

March 10, 2006 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Unpardonable

The Bush record of 'compassionate conservatism' is amply illustrated by his clemency record in Texas

"...is the executive limitation of a sentence, usually to prison time already served or, in a capital case, to..."

June 11, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Day Trips

The Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville puts the Texas criminal justice system into perspective

"...The Texas Prison Museum in Huntsville puts the Texas criminal justice system..."

May 6, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Uses of Joy

When Conspire Theatre helps incarcerated women, it's all in the game

"...I would not do so well in prison. In the women's minimum security unit of the Travis..."

Nov. 4, 2011 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

Criminally Innocent

How can you be exonerated of a crime that never happened?

"...and he was subsequently sentenced to seven years in prison. The problem, according to John, his family – including..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Crackpot Crackdown

Joining a long East Texas tradition, Jackson County DA Bobby Bell has convicted 28 black people on drug charges via manufactured evidence and railroaded trials. One small-town exile, her family, and a few neighbors are finally fighting back.

"...informant to send 28 of the 29 defendants to prison for sentences from one to 20 years. Only two..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

You Can Leave Your Hat On

The ballad of Mambo John Treanor

"...was exactly the project he was looking for. With prison looming, he needed to work quickly; the Vanguards wound..."

July 20, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Prisoner With Cancer Received Delayed Treatment, Little Family Visitation, Then Died, Family Says

Tony Sendejo’s last days were painful, chaotic

"...People held in Texas prisons have tried for years to draw attention to the..."

Nov. 10, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Inside Texas' Angels of Death, Who Refuse Hundreds of Death Row Pleas but May Expedite Daniel Perry Pardon

How the Board of Pardons and Paroles runs its ship

"...– change a sentence from death to life in prison. Patel asked the board to recommend the commutation of..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

SXSW Film: From Russia With Subs

The unbelievable true tale of submarine smuggling in Operation Odessa

"...tip. “There’s this guy Tarzan, he’s in this Panamanian prison, [and] he’s got a Blackberry.” He gave me Tarzan’s..."

March 13, 2018 Screens Post by Moisés Chiullán

The Long Vindication

After 35 years and a lengthy sentence for robbery, Ronnie Barrs remains determined to prove his innocence

"...given a 50-year sentence; he spent 10 years in prison before being released on parole in 1983. His parole..."

Jan. 15, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Criminal-Justice Officials Get Spanked

Officials with Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Board of Pardons and Paroles get tongue lashings during Lege hearing, where agency leaders were questioned about communication and coordination problems

"...the state's criminal-justice system – in particular, to address prison overcrowding, to ensure effective treatment and rehabilitation and strong..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

More Texans Behind Bars

Nearly 165,000 of our friends and neighbors are guests of the Lone Star State

"...For the second year in a row, the Texas prison system ranks second in the nation in total prison..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Ponders "Jails 'R' Us"

Lege proposals to privatize jails may not be the cost-cutter supporters claim.

"...Co. Assistant District Attorney Jack Stick, would allow private prison companies to take over the nearly 20,000-bed state jail..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Thank God It's Friday

UT grad Christian McLaughlin discusses Spyder Games, his MTV "soap opera on crack."

"...was a Search for Tomorrow storyline involving a women's prison, and McLaughlin recalls being "riveted" by the idea of..."

July 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Color of Justice

A drug bust in tiny Tulia, Texas opens up old racial wounds and raises questions about the veracity of the undercover cop-for-hire who orchestrated it all.

"...were enhanced to first-degree felonies, punishable by life in prison, because the buys allegedly took place within 1,000 feet..."

July 28, 2000 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

By the Book

Reviews

"...as a correction officer inside the infamous Sing Sing Prison, Ted Conover is asked to stand before a camera,..."

July 21, 2000 Books Feature by Amanda Eyre Ward

Man Sentenced to 75 Years for Burglary as a Teen Hopes for Parole

Central Texan is now approaching 60 years old

"...Michael Wayne Hall entered prison in 1986, at the age of 19. Today, he..."

June 7, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

For Texas Prisoners, COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

Criminal justice advocates warn of outbreaks behind bars

"...the coronavirus pandemic became a crisis in the state's prisons. Now, COVID-19 is racing through the system and advocates..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Shot Caller's Vivid Look at Crime and Punishment

Local director Ric Roman Waugh offers a brutal look at the penal system

"...Ric Roman Waugh has stories about prisons. Like the lifer so hardwired by solitary confinement that,..."

Aug. 18, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

Another distorted salvo from Dinesh D’Souza

"...When entering prison, the admitting guard notes that usually those convicted of..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Louis Black

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Falsely accused of sexual assault as a teen, Michael Arena is free but not exonerated

"...the Bell County native who spent 12 years in prison for a crime that never happened. "A productive member..."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

'Sleeping on Air'

Fran Keller rejoices at the small blessings of freedom ... while wondering about her future

"...Following her release from prison last week, the first item that Frances Keller bought..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Hickenlooper Lobbies for 'Casino Jack'

George Hickenlooper on his Jack Abramoff film

"...convince Jack Abromoff to let me visit him in prison. So I made the drive out to Cumberland, Maryland...."

Jan. 5, 2011 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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