Oversight of the Texas Criminal Justice System

What We're Reading

News that caught our attention or cited the Texas Justice Initiative from across the Lone Star State and beyond.

This Chart Shows Why The Prison Population Is So Vulnerable to COVID-19
Published on March 19, 2020
The Marshall Project explores the characteristics of individuals inside of U.S. prisons, and what makes them particularly vulnerable to contracting a disease like the Coronavirus.
How criminal justice systems are responding to the coronavirus outbreak
Published on March 12, 2020
The Boston-based Crime and Justice Institute is maintaining a roundup of what jails and prisons in each state are doing in response to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Our Mission

Collect and maintain data on criminal justice in Texas that can serve as a free resource for reporters, researchers, policymakers, activists and the general public.

Our Vision

To give Texans the most dependable data and most complete picture of law enforcement in the state, enabling better understanding.

Our Values

We gather data from state and local governmental entities, pointing out errors and missing reports as we go along, in order to create a more complete and accurate account.

We seek to improve understanding through presenting information in a rich context and combining a variety of data.

We encourage Texas to continue to be a leader in the country in requiring transparency in many aspects of criminal justice and law enforcement.

We wish to give Texans of all creed more information on how criminal justice in Texas operates.

Get Involved

TJI is always looking for folks to join our volunteer team. If you are interested in supporting this work and have skills in web development, data science, building visualizations and mapping, please take our short survey so we can best match you with a project. Thank you!

What We're Reading

This Chart Shows Why The Prison Population Is So Vulnerable to COVID-19

How criminal justice systems are responding to the coronavirus outbreak