Did you know that there are over 9,000 individuals currently incarcerated in Harris County Jail? Shockingly, approximately 2 out of 3 individuals are being held on pretrial detention, which means they have not yet been convicted of a crime and are legally innocent. It is also important to note that many of these individuals are unable to afford cash bail, which is why they remain in jail.

Grassroots Leadership and Texas Advocates for Justice are reintroducing our "Care Not Cages" campaign to address ongoing issues where the injustice system repeatedly and exhaustingly continues to fail our communities.  Texas Advocates for Justice is  made up of residents throughout the Travis and Harris County areas. We are grandparents, mothers, fathers, family members, and loved ones who have experienced what the criminal and immigration systems have done to Black and brown people throughout the state of Texas.

We are expanding our organizing efforts to address the importance of holistic representation in the legal process. We have put together our concerns and solutions to address care, not cages regarding Harris County Jails! Our approach for the Care Not Cages campaign is to push for policies that reduce the number of people in our county jails as well as ensure everyone has access to holistic legal representation at every step of the legal process. 

With the coalition participation and valued input, these specific campaign demands  are subjected to change as our coalition expands and grows to #DecarcerateTX