Other Publications & Policy Information

• Guide on How to Write Parole Packets by Jorge Antonio Renaud (February 2015)
• Locked Out: A Texas Legal Guide to Reentry by Beacon Law (2019)

• Addressing Barriers to Employment Forum Final Report (2016)
• Building a Second Chance for Job Hunters with Felony Convictions by Deborah M. Todd (April 2014)
• We are Rolling Back Civil Rights When it Comes to Employment Decisions by David Kirk (April 2014)

• Substance Use & Housing National Leadership Forum Convening Report by CSH and the National Council for Behavioral Health (September 2015)
• Bureau of Justice Assistance: Justice and Mental Health Collaborative Program (Phase I Strategic Plan) by Travis County Criminal Justice Planning Office (September 2012)
• Reentry for Safer Communities: Effective County Practices in Jail-to-Community Transition Planning for Offenders with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Community Services Division of the County Services Department (September 2008)

• Fair Housing for People with a Criminal Record: A Digital Toolkit by Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research (2022)
• Locked Out: Addressing Criminal History Barriers to Affordable Rental Housing in Austin & Travis County (October 2016)
• Fair Housing Disparate Impact Claims Based on the Use of Criminal and Eviction Records in Tenant Screening Policies by Merf Ehman, Institute Project of Columbia Legal Services (September 2015)

• The Children of Incarcerated Parents Guide Part 1: 1-COIP Understanding Experiences3.24 
• The Children of Incarcerated Parents Guide Part 2: 2-COIP Caregiver Guide3-23
• Who Pays? The True Cost of Incarceration on Families by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Forward Together, and Research Action Design (September 2015)
• Close to Home: Building on Family Support for People Leaving Jail by the VERA Institute of Justice (October 2011)
• Child Welfare: More Information and Collaboration Could Promote Ties Between Foster Care Children and Their Incarcerated Parents by the US Government Accountability Office (September 2011)
• Setting an Agenda for Family Focused Justice Reform by the VERA Institute of Justice (May 2011)
• When a Parent is Incarcerated: A Primer for Social Workers by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (January 2011)
• Attorney General of Texas: Child Support Publications (available in both English and Spanish PDFs)

• Breaking Schools’ Rules: A Statewide Study of How Discipline Relates to Students’ Success and Juvenile Justice Involvement by the Council of State Governments Justice Center (July 2011)
• Realizing Youth Justice: Advancing Education and Employment through Public Policy and Investment by the Center for Law and Social Policy

• Following the Money of Mass Incarceration by the Prison Policy Initiative (January 2017)
• One Strike and You’re Out: How We can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records by the Center for American Progress (December 2014)
• Reallocating Justice Resources: A Review of State 2011 Sentencing Trends by the VERA Institute of Justice (April 2012)
• The Price of Prisons: What Incarceration Costs Taxpayers by the VERA Institute of Justice (February 2012)

• Transforming Prisons, Restoring Lives - Final Recommendations of the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections by the Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections (January 2016)
• January 2013 Report Findings and 2013-14 Interim Research Highlights by the Legislative Budget Board's Criminal Justice Forum (October 2013)
• Criminal Records in the Digital Age: A Review of Current Practices and Recommendations for Reform in Texas by the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law (March 2013)
• A Ten-Step Guide to Transforming Probation Departments to Reduce Recidivism by the Council of State Governments Justice Center (June 2011)
• One Year Out: Tracking the Experiences of Male Prisoners Returning to Houston, TX by the Urban Institute: Justice Policy Center (June 2009)

• Reentry MythBusters
• The Council of State Governments Justice Center
• Urban Institute, Jail Reentry Roundtable Initiative

• Recidivism and Reentry: What makes people more or less likely to succeed upon release? by the Prison Policy Initiative (September 2020)
• Travis County Texas Adult Criminal Data Sheet by Texas CJC (September 2020)

Building exits off the highway to mass incarceration: Diversion programs explained by the Prison Policy Initiative (July 2021)