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Arizona's privatized prison health care has been failing for years. A new court case could change that

March 14, 2022
Michele Deitch, a prison policy lecturer at the University of Texas, and others believe there may be an incentive to keep staffing and care at or below minimum.

Essential workers faced higher risk of infection and hospitalization during pandemic lockdown

March 14, 2022
Essential workers, low-income earners and people living in dense environments faced higher risk of COVID-19 infection and hospitalization, even amid COVID-19 shelter-in-place policies, according to

The Ukraine conflict is a war 'we cannot win militarily' against Russia, says professor

March 13, 2022
Alan Kuperman of The University of Texas says this is because Russian President Vladimir Putin would be willing to exercise his "escalatory trum

"No Light. No Nothing." Inside Louisiana's Harshest Juvenile Lockup

March 10, 2022
"Story after story emerging from juvenile systems reveal that agencies around the country don't have a good handle on how to manage their most challenging youth," said Michele Deitch, a juvenile ju

Shackles and solitary: Inside Louisiana's harshest juvenile lockup

March 10, 2022
"Story after story emerging from juvenile systems reveal that agencies around the country don't have a good handle on how to manage their most challenging youth," said Michele Deitch, a juvenile ju

Most women denied abortions by Texas law got them another way

March 6, 2022
In the months after Texas banned all but the earliest abortions in September, the number of legal abortions in the state fell by about half.

Richter endowments extend LBJ's impact on health policy

March 2, 2022
Drs. James M. and Claudia U.

LBJ School builds global policy leaders

March 1, 2022
Mrs. Eleanor Crook (far left) with the 2017 Crook Fellows
Mrs. Eleanor Crook (far left) with the 2017 Crook Fellows.

 

Fellowship from Eleanor Crook Foundation supports summer internships in the developing world.

What Starts Here: Generous endowments create opportunities for LBJ students

March 1, 2022
Financing the ambitious vision of the LBJ School of Public Affairs requires resources beyond what is provided by tuition and public funds.