Civil Rights and Wrongs for June 22, 2021

This Tuesday our guests include Michael Barajas, Staff Writer for the Texas Observer, and no stranger to Civil Rights and Wrongs.  During the past year he has written articles dealing with police misconduct, voter intimidation, and the rights of protesters, among other issues.  Last month he wrote a piece titled, “Yet Again, Texas Lawmakers Face Crisis Conditions in Texas Prisons,” which will be the focus for Tuesday’s show.  We also have Maggie Luna, Mental Health Peer Policy Fellow for the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, where she is focused on creating advocacy opportunities for system-impacted Texans.  Jim Harrington will be with us, too.  Jim is the retired founder of the Texas Civil Rights Project.  And from KOOP, Michelle Manning-Scott, associate producer of this program. 

Later in the second half, Austin Sanders will join us.  He is a Staff Writer for the Austin Chronicle where he covers City Council, APD, homelessness and other issues.  Austin describes two very different scenarios which resulted in homeless persons being removed from campsites recently: one forcibly and chaotically, the other humanely.