Tag Archives: Texas

June 23, 2017: Toxic in Texas

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:59 — 54.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week takes us to Texas, where we hear from Candice Bernd, speaking at the 2nd Fight Toxic Prisons Conference, which took place earlier this month in Denton, Texas. Candice talks about the intersection between environmental activism and the carceral system. In Texas, prisoners are subjected to …

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SCOTUS Ruling May Affect Indiana ACLU Lawsuit

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:16 — 3.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Supreme Court issued a decision today that may change the landscape of abortion law in Indiana. By a 5-3 margin, the court struck down laws in Texas that imposed tougher standards on abortion clinics and would have forced many to close. The court focused on two …

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