We are a policy resource center at @TheLBJSchool working to transform the way we treat people in prisons and jails and to improve correctional oversight.
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Announcing the Prison and Jail Innovation Lab! Led by @mydeitch and @WelchAlycia
We're proud to lead our nation's #CriminalJusticeReform with the launch of the Prison & Jail Innovation Lab.
#PJIL will focus on correctional oversight & train the next gen. of justice policy leaders!
Learn more about #PJIL's impact: pjil.lbj.utexas.edu
We are proud to announce the latest issue of the ICPA's Prison Oversight and Human Rights Review, a biannual publication curated by the PJIL team. This edition focuses on deaths in custody. Read it here:
tinyurl.com/ICPAReview13
#deathsincustody #prisonoversight #humanrights
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Interested in #prisonoversight? You will want to read @PJInnovationLab’s latest policy brief: “Recent Developments in Prison Oversight in the US: Building Bipartisan Momentum (2018-2026).”
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Grateful for Amanda Watford and Stateline covering our new report! Read her article and our report--links below. 👇
Sleep disruption is a routine part of life in U.S. prisons and jails, with serious consequences for the health and safety of incarcerated ppl. Thanks to Amanda Watford and @StatelineNews for covering our new report: stateline.org/2026/06/11/in-…
Read it here: utexas.app.box.com/v/Sleepin…
🚨 NEW: The Prison and Jail Innovation Lab has released a new report!
"The Nightmare of Sleep in Prison" exposes the impact of chronic sleep disruption in U.S. prisons and jails and what corrections officials can do about it.
Read it here: utexas.box.com/v/SleepinCust…
Or read our press release here: lbj.utexas.edu/new-report-ex…
Questions? We'd love to hear from you! Please visit our website: pjil.org
Thank you to those of you who have already donated to @PJInnovationLab! For everyone else, there's still time! But hurry--#UT4040 ends TONIGHT at 10pm CT. Click the link below to make your donation: givecampus.com/s/tlwlm6
We're grateful for your support!
Did you know @PJInnovationLab trains #NextGen justice policy leaders? @TheLBJSchool and @UTexasLaw grad students have helped develop high-impact reports, engage with national leaders, and research urgent issues! Help us help them and give today: givecampus.com/s/tlwlm6
UT's 40 for Forty is underway! 🤘#UT4040 is @UTAustin's annual university-wide fundraising event. With your support, @PJInnovationLab can continue to help ensure the safe and humane treatment of people in prisons and jails. Every gift matters! To donate: givecampus.com/s/tlwlm6
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If you missed @PJInnovationLab's "Deaths in Custody" conference last week, you can watch the recordings of this remarkable event here: pjil.lbj.utexas.edu/recordin…
Still basking in the glow of a powerful, moving, informative, & inspiring multi-day conference on “Deaths in Custody” hosted by @PJInnovationLab @TheLBJSchool over the last few days w/ 150 amazing experts from around the US participating. Thanks to all who came.
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This past weekend the LBJ School’s @PJInnovationLab hosted the Deaths in Custody Conference, bringing together experts from across the US to address this urgent issue. We were honored to have Andrea Armstrong, MacArthur Genius Award winner, deliver a thought-provoking keynote.
A special thank you to Michele Deitch and Alycia Welch for their tireless efforts in organizing this event and to @Arnold_Ventures for their continued partnership.
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As the UK looks to TX for solutions to its prison woes, I worry that the TX reforms are not being portrayed accurately & that the picture being presented of TX is overly rosy. 🧵 /1
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Please join us for a screening of The Box (2023 short) and panel discussion on solitary confinement.
With Jeremy Young from @AJFaultLines, Molly Petchenik from @TXCivilRights, Chanel Jones from @lionessjiwa, & Robert Lilly from @Grassroots_News.
RSVP: bit.ly/3TFIZgg
Thank you to everyone who supported @PJInnovationLab during #UT40for40! Your gift helps us increase our impact as we work to ensure the safe and humane treatment of people in prisons & jails, transform the landscape of #prisonoversight, & cultivate future justice policy leaders!
Thank you to our #UT40for40 donors! We greatly appreciate your support for @PJInnovationLab and your confidence in our work, which you can read more about at pjil.org. Miss the campaign? There's still time to make a donation! 40for40.utexas.edu/giving-da…
#40for40 ends at 10pmCT TONIGHT! Thank you to those of you that have already donated. For everyone else, there’s still time! Click the link 👇
#UT40forForty is winding down! Today, UT is matching gifts ($4$), AND if @PJInnovationLab remains a leader, most new gifts of ANY SIZE will help us win more $. That means your gift could stretch even further! But hurry—#40for40 ends @ 10pm CT!! To donate: 40for40.utexas.edu/giving-da…
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Please support @PJInnovationLab during @UTAustin’s #40forForty! With your help, we can continue to help ensure the safe and humane treatment of people in prisons and jails. Click the link below.👇 Every gift really does matter and we’re so grateful! 40for40.utexas.edu/giving-da…