Texas Fair Defense Project

Texas Fair Defense Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to combating poverty criminalization in Texas. Based in Austin, Texas, the organization employs seven people and has an annual revenue of $2.5 million. The Texas Fair Defense Project fights poverty criminalization through a three-pronged approach: litigation, policy advocacy, and community lawyering. They represent individuals facing criminal charges and work to challenge unjust laws and policies that disproportionately impact low-income communities and people of color. The organization is committed to dismantling the current criminal legal system, which they believe disproportionately targets Black people and other people of color, causing irreparable and intergenerational harm. They strive to empower individuals and communities impacted by the system, working collaboratively to create a more just and equitable society. The Texas Fair Defense Project can be found online at fairdefense.org.