Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Interesting Articles
Helping the Child Left Behind: Improving Education for Foster Children
By Tina Amberboy
October, 2010
Children of Offenders and the Cycle Of Intergenerational Incarceration
By Christina Melton Crain/Corrections Today
October, 2008
Big Brothers Big Sisters wins $3 million grant
KIM HORNER/The Dallas Morning News
Monday, June 7, 2010
Making a difference one lunch at a time
Abilene Reporter-News
Posted May 13, 2010 at 3:22 p.m.
Study: Waco has third highest discretionary expulsion rate in Texas
Posted: Apr 14, 2010 2:47 PM CDT
Waco KXXV (ABC) 25 (TX)
by John Cuoco
Longview receives grant to mentor prisoners' children
Longview News (TX)
From Staff Reports
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Wichita Falls Times Record News
By Judith McGinnis
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Incarcerated - Children of Parents in Prison Impacted
DefenderNetwork.com
By E. Mosely
July 6-12, 2008
Big Brothers Big Sisters returns to Wichita Falls
Wichita Times Record (TX)
By Judith McGinnis
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
RSVP's My Dad reads to me program proves popular
Herald Lifestyles Editor
Published: Sunday, March 1, 2009 4:12 AM CST
By Nicki Bruce Logan, Herald Lifestyles Editor
Parenting classes for parolees help break cycle of crime
Austin News 8 (TXTV)
By: Heidi Zhou, reporting
2/22/2009 8:19 PM
Inmates' kids: Color them blue but better
Houston Chronicle
By Jemimah Noonoo, Staff Writer
Feb. 6, 2009, 2:30PM
San Antonio Express-News
By Nancy Martinez, Staff Writer
Fifty children of prisoners await mentors
08/25/2008 © El Paso Times
By Aileen B. Flores
Little Moments: Amachi Texas Program
Sherman KXII (CBS) 12
Reporter: Ryan Loyd
Posted: 11:43 AM Jun 3, 2008
After successful fund-raiser, Big Brothers Big Sisters prepares to take applications
02/26/2008 © Brownwood Bulletin
By Candace Cooksey Fulton, Staff Writer
Big Brothers Big Sisters chapter recognized for mentoring program
Nashville - Tennessean
Web Posted: 02/05/2008
Christian Science Monitor
Web Posted: 12/18/2007
Nudging a child away from a jail cell
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Web Posted: 11/12/2007
Let's move on ideas for helping young black males
The Tennessean
Web Posted: 10/25/2007
Ex-Philly mayor says mentors give lifelines
San Antonio-Express news
Web Posted: 09/26/2007 11:07 PM CDT
START support group to help families of those incarcerated
Harlingen Valley Morning Star
September 13, 2007 - 10:44PM
Philadelphia Inquirer
Posted on Fri, Sep. 7, 2007
Program Helps Children of Incarcerated Parents
Houston KPRC (NBC) 2
August 20, 2007, 5:00 p.m.
Big ‘siblings’ give children a role model
San Angelo Standard Times
August 12, 2007
Women offenders bond with babies
Galveston Daily News
March 7, 2007
Mentors Needed for Kids of Incarcerated Parents
Lufkin KTRE (ABC) 9
February 21, 2007
Youth program gets city support
Huntsville Item
January 10, 2007
San Marcos Record
December 25, 2006
Mentoring group gets a boost from firefighters
Austin American-Statesman
November 2, 2006
Holman: Be important in a child's life
Austin American-Statesman
October 12, 2006
Somebody to Lean On program gives guidance to children of inmates
by Traci Shurley
Star-Telegram Staff Writer
October 12, 2006
Mentoring program founder meets with volunteers
Abilene Reporter News
August 25, 2006
Mothers' Voices Reach Beyond Bars
By Denise Gamino
American_Statesman
June 26, 2006
Making mentoring opportunities happen for at-risk youth
by Christina Melton Crain
Dallas Bar Association - Headnotes
May 1, 2006
Rallying for inmates' children
The Philadelphia Inquirer
April 28, 2006
The challenge for faith-based initiatives
The Philadelphia Inquirer
April 27, 2006
The Children of the Incarcerated
The Philadelphia Inquirer
April 26, 2006
Group aims to have mentors help kids whose parents are imprisoned
The San Anonio-Express News
April 24, 2006
Ex-convict helps kids get lives in gear
by Jeremy Roebuck
The Dallas Morning News
April 22, 2006
by Jom Montalto
Corrections.com
April 12, 2006
Mentor program aims to steer inmate's kids to different path
By Isadora Vail
San Antonio Express-News
March 20, 2006
Film documents scout troop's efforts to break cycle of crime
By Liz Austin
Amarillo Globe-News
Associated Press
March 18, 2006
Perry in Dallas to Launch Mentoring Program
By Kimberly Durnan
Denton Record Chronicle
March 10, 2006
Perry in Abilene to Launch Mentoring Program
By Sidney Levesque
Abilene Reporter News
March 10, 2006
Program aims to end cycle of prison
By Matt Curry
Fort Worth Star Telegram
March 10, 2006
State program works to help inmates' children break cycle
Houston Chronicle
March 9, 2006
TDCJ Participates in Statewide Initiative for At-Risk Youth
TDCJ Announcements
March 9, 2006
"Cradle to prison" cycle threatening King's legacy
By Joshunda Sanders
American-Statesman
January 23, 2006
Will Mommy and Daddy Ever Come Home? Children coping with incarcerated parents
The Legal News
November 1, 2005
For the Children BACA president passionate about his role to help others
Times Record News
September 5, 2005
Star-Telegram
September 4, 2005
Breaking the Cycle: Equipping Children of Offenders
by Christina Melton Crain
Dallas Bar Association - Headnotes
September 1, 2005
Slydexia Pidememic (Dyslexia Epidemic) Saving children's futures and saving money
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Fiscal Notes
May 2005 edition