Field Minister, George Rodriguez, is freed indeed after being incarcerated at age 16
Field Minister, George Rodriguez, is freed indeed after being incarcerated at age 16 and served 31 years in Texas Department of Criminal Justice
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Our Chief of staff Shauna Reyes testifies at the Sunset Commission hearings regarding the Texas board of pardons and parole.
Our Chief of staff Shauna Reyes testifies at the Sunset Commission hearings regarding the Texas board of pardons and parole.
Our chief counsel Chris Self testifies at the Sunset Commission hearings regarding the Texas board of pardons and parole.
Our chief counsel Chris Self testifies at the Sunset Commission hearings regarding the Texas board of pardons and parole.
Gearing up for the Texas 89th Legislative Session.
Gearing up for the Texas 89th Legislative Session. We are so grateful to the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops for their ongoing support of the Second Look bill.
House Bill 686 Prior To The House Passing
Rep. Joe Moody thank you for your unwavering commitment to the Second Look Bill. April 10, 2021: In a pivotal moment captured from the house floor, Representative Joe Moody delivers a compelling address on House Bill 686, also known as the Second Look Bill, just moments before its passage. This footage showcases Rep. Moody’s passionate […]
Second Look Bill in 89th Legislative Session
Rep. Brad Buckley(R) to champion Second Look Bill in 89th legislative session. Representative Brad Buckley (R) steps up as a key advocate for the Second Look Bill in the upcoming 89th legislative session. This significant piece of legislation aims to reevaluate and potentially reform sentencing laws, providing a ‘second look’ for individuals serving long-term sentences. […]
Convicted young, longtime Texas inmates hope Second Look bill could give them a second chance
The first time Michael Tracy skipped school, it was to help plan a robbery. He was 17, and reckless. It did not go well. Wearing masks and looking for a Rolex, the Klein ISD student and two older friends strolled through the front door of a northern Harris County home and held the owner at […]
Is society prepared for them?
Details of their crimes faded from the public’s eye long ago, the perpetrators locked away and forgotten. They were young then — 15-, 16-, 17-years-old — but not too young to receive a lengthy sentence during the “tough on crime” era of the 1990s. Now as these offenders approach middle age, some face the possibility […]
Texans Convicted of Crimes in their Youth Deserve a Second Look
Larry Robinson is no stranger to the battlefield, having served five combat tours in his 24 years as a sergeant in the U.S Army. But now he is fighting for a much more personal cause—a chance at redemption for his son, Jason. While Robinson was deployed to Iraq in 1994, his son, 16 at the time, […]
Texas Second Look Bill vetoed despite bipartisan support
KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) – Last week, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed the so-called Second Look Bill, a chance for some who committed crimes as teenagers, but were tried as adults, to be considered for parole sooner. The bill, which would have given some youth offenders convicted of certain capital or first-degree felony crimes a second look […]
