Michele Y Deitch’s faculty profile
![Texas Prison](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/TDCJ-parole-960x540.jpg)
The Texas Standard June 22, 2021
Pandemic-Related Delays Fatal For Texas Prisoners Approved For Parole
![Wide Shot of the Halawa Correctional Facility in 2019](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Halawa-Correctional-Facility-tour-2019a-640x427-1-960x540.jpg)
Honolulu Civil Beat March 3, 2021
Death Behind Bars: In Hawaii, the death of a prisoner is often a closely held Secret
![The Harris County jail from above with surrounding buildings and river, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in downtown Houston.](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/gallery_xlarge-1-960x540.jpg)
Houston Chronicle January 7, 2021
Vague standards, weak enforcement endanger Texas jail inmates, government watchdog finds
![Barbed wire fencing outside of the federal correctional institution in Englewood, Colorado.](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/860x394-960x540.jpg)
Government Executive Magazine January 7, 2021
Correcting Corrections: Lessons for Prisons and Jails in a Post-COVID World
![Portrait of Michele Deitch, wearing glasses, a blue blazer, and a blue necklace.](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/myd69-large-1-960x540.jpg)
NPR November 15, 2020
At Least 231 People In Texas Jails And Prisons Have Died From COVID-19, Study Finds
![A Texas Jail, with rusted cells.](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Prison_cell_block-e1488318198919.jpg)
Texas Standard November 11, 2020
In Texas Jails And Prisons, 231 Have Died Due To COVID-19, A New Report Says
![Portrait of Michele Deitch, wearing glasses, a blue blazer, and a blue necklace.](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/myd69-large-1-960x540.jpg)
CNN November 11, 2020
Texas becomes the first US state with more than 1 million Covid-19 infections
![Outside a Texas jail, with barbed wire and a guard post.](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Screen-Shot-2020-11-16-at-2.29.25-PM.png)
The Texas Tribune November 10, 2020
Incarcerated Texans are dying from COVID-19 at a rate 35% higher than rest of the U.S. prison population, UT study finds
![Men in riot gear stand in a line outside the White House](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Q6HMKR4X6RC2XCMSCJ7H5Y32SA-960x540.jpg)
Dallas Morning News June 5, 2020
Riot forces at White House include tactical teams wearing insignia from Texas federal prisons
![Illustration of a prisoner in a visitation reacting to a jail officer taking away an image of a woman on the other end of the phone line](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/1locked-mag-may2020-960x540.jpg)
Texas Observer May 18, 2020
Locked Out
![A prison guard tower overlooks a small path surrounded on both sides with fences and razor wire](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/deitch2-960x540.jpg)
Texas Tribune May 12, 2020
Texas prisons to begin widespread coronavirus testing for inmates with self-administered tests
![Non-descript building topped with razor wire; a bilingual (English/Spanish) sign in the foreground reads Visitation Center](https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Screen-Shot-2020-07-23-at-2.56.58-PM-960x540.jpg)
The Statesman May 12, 2020