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Texas Pepper Spray Dispute Settled
9/29/2007
Associated Press: A new settlement restricts the use of pepper spray on young offenders in the custody of the Texas Youth Commission.
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TYC Settles Suit Over Use of Pepper Spray
9/29/2007
The Dallas Morning News: The Texas Youth Commission has settled a lawsuit over the use of pepper spray, filed by Texas Appleseed and Advocacy Inc.
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Lawsuit: Stop Pepper Spray in Youth Jail
9/16/2007
The Associated Press: Texas Appleseed has filed a lawsuit to stop the Texas Youth Commission from permitting the use of pepper spray to subdue unruly juvenile prisoners before other forms of restraint.
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Groups File Lawsuit Targeting Texas Youth Commission's Use of Pepper Spray
9/14/2007
Austin American-Statesman: Texas Appleseed leads a lawsuit against the Texas Youth Commission for use of pepper spray against youths.
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TYC's Pepper Spray Use Criticized
9/13/2007
Houston Chronicle: Texas Appleseed and Advocacy Inc. filed a lawsuit against use of pepper spray against juveniles.
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TYC Rejects Many of Own Task Force's Suggestions
9/13/2007
The Dallas Morning News: This article examines the juvenile justice system in Texas and Texas Appleseed's lawsuit against the Texas Youth Commission.
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Texas Schools Tough on Disciplining Youth
7/1/2007
Texas Appleseed's project on the school-to-prison pipeline is featured.
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Disciplinary Policy in Texas Schools Raises Concerns
6/25/2007
National Public Radio focuses on violence in schools and highlights Texas Appleseed's project studying the school-to-prison pipeline.
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Commentary: Texans Paying a High Price for Payday Lending
4/12/2007
Jim George, chairman of Texas Appleseed, writes about predatory lending practices.
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A Challenge to Zero Tolerance
4/9/2007
Texas Appleseed's report on the school-to-prison pipeline is the focus of this article.
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