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Texas Prison Expert Pays the Price for Telling the Truth
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2005
by Matthew Clarke
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2005, page 18
by Matthew T. Clarke
Filed under:
Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic,
Government Misconduct,
Conditions of Confinement,
Overcrowding,
Staffing,
State Legislation.
Location:
Texas.
Tony Fabelo was the head of the Texas Criminal Justice Policy Council for two decades. He survived multiple changes of administration by doing a great job as the state's top number-cruncher on prison issues. Legislators of both parties say the Cuban-born Ph.D., a nationally-known authority on …
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- Inside the American Correctional Association, by Silja JA Talvi
- Do You Like Adventure? Prisons for Iraq
- What's Wrong With the ACA?, by Elizabeth Alexander
- From the Editor
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- Interest Awarded in New Hampshire Canteen Surcharge Fee
- CCA Guard Arrested for Sexually Abusing Vermont Prisoners
- First They Came For Lynne Stewart, by Marjorie Cohn
- Houston Grand Juries Mostly Law-Enforcement, by Matthew Clarke
- Parole Violators Flood Pennsylvania Prisons, by Michael Rigby
- Michigan: Money Bilked From Prisoners
- Texas Prison Expert Pays the Price for Telling the Truth, by Matthew Clarke
- $7,500 of Personal Injury Award Exempt From Attachment By Illinois DOC
- Nebraska Law Automatically Restores Felon Voting Rights
- Habeas Hints, by Kent Russell
- Antibiotic Resistant Staph Infections Continue to Plague Prisons, Jails, by Michael Rigby
- Iowa's Governor Grants Ex-Prisoners Automatic Voting Rights Restoration
- Florida Bans Sex Offenders from Hurricane Shelters
- 300 More Washington Prisoners Headed to CCA Prisons
- Mother Of New York Prisoner Awarded $377,200 For Suicide, by Michael Rigby
- New York Prisoner Awarded $5,250 for Prison Welding Shop Injury
- Hawaii Settles Class Action Wrongful Imprisonment Suit for $1.2 Million, by Michael Rigby
- New York Prisoner Awarded $1,000 For Uncleaned Prosthetic Eye
- U.S. Supreme Court: Michigan Plea Bargainers Have Right to Counsel On Appeal
- Massachusetts DOC Fails to Meet Women's Special Needs
- Acting Pro Se, NJ Prisoner Beats Charges of Spitting on Guard
- Only One California Jail Has State-Mandated Psychiatric Treatment Center Licensure
- Miami-Dade Pays $6.25 Million to Settle Illegal Strip Search Suit
- California Guards Assigned Word Puzzles to Satisfy Training Requirements
- Summary Judgment for CMS/NJ DOC Reversed in Physical Therapy Suit
- California Guards Union Intimidates Prison Staff For Infracting Guard Misconduct
- Ban On Male Guards In Michigan Women's Prisons Upheld, by Michael Rigby
- Seventh Circuit Upholds Indiana Sex Offender's Banishment From City Parks
- Seventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment for CMS, Prison Doctor
- Ninth Circuit Upholds Preliminary Injunction Against Webcams In Arizona Jail, by Michael Rigby
- Confiscation of "New Afrikan" Literature May Violate First Amendment
- Guard Denied Qualified Immunity in MI Prisoner's Retaliation Claim
- Washington Prisoner's Uninformed Disciplinary Plea Agreement Upheld
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More from Matthew Clarke:
- CoreCivic’s Long Record of Abuse and Neglect in Tennessee, June 1, 2026
- Dallas County Jail Deaths, Many Preventable, Dramatically Increase Under Sheriff Marian Brown, June 1, 2026
- Ninth Circuit Lets Stand Ruling That Federal Prisoners’ Gradually Accumulated Savings Are Subject to Restitution Turnover, June 1, 2026
- Seventh Circuit Reinstates Illinois Prisoner’s Lawsuit Against Prison Dental Staff, June 1, 2026
- Nebraska Lifts Suspension of Native American Religious Practices Hours Prior to Federal Court Hearing, June 1, 2026
- Florida Federal Court Excoriates BOP for Health Care Failures, Grants Prisoner Early Release to Seek Treatment for Possible Breast Cancer, June 1, 2026
- Eighth Circuit Dismisses Federal Prisoner’s Challenge to BOP Denying His Request for Expedited Transfer to Prerelease Custody, June 1, 2026
- Federal Court Partially Enjoins Enforcement of Georgia’s S.B. 185 Prohibiting Gender-Affirming Health Care in DOC, June 1, 2026
- Federal Jury Awards $2,500 to Male Wisconsin Prisoner Sexually Assaulted by Female Guard, June 1, 2026
- Federal Court Grants HRDC Preliminary Injunction Against Mail Censorship at New Mexico Jail, May 1, 2026
More from these topics:
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- Alabama Prison Warden Reportedly Arrested and Walked Off Job, June 1, 2026. Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic, Guard Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct.
- North Carolina Prison Closing Due to Short Staffing, June 1, 2026. Transfers, Staffing, Guards/Staff.
- Former Georgia Prison Warden Indicted for Role in Smuggling Scheme, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Government Misconduct, Prison/Jail Murders, RICO, Bribery/Extortion/Theft.
- In Wake of Murders of Prisoners by Guards, New York Passes Legislation to Enhance Safety, Accountability and Training, June 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Corrections Audits, Security Systems, State Legislation, Statutes of Limitation and Laches.
- Auditor Demands Private Prison Company Pay $7.4 Million to Mississippi, June 1, 2026. Management and Training Corporation, Contractor Misconduct, Staffing, Fraud and Deceit.
- Colorado DOC Allows Some Prisoners Convicted of Sex Crimes to be Released While Delaying Parole Consideration for Others, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Overcrowding, Rehabilitation/Recidivism, Sex Offender Treatment, De Facto Life Sentence.
- Number of Prisoners Awaiting Transfer from Jail Surging in Indiana, June 1, 2026. Transfers, Statistics/Trends, Cost of Prison Systems, Overcrowding, Jail Specific.
- Arkansas Supreme Court Bows to Governor’s Board of Correction Takeover, June 1, 2026. Government Misconduct, Cost of Prison Systems, Settlements, State Legislation, Authority and Jurisdiction.
- Oklahoma Governor Pressured DOC to Grant Preferential Treatment to Friend, June 1, 2026. DOC/BOP misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Wrongful Release.

