Marc A. Levin is the Chief Policy Counsel at the Council on Criminal Justice and Senior Advisor to Right on Crime.
Drug cartels deployed terror in four states, targeting bystanders, blocking highways and burning vehicles and businesses. But the president accuses the media and his ‘adversaries’ of exaggerating. Swaths of Mexico burned last week as cartel thugs unleashed waves of narco-violence across five states—acts many in the country called “terrorism,” but the populist president described as...
Texas’ laws governing juvenile parole eligibility require an update to reflect the advancement of credible research around adolescent development. Given the majority of incarcerated individuals will eventually be released, in order to ensure public safety, Texas must implement meaningful rehabilitation programs to prepare juvenile offenders to successfully reenter society. Key points Data show that juvenile...
In theory, the Texas Public Information Act is a powerful tool that allows Texans to probe their government’s dealings. However, in practice, the law falls short due, in part, to the absence of any meaningful accountability mechanism. Key points The Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) sets forth an aspirational framework to guarantee the public’s right...