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Leonora Walker, chief executive officer of FREED Texas stands in the future program classroom at the Alamo Colleges Eastside Education and Training Center.

FREED Texas aims to ‘finish recidivism’ in Bexar County

by Iris Dimmick May 30, 2021May 29, 2021

FREED Texas will take a one-on-one approach to connect formerly incarcerated people to education, housing, employment, mental health, addiction, and faith-based resources.

DA Joe Gonzales announced some new policies from his office Thursday, including not prosecuting minor drug possession cases.

DA No Longer Prosecuting for Possession of Marijuana Under 1 Ounce

by Jackie Wang May 16, 2019May 16, 2019

Bexar County Criminal District Attorney Joe Gonzales speaks after being sworn in.

Bexar County DA Begins Streamlining Office, Working on Criminal Justice Reform

by Jackie Wang April 28, 2019January 31, 2020

The Federal Detention Center in Houston, Texas.

Was Texas a Model as Washington Achieved Brief Christmas Truce?

by Rick Casey December 25, 2018December 4, 2019